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03-05-2002, 05:38 AM

sllloyd

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Loose hood

Recently our 2002 SE has been rattlin like a *****, and it took me a while to isolate. After the search, I think it's the hood. I recognize that a little hood "flutter" is normal near the windshield (seen the posts.) But there is about an eighth of an inch (maybe a little more?) of play at the latch. Our other car is tight at the latch. This is the only thing I can find....

Anybody else experience this?

03-05-2002, 06:14 AM

mattattax

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I'm not sure where the you do it, but you can 'fine tune' how tight the hood is closed. Maybe someone can shed some light on this.

03-05-2002, 07:27 AM

DenMax

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Uh oh

They haven't fixed this on the 2k2's? Most of us fixed the rattle problem by raising the hood stops on either side of the engine bay.

03-05-2002, 07:57 AM

mattattax

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Re: Uh oh

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Originally posted by DenMax
They haven't fixed this on the 2k2's? Most of us fixed the rattle problem by raising the hood stops on either side of the engine bay.

I dont think it's a serious problem. It's kinda like having a loose gas cap, just tighten it (I'm just not sure where the hood tightener thingy is).