Hood won't open 2001 Avalon. What should I do

hard to tell, but oil the mechanism and work the release back and forth, this may loosen it up. Don't slam it, could wreck the mechanism and is real hard on headlights and turn lights.

Did you run a scan to see why the light is on ?? AutoZone will run the scan for free and give you a list of codes.. then you can fix what ever the problem is..

CAR ALARM ISSUES

It can be any of the car doors not got properly locked or the door is locked but the switch is not sensing the door locked. Open and close each door again properly.

Or else its problem with any of switch wiring getting in contact with alarm wiring causing it to happen.

And last thing alarm connections need to be inspected. It's getting short somewhere in between.

There are few help links with solutions, to troubleshoot these types of problems. I suggest going through these links.

Click the link below: ------

Volvo car alarm keeps going off for no reason

http://technoanswers.blogspot.in/2012/07/volvo-car-alarm-keeps-going-off-for-no.html

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Alarm keeps going OFF

http://technoanswers.blogspot.in/2012/07/alarm-keeps-going-off.html

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2009 Toyota Camry: Hood Switch causing Alarm to go OFF?

http://whatisbyme.blogspot.in/2012/04/2009-toyota-camry-hood-switch-causing.html

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Ford Pickup Alarm will not disengage?

http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2012/01/ford-pickup-alarm-will-not-disengage.html

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Mitsubishi Diamante: Factory Security Alarm will not go Off

http://www.howtorepairguide.com/2012/11/mitsubishi-diamante-factory-security.html

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Toyota Avalon Factory Alarm will go off?

http://repairhelpcenter.blogspot.com/2012/01/toyota-avalon-factory-alarm-will-go-off.html

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Chevrolet Tahoe Hood open warning on dash and alarm sounds?

http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/chevrolet-tahoe-hood-open-warning-on.html

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These details will help.

Thanks.

It can be any of the car doors not got properly locked or the door is locked but the switch is not sensing the door locked. Open and close each door again properly.

Or else its problem with any of switch wiring getting in contact with alarm wiring causing it to happen.

And last thing alarm connections need to be inspected. It's getting short somewhere in between.

There are few help links with solutions, to troubleshoot these types of problems. I suggest going through these links.

Click the link below: ------

Volvo car alarm keeps going off for no reason

http://technoanswers.blogspot.in/2012/07/volvo-car-alarm-keeps-going-off-for-no.html

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Alarm keeps going OFF

http://technoanswers.blogspot.in/2012/07/alarm-keeps-going-off.html

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2009 Toyota Camry: Hood Switch causing Alarm to go OFF?

http://whatisbyme.blogspot.in/2012/04/2009-toyota-camry-hood-switch-causing.html

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Ford Pickup Alarm will not disengage?

http://technoanswers.blogspot.com/2012/01/ford-pickup-alarm-will-not-disengage.html

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Mitsubishi Diamante: Factory Security Alarm will not go Off

http://www.howtorepairguide.com/2012/11/mitsubishi-diamante-factory-security.html

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Toyota Avalon Factory Alarm will go off?

http://repairhelpcenter.blogspot.com/2012/01/toyota-avalon-factory-alarm-will-go-off.html

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Chevrolet Tahoe Hood open warning on dash and alarm sounds?

http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/chevrolet-tahoe-hood-open-warning-on.html

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These details will help.

Thanks.

check the drive belts.

'don't open when hot' is where you fill-that is your fill cap for coolant, use a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water, and fill to the cold fill level. And, don't do this if the engine is hot or has just been run for more than a few minutes.

I believe The hood release for a Toyota Avalon located right below the power mirror control button on the left side of the steering wheel.It has a lever that you can pull out to release the hood.The lever is part of the dash component. I hope this is correct and works. Thanks mike

YOU CAN ACCES THE HOOD LOCK FROM THE FRONT BY REMOVEING THE PLASTIC GRILL , THEN YOU SEE THE OPENING WIRE AND CAN OPEN THE HOOD

for the most part there is a diagram under the hood of the car but give this website a try www.webcrawler.com or the auto part store you are getting the new belt from be able to get you one wish you the best of luck Michigan Man.

look for water leaking into the junction block in the r/s kickpanel