Help! Hood keeps unlatching!

[conradtan]

My 01' Boxster's hood keeps unlocking all by itself while I'm driving down the road! I have had this car about...2 weeks and we here in the San Francisco Bay just had a freak down-pour of monsoon like rain. Could this have caused a short of some kind? I have the electronic hood/trunk latch release system.

Has anyone else had this problem? How can I disable this until I can get it to an indy?

[FrayAdjacent]

Definitely sounds like a short somewhere. I'd think in the latch switch to the left of your seat. You said there's lots of rain... has it behaved this way BEFORE there was a lot of rain? Could be water getting where it shouldn't!

[djomlas]

not sure man, was the water realy high?
btw, got any pics of your blacked out ride?

[Nick-NY]

see if there is a fuse for the hood, remove it and see if it continues.

[Boxtaboy]

I have had this happen to me before too. Found out that it was because some sand/dirt had lodged into the electronic switch. You can use a vacuum cleaner to dislodge the sand from the switch, and the problem should go away. Good luck.

[conradtan]

Well it was sunny today and everything dried out from in and around my car, consequently the problem seemed to go away. I really think some water got into the switch at the driver's side and made it do funny things. I'll see if it happens again next rain storm.

Here's a shot of the tail-lights, smoked out. I'm waiting for my aluminum door sills and liscence plate holder's and smoked side markers. The 3rd brake light is still back ordered!