Hood not aligned

[Faze]

all of them are like that mine one one side is fine the other has the fender totally of too

the word on street is guys from Tesla infiltrated the factory

 

[RAM-Ranch-MT]

Update on this situation: ram cannot fit a truck together or make a straight body part to save their lives. Just when I was about to forget about the Fender gap.. ....

I was wiping down my truck today and looking at hood alignment again when I noticed a huge paint chip on the corner of the front fender next to the hood latch where hood mates. Honestly im at a loss of how the heck this happened. Must have happened in the last 24 hours somehow. Truly the icing on the cake.

I truly cannot figure out how it happened. I adjusted the hood weeks ago when I installed the ditch lights and got the gap set identical on both sides at the a-pillar. Have had zero rubbing issues.

I took it in for pcv recall yesterday and notice the Fender gap on right side i mentioned in earlier posts. I got home from appointment and adjusted the fenders. Loosened 3x 10mm and headlight retainers and only ended up moving the drivers side inward that had issues and slightly corrected it. I barely moved passenger side.

Then today I notice this huge paint chip on the passenger side. I cannot for the life of me see how it happened. I cycled the hood many times and didnt even come close. The ditch light brackets clear by a mile. The gap between panels is huge. So confused. There is a huge paint "drip" on the corner of the hood thay im thinking somehow caught it but cant see how? Thered no marked or scraping on the drip or signs its the cause. Maybe when I had the passenger Fender loose and pushed it in but still doesn't make any sense.

Kind of at a loss. I somewhat doubt they will warranty it cuz they will say my ditch light bracket installation caused it or I moved the hood and caused it. Could take them off i guess....so this leaves me to fix it myself which I can do. Just so damn annoying. What's with the fit and finish on these fkn trucks?! From the angle I took the pics it looks like the gap is much tighter than it is.

 

[RAM-Ranch-MT]

I decided since this is clearly a ram panel/ paint quality issue and i have the passenger fender alignment issue as well, im going to take the truck in to body shop for warranty . I will take the ditch lights off before I go in so theres no reason they can deny it. Obviously ditch lights have no effect and wouldn't cause this but just want to have all possibility of them denying it off the table.

After looking it over some more, it seems the paint wasn't applied correctly and weak on the rolled corner and either chipped off from vibration or the shitty panel alignment .

They can work their magic on the passenger fender gap and the chip in the other fender. More dealership trips but I cant stand stupid shit like this on new truck.

 

[Wrinkled_Donut]

My hoods and doors are all aligned pretty well actually. My problem is the tailgate. It's 5/16 gap on one side and basically touching on the other. I know it's not a Ferrari, but how the hell do they let something like that leave the factory? You can see it from 100 feet away. Makes you wonder what else they aren't paying attention to.

My HUD bezel is completely popped out on the one side, too. It wont go back in. Has been since day one. It's so obvious because you see it literally the second you get in the vehicle.

No one cares about quality anymore. Across the entire industry. It's been that way ever since the fake democrat "pandemic" and I don't know if it will ever go back. It's a shame.

 

[RHONC]

Update on this situation: ram cannot fit a truck together or make a straight body part to save their lives. Just when I was about to forget about the Fender gap.. ....

I was wiping down my truck today and looking at hood alignment again when I noticed a huge paint chip on the corner of the front fender next to the hood latch where hood mates. Honestly im at a loss of how the heck this happened. Must have happened in the last 24 hours somehow. Truly the icing on the cake.

I truly cannot figure out how it happened. I adjusted the hood weeks ago when I installed the ditch lights and got the gap set identical on both sides at the a-pillar. Have had zero rubbing issues.

I took it in for pcv recall yesterday and notice the Fender gap on right side i mentioned in earlier posts. I got home from appointment and adjusted the fenders. Loosened 3x 10mm and headlight retainers and only ended up moving the drivers side inward that had issues and slightly corrected it. I barely moved passenger side.

Then today I notice this huge paint chip on the passenger side. I cannot for the life of me see how it happened. I cycled the hood many times and didnt even come close. The ditch light brackets clear by a mile. The gap between panels is huge. So confused. There is a huge paint "drip" on the corner of the hood thay im thinking somehow caught it but cant see how? Thered no marked or scraping on the drip or signs its the cause. Maybe when I had the passenger Fender loose and pushed it in but still doesn't make any sense.

Kind of at a loss. I somewhat doubt they will warranty it cuz they will say my ditch light bracket installation caused it or I moved the hood and caused it. Could take them off i guess....so this leaves me to fix it myself which I can do. Just so damn annoying. What's with the fit and finish on these fkn trucks?! From the angle I took the pics it looks like the gap is much tighter than it is.
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I noticed on my truck several of the corners have excess paint. On the tailgate close to the bumper there was a large drip (right in the corner like your photo). Based on how yours chipped, it looks like there may have also been excess on the corner. I barely pushed mine (at the bumper) and it broke off. I used touch up paint to fix (mine is in an area not noticeable).

 

[twinsocal]

Mine was off slightly on the passenger side and went to wash it a had the paint chip off up where the hood and quarter panel might by the windscreen. Had less the 100 miles on the truck. Now it at the local dealership getting a warranty repair on the quarter panel and the hood adjusted. Should get it back tomorrow.

 

[lapoolboy]

Mine was off slightly on the passenger side and went to wash it a had the paint chip off up where the hood and quarter panel might by the windscreen. Had less the 100 miles on the truck. Now it at the local dealership getting a warranty repair on the quarter panel and the hood adjusted. Should get it back tomorrow.

Like this?

 

[twinsocal]

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Like this?

Exactly

 

[lapoolboy]

Exactly

Mine was painted over excess glue

 

[Haildamage]

I noticed this and was wondering if anyone else has this issue. Maybe not an issue yall tell me. Drivers side seems off compared to passenger side on the quarter panel and hood. Am I too picky or should this be fixed?View attachment 5614

I took mine to the body shop and when they opened the hood most of the screws were loose. I knew when I as going down the road I could see it moving more than it should’ve been. Check to make sure it’s locked down.