New problem with my brand new F30!! - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

Sharp_Cai · 01-11-2013, 02:25 AM

Another issue just occurred today after I park the car in my garage. My front passenger side hood won't close completely, driver side is perfectly closed with no gap at all. I smashed hood couple times it still won't close, and the gap is huge I can put my index finger in there. I guess the latch for the passenger side hood is broken. Any of you know what's wrong with it??

SwampCat84 · 01-11-2013, 02:47 AM

Wow.. thats not good... Id take it back to the dealer.. hopefully they can fix it....

zofinger · 01-11-2013, 03:41 AM

Not that I'm going to be able to give you any insight into what's wrong (def take it back to dealer ASAP) but presumably you've opened/closed the hood before and it's been ok?

Jeffersontp · 01-11-2013, 08:54 AM

Same thing happened to mine! I tried opening and closening it multiple times. I finally gave up and made an appt with the dealer. Well in between that appt was my appt withthe tint shop. When I picked my car up
My hood was flush again. The tint shop said they didnt do anything to it...just openend it and shut it. I reopened the hood and shut it myself and the hood stayed flush. Lesson to be learned here is just make an appt and the issue will resolve itself. Same happened with my squeaky brakes...that seemed to disappear on its own as well. Goodluck.

ES_TRADER · 01-11-2013, 10:51 AM

it happened to me too. i ended up slamming it shut and no problems...i guess you cant be gentle with their new double latches

hockeyno93 · 01-11-2013, 10:54 AM

When I was picking up my F30 last week, my CA made specific mention of closing the hood. He said always close it from the center....dont push down on either side. Now I haven't messed with getting under the hood yet, but I find it interesting that he made sure to say that to me, and now seeing the issues some of you have had with this.

NGuyadeen · 01-11-2013, 10:56 AM

Same with my 335i the front left is always a little open then the rest one night I got pissed and slamed it super hard and it finally fit flush

Don't do that though mines wasent that bad i would take it to a dealer

NGuyadeen · 01-11-2013, 10:58 AM

Remember guys it takes two pulls on the latch to open it so make sure you close it tight by pushing down with pressure because there 2 stage anchors.

Tsuvoi · 01-11-2013, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffersontp

Same thing happened to mine! I tried opening and closening it multiple times. I finally gave up and made an appt with the dealer. Well in between that appt was my appt withthe tint shop. When I picked my car up
My hood was flush again. The tint shop said they didnt do anything to it...just openend it and shut it. I reopened the hood and shut it myself and the hood stayed flush. Lesson to be learned here is just make an appt and the issue will resolve itself. Same happened with my squeaky brakes...that seemed to disappear on its own as well. Goodluck.

Maybe there was something trapped underneath?

StevenBTO · 01-11-2013, 12:46 PM

Are there stops that can be adjusted? I know the trunk has these...

Sharp_Cai · 01-11-2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by zofinger

Not that I'm going to be able to give you any insight into what's wrong (def take it back to dealer ASAP) but presumably you've opened/closed the hood before and it's been ok?

Yes, I opened front hood last weekend, and that was the first time I opened it since I took the delivery. I am pretty sure it has been opened and closed for many times during the delivery too.

Sharp_Cai · 01-11-2013, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffersontp

Same thing happened to mine! I tried opening and closening it multiple times. I finally gave up and made an appt with the dealer. Well in between that appt was my appt withthe tint shop. When I picked my car up
My hood was flush again. The tint shop said they didnt do anything to it...just openend it and shut it. I reopened the hood and shut it myself and the hood stayed flush. Lesson to be learned here is just make an appt and the issue will resolve itself. Same happened with my squeaky brakes...that seemed to disappear on its own as well. Goodluck.

Sharp_Cai · 01-11-2013, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ES_TRADER

it happened to me too. i ended up slamming it shut and no problems...i guess you cant be gentle with their new double latches

I guess that's what exactly happened to mine. I slamed it hard this morning, and it shuts with no problem. Do I really have to close it like that every single time? I feel like I was trying to break the hood. lol

chriskd · 01-11-2013, 02:03 PM

Germans build solid cars - slam that baby

Sharp_Cai · 01-11-2013, 02:07 PM

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Germans build solid cars - slam that baby

U r from Bay area too?? Where did you get your M sports at?

wayman519 · 01-11-2013, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by chriskd

Germans build solid cars - slam that baby

+1

vern · 01-11-2013, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by NGuyadeen

Remember guys it takes two pulls on the latch to open it so make sure you close it tight by pushing down with pressure because there 2 stage anchors.

Your not closing it the right way if your "pushing" it closed. Slam it
cheers
vern

Sharp_Cai · 01-11-2013, 02:35 PM

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Your not closing it the right way if your "pushing" it closed. Slam it
cheers
vern

I wasn't pushing it down to close it. I did let it drop to close, but I guess it just wasn't dropped high and hard enough to catch the double latch.

