![]() ![]() The frenzied social media reactions to reports of self-opening hoods and failed warning systems may not be as warranted as first perceived. Furthermore, the videos fail to provide clear evidence that the open hood warning system did not function properly. This matches every other 2020 Corvette PDR footage that I have seen when the hood is fully shut.Īfter a thorough examination of the two videos, I have yet to find conclusive evidence that these incidences are anything more than the accidental activation of the hood release mechanism before the cars were driven, or the result of simply failing to close the hood. First, take a look at the bottom portion of the following screenshot:Īs you can clearly see, the hood can no longer be seen at the bottom of the image. But there is a piece of important evidence that can be clearly seen in the video. ![]() I have a hunch that the owner simply had his PDR set to immediately record without audio rather than this being an attempted cover-up of an obviously audible open hood warning chime. There is no audio with this particular video, making an audio analysis impossible. The car’s PDR camera not only reveals the hood incident, but also the owner’s visibly frustration as he closes the hood and takes photos before continuing his drive. The driver leaves a parking lot, turns onto a street, and, at 43 mph, the front hood flies up. In the video description, the Corvette owner simply states, “2020 Corvette C8 front hood (frunk) opening while driving.” And indeed, this is exactly what happens. Now let’s take a look at the second and more recent video, which was shared on YouTube by Pinmaniac. All the hood needed was enough opposing wind force and the result is easy to see. ![]() As I previously stated, I hate that this happened to this Corvette owner, but the hood was already open and the alarm chime was already sounding. The initial perception that Julian B’s hood latch release suddenly and without warning activated, allowing the hood to fly up, is without question an incorrect assessment of what actually happened. You will see and hear Julian B’s original, unedited video, followed by an audio-enhanced video that reveals a key piece of evidence. In the following video, you can listen to the audio examples that I am about to describe in print. Only a thorough audio analysis will help us determine what actually took place. ![]() Or, second, the hood was open before Julian B drove away and the warning chimes were sounding, but the distraction of the music caused the chimes to not be heard. First, the open hood warning chimes failed to sound or the hood release suddenly activated the moment before the hood flew open. Again, there could have been two reasons for this. I personally have no doubt that Julian B didn’t hear warning chimes before his hood flew open. The sound wasn’t turned up so much that chimes wouldn’t have been heard. Unlatching clunk? I’d been driving for a minute or so before this, and there are no warning chimes. Julian B states in the video description, “I was probably doing 30-35 MPH when the hood opened. This will be relative to the discussion of the second video a little later. Note that Julian B’s video shows the PDR footage being played back on a screen and recorded with a mobile device. The first exhibit that was made available for evaluation was the PDR video uploaded to YouTube by Julian B. But does the evidence support the need for such measures? This is why numerous 2020 Corvette owners have taken steps to ensure their hood does not fly open. The second possibility, which has been more widely accepted, is that the cars involved had a sudden electrical and/or mechanical hood release failure. In other words, someone didn’t close the hood before driving off, or someone inadvertently triggered the hood release via one of the aforementioned methods. The first, which has been mostly rejected, is user error. Keeping all of these things in mind, there are really only two possible explanations for the flying hoods. ![]()
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