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After 13 years of ownership of my '99 Expedition, I locked all the keys in the truck with the lights on and inadvertently left it overnight. I was left with with a dead battery, no keys, and no working key-less entry; the outlook appeared grim. I needed to open the hood and charge the battery to unwind my mess. I discovered this: from underneath the truck and behind the bumper there is a flat rubber blanket (cooling seal) that directs airflow. Unclip the three forward push fasteners and pull back the rubber blanket, you now have a clear view of the bottom of the hood latch. You will see inside the latch the release cable, the rotating latch mechanism that is also connected to a spring. There is a hole in the center of this mechanism. Use a clothes hanger with a small bend at the end, insert into the hole, and pull down. It will quickly and effortlessly unlatch. Project is 10 minutes, tops.

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