It should look like this:

 

Mine is a 2017 Touring L Plus.

 

My guess would be the switch in the latch is stuck and constantly grounded even with the hood open. Some WD-40 might fix it, but some grease of some kind should be applied if that turns out to be the problem to keep it moving freely.

 

Was the van running? Sorry - it's not convenient for me to go out & check now, but is it possible that unlke doors/tailgate, that warning only appears with the ignition on? I don't remember it coming on in either my 2017 or the 2020 I now have when I pop the hood open - but I may not have bothered to look.

 

I have tested this with and without the engine on and in both cases no message appears.

 

This is what my ‘18 looks like when the van is turned on and the hood is open.

 

Aaah, so you also have a grey van?

 

Quick update. It seems like it can properly tell when the hood is open, but it doesn’t display it for some reason? I don’t know if this is normal as I haven’t been able to find a picture of what this display looks like with the hood open. I unplugged the hood switch to see what would happen and it threw a stop start error.

 

Maybe the connection was a little bit corroded and now that you have unplugged and replugged it works fine.

 

StartStop not working can be a low voltage (bad) battery. You have two batteries. They are interconnected. If one is bad it's dragging down the other one with itself.

 

There are 2 different hood switches. There is a switch integrated into the latch, and there should be a plunger style switch right behind / above the drivers side headlamp assembly. Both are circled in red in the image below. Guessing that one or the other is not working properly. Probably the plunger style as those seem to be the ones that corrode and fail the easiest.

I'll try to remember to snap a picture of the hood open indicator on my 2019 since I have the same cluster as yours.

 

It ended up being the latch that was bad. It was just replaced.

 

Quick update on this one, even after the hood latch was replaced the message still doesn’t appear. I wonder if it just doesn’t have a hood indicator, or maybe there’s just something wrong with the wiring.

 

I took the time to remove the covering on the hood latch to see what it looks like under there. I’m assuming that the micro switch is what tells the car whether the hood is open or closed. Any suggestions on how I could test the wiring, connector, or switch?

 

If you have AlfaOBD the BCM System Status logs will show the condition of the hood (open/closed) and the voltage in either position. Getting any change in those values should let you know if the switch itself is working. If not, you could jump the terminals to close the circuit and eliminate the switch from the circuit (this should make the reading go from open to closed)

 

I checked to make sure that the latch is properly engaging the switch and it is.

I was able to completely remove the switch assembly from the latch and unfortunately it seems that the switch is sealed into the assembly itself. I don’t believe replacing the switch alone is possible. If anyone is interested I believe the switch is a Panasonic ASQ series.

 

Looks like it's just press fit in. If there's a part number on the other side you can probably replace just the teal switch. Conversely you can leave the latch off and plug back in just the switch and see if it triggers the hood ajar by manipulating it manually.

 

https://www.mymoparparts.com/oem-parts/mopar-under-hood-switch-5026211aa

i cant find this under the hood? I keep getting hood open notification.

There is a spot for it above the driver headlight but i dont see it there.

 

https://www.mymoparparts.com/oem-parts/mopar-under-hood-switch-5026211aa

i cant find this under the hood? I keep getting hood open notification.

There is a spot for it above the driver headlight but i dont see it there.

Your vehicle may not have that type of hood switch. It's likely co-located with the hood latch.

 

Well I'm getting open hood notification non stop and I'm wondering if that's why immy alarm keeps going off randomly too. It's gotten to point where the horn sound has changed from exhaustion.

My van is 2017 touring LPlus

 

Well I'm getting open hood notification non stop and I'm wondering if that's why immy alarm keeps going off randomly too. It's gotten to point where the horn sound has changed from exhaustion.

My van is 2017 touring LPlus

That's bad, it will kill the battery. The alarm is tied to the hood latch.

 

Fantastic. So sick of this f in van

Ok. So do I buy that

sensor/switch (68237953AF) for about $55

Can I diy?

 

Fantastic. So sick of this f in van

Ok. So do I buy that

sensor/switch (68237953AF) for about $55

Can I diy?

Yes, you can DIY. However, you may be able to repair your current switch. Sometimes, the little metal leaf spring just needs to be bent back into place/stretched out. That part number looks correct.

 

i just cleaned off my swtich ( found it) with electronics clearner and will see if alarms starts blaring in meantime ill go buy that other part(68237953AF)

 

What I'm referring too is the post above with this image...try pulling that metal spring contact leaf out or bending it straight again too.

 

when i manually push the latch down, it makes contact with strip and then compresses the button underneath

 

With someone in the vehicle you should see if the hood open indicator is lighting consistently. Conversely, if it does, you will want to see if the hood latch also makes it not light consistently...

 

hood open indicator occurs randomly

at times it will show when car is just turned on. I will clear it and it will randomly re occur.

Some drives it never shows up

 

swapped out the switch/latch unit. Lets see what happens with alarm blarring now or the hood open warning

was wondering though if it continues can I unplug this grey plug and be done with it

 

Several features require the monitoring for safety. Remote start will likely fail if you unplug this and I think it fails open so the hood ajar warning will be constant.

 

i did the latch and switch exchange. problem solved... in that time my horn went squeeky losing its fight to survive