Joe2015Ti Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Does anyone else notice that the hood actually shakes up and down in the wind and during bumps on the highway? I didn't think this was all that big of a deal until today... I was pulled over by a state police officer and cited for speeding at a "lidar" speed significantly faster than I was traveling. My family was in the car, cruise control on, etc. there is no way I was going that fast, and since I have police officers in my family, I tend to believe all police officers at their word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Sorry to hear about the citation, Joe. Did you have the Edge serviced recently? Check to make sure the bellypan/underbody covers are fastened properly. It is important to keep the hood from trying to set itself free. The hood/latch fasteners may need adjustment/tightening also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 There are two latching positions for the hood. If the hood is held closed just by the safety latch, it will indeed move up and down by a couple of inches. Open the hood and let it slam closed from about the one foot open position. Then test the hood being fully closed by pulling up on the lip. It should no longer move at all. If it's still loose (but safety latched), the catch mechanism needs to be looked at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 As for the false reading, yes, it's quite possible for an officer to accidentally get a reading much higher than the car was traveling. The way this works is, if the officer pulled the trigger rather than squeezed it, it's possible the sweep across two cars during the same pull. This more likely to occur at long distances of a half mile or more and if he didn't aim carefully and properly lead the car he was checking. A good officer when checking a car at distance should try "hitting" to target more than once. Assume two cars are traveling at the posted speed limit, 45 mph. The gun reads the more distant car, then continues to sweep to the closer car. Even though both were traveling at the posted speed limit, the gun reads that the closer car traveled it's actual distance plus the distance separating the two cars; say 85 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe2015Ti Posted January 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Thanks for the info, I'll have the hood looked at by the dealer on Monday. I figured it was normal... Guess not... I'm still mad about the ticket since there is no way I was going 82 with the cruise set on 75. He probably clocked the guy catching me in the POS Dodge... Guess the Massachusetts State Police needed some revenue from out of state plates, and a trooper was having a bad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Can't help you on the speeding ticket. But there's two rubber bumpers or supports on the front sides of the hood that need adjusting to eliminate that lifting of the hood. Adjusting them is a quick easy minute job each. Our first Edge you could lift the hood about a quarter inch because the bump stops were not adjusted right from the assembly plant. Took the body shop tech only a couple minutes to fix. That also allowed the hood to raise & lower with the car at speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) . Edited January 2, 2016 by Nick Halstead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 And I don't see how the hood moving up and down would affect a radar reading. It would have to be moving forward to do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHourSport Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 I have noticed some shimmy with my hood up around 90. Haven't had the issue at slower speeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingNut Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 I too notice the hood does move up/down a little while on the highway. I think I just don't notice it anymore vs. it having my attention. Has been like that from the day I picked it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 I have noticed some shimmy with my hood up around 90. Haven't had the issue at slower speedsEh, .... 90? Where do you live, Wyoming, Texas, Boston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Eh, .... 90? Where do you live, Wyoming, Texas, Boston? Any interstate in Atlanta..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHourSport Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Eh, .... 90? Where do you live, Wyoming, Texas, Boston? Keep going up with others on a trip to Vegas. I didn't even know we were going that fast lol. I don't make it a habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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