The hood latch on a 2013 Ford Escape is located in the front of the vehicle under the hood towards the left. Before the hood will open, you will also need to release the hood latch inside your vehicle.
crowbar dude...
try having someone bump the hood while you pull the latch
you can get to the latch through the grill
It is important to have the ability to open the hood of a vehicle. The Hood latch is at the front of the van, above the grill, directly below the middle of the hood.Ê
Up front on top of the hood. The ornament doubles as the hood latch handle.
in grill
pull the hood latch and by the grill to the left of the ford logo there is a handle push it left and there it is
some of them were on recall for the striker on the hood My hood latch was sticking.. I sprayed wd-40 and put some white petroleum grease all over the latch assembly.. No more sticking..
use a pry bar and replace hood after you break it
make sure the cable is not sticking, do this by haveing someone pull up on the hood while you try to pop the hood. When a hood latch goes bad you have to replace it with a new one
pry bar and duc tape
Under the hood in Power Distribution box above the fan by the hood latch