CE750Jockey · 01-11-2013, 02:37 PM

Same happened to me. I tried the gentle "pushing" on it technique and that didn't work. I slammed it, and it worked. I think this is one of those peculiarities of this car.

chriskd · 01-11-2013, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharp_Cai

U r from Bay area too?? Where did you get your M sports at?

Fremont. I still haven't seen another M Sport on the road - stop hiding!

CHCCubs · 01-11-2013, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CE750Jockey

Same happened to me. I tried the gentle "pushing" on it technique and that didn't work. I slammed it, and it worked. I think this is one of those peculiarities of this car.

Same thing happened to me just after I picked up my car. I too thought something was wrong until I tried again by slamming it shut and all was fine again.

vern · 01-11-2013, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharp_Cai

I wasn't pushing it down to close it. I did let it drop to close, but I guess it just wasn't dropped high and hard enough to catch the double latch.

If thats the case you probably need a minor adjustment. Good luck
cheers
vern

01-11-2013, 02:25 AM	#1
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01-11-2013, 02:47 AM	#2
SwampCat84 Private Drives: 2012 328i Sedan Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 83 iTrader: (0)	Wow.. thats not good... Id take it back to the dealer.. hopefully they can fix it.... __________________ 2012 328i F30/ Window Tint, M-Performance Kidney Grilles, Sport Front Trim Pieces with Whiskers, VMR V721s 19x8.5 F/19x9.5 R, (Coilovers Coming Soon!)

01-11-2013, 10:54 AM	#6
hockeyno93 Enlisted Member Drives: 2013 328iXD Sportline Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 30 iTrader: (0)	When I was picking up my F30 last week, my CA made specific mention of closing the hood. He said always close it from the center....dont push down on either side. Now I haven't messed with getting under the hood yet, but I find it interesting that he made sure to say that to me, and now seeing the issues some of you have had with this. __________________ 2013 328i XDrive // Sportline // Mineral Gray // Sport Auto // Tech // Premium // Cold // Lighting

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01-11-2013, 03:41 AM	#3
zofinger Private First Class Drives: 328i Luxury, Tanzanite Blue Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: England Posts: 121 iTrader: (0)	Not that I'm going to be able to give you any insight into what's wrong (def take it back to dealer ASAP) but presumably you've opened/closed the hood before and it's been ok?

01-11-2013, 08:54 AM	#4
Jeffersontp New Member Drives: 2013 328i M Sport Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 14 iTrader: (0)	Same thing happened to mine! I tried opening and closening it multiple times. I finally gave up and made an appt with the dealer. Well in between that appt was my appt withthe tint shop. When I picked my car up My hood was flush again. The tint shop said they didnt do anything to it...just openend it and shut it. I reopened the hood and shut it myself and the hood stayed flush. Lesson to be learned here is just make an appt and the issue will resolve itself. Same happened with my squeaky brakes...that seemed to disappear on its own as well. Goodluck.

01-11-2013, 10:51 AM	#5
ES_TRADER Colonel Drives: 328i, 335i, M3, 535i, X5, 36M Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: OC Posts: 2,369 iTrader: (3) Garage List 2012 328i E92 [5.00] 2013 X5 [0.00] 2013 335i F30 [0.00] 1990 Toyota Previa [0.00] 1997 E36 M3 [5.00] 2011 E92 M3 [0.00] 2011 535i [0.00]	it happened to me too. i ended up slamming it shut and no problems...i guess you cant be gentle with their new double latches

01-11-2013, 10:56 AM	#7
NGuyadeen First Lieutenant Drives: 2012 BMW 335i Sport Line Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Miami,Fl Posts: 390 iTrader: (0)	Same with my 335i the front left is always a little open then the rest one night I got pissed and slamed it super hard and it finally fit flush Don't do that though mines wasent that bad i would take it to a dealer

01-11-2013, 10:58 AM	#8
NGuyadeen First Lieutenant Drives: 2012 BMW 335i Sport Line Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Miami,Fl Posts: 390 iTrader: (0)	Remember guys it takes two pulls on the latch to open it so make sure you close it tight by pushing down with pressure because there 2 stage anchors.

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StevenBTO Private Drives: 2012 328i Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 53 iTrader: (0)	Are there stops that can be adjusted? I know the trunk has these...

01-11-2013, 02:03 PM	#14
chriskd Private Drives: 2013 335i M Sport Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 56 iTrader: (0)	Germans build solid cars - slam that baby

01-11-2013, 02:37 PM	#19
CE750Jockey Private First Class Drives: '13 328xi Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 189 iTrader: (0)	Same happened to me. I tried the gentle "pushing" on it technique and that didn't work. I slammed it, and it worked. I think this is one of those peculiarities of this car.