I remember having to stuff a piece of foam under the release handle while I ran out and pulled the hood up on mine. I raised the bumpers and haven't had this problem since. However, I still think my hood sits up too high in the front, like it has been slightly bent up/out by the raised bumpers. I wish they had installed some kind of springs to "pop" the hood up when the latch releases. Kind of reminds me of the lack of a popper spring on the rear door. Where were the engineers?