Hood flexing
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Mountain Pass
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Hood flexing
Just got back from a road trip and while going thru Wyoming at 80+ MPH on 2 lane roads with wind gust to 50MPH when a semi or anything with a big foot print going the other direction passes the hood seem to flex and acts like it’s going to open up, kind of unnerving once I noticed it. Yes checked and hood was latched. Is it normal? This is my first aluminum body truck and have never seen anything like this with a steel body.
Hotshot
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Yes...fairly normal for an aluminum hood. Even the Ram guys are noticing it on the new trucks with aluminum hoods.
You can try to adjust the rubber stops above the headlights to give the hood more support...
Luckily, mine doesn't flex any that I have ever noticed...
You can try to adjust the rubber stops above the headlights to give the hood more support...
Luckily, mine doesn't flex any that I have ever noticed...
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
My 2017 Super Duty does it also. I just got back from the NJ coast today and I also noticed the same thing on my wife’s 2017 Explorer during the trip.
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Tuned
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I now have a nice crease dent in the upper center of the hood on my 2019 F-250 due to driving in windy conditions. Thought it was flex but it is here to stay. Not sure it is worth getting fixed as it will likely just happen again.
Mountain Pass
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Notice the other day doing about 75mph with a very strong head wind the same thing. Has anyone heard a buzzer going off when this happens? Guessing there is a door sensor or something? I could hear a strange electronic interference noise buzzing when the hood was doing this. Haven't been able to duplicate it again, but its not often that windy while im on the freeway.
Laughing Gas
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my 2018 f350 has a faint line across the hood from day one. I believe its from the factory stamping during manufacturing or glue. No way the hood creased from wind. Not a chance. A hood is constructed of 2 layers of metal with strong adhesives everywhere to prevent creasing, flopping, and flexing.
What your seeing is from the way the hood was constructed. Its where the bottom layer of the hood(the structural part) Is glued to the outer layer.
Aluminum is a tried and true material that has been used for 30+ years in the manufacturing of auto body panels.
Yes the hood flops around from wind. Its not bc its aluminum. Its from poor alignment, improperly adjusted bump stops, hood latch alignment, and the physical shape of the vehicle and its specific aerodynamic characteristics.
That “crease” u call it is not a crease from wind. Its the way its made. Everyone has this. Its like 3/4 of a rectangle shape. Like this |________| kind of shape. Mother nature doesnt create perfect square corners very often.
Post a pic of the same “crease” we all have thats not from wind please.
Laughing Gas
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Many with an untrained eye wont be able to find or see this factory imperfection/flaw. Thats why its ok with Ford to go out the door this way.
Brand new vehicles have factory flaws all over them. And a lot of times in the same exact spot on every vehicle. Some manufacturers have people in their factories fixing the same flaw over and over using Paintless Dent Repair techniques.
Many on this forum will look at their hood and say “I dont have that”. Yeah you do, you are not looking at it the right way to see it bc its not something your trained to do.
Every 17+ SD hood i have PDR hail damage on, has that “crease” factory flaw.
Brand new vehicles have factory flaws all over them. And a lot of times in the same exact spot on every vehicle. Some manufacturers have people in their factories fixing the same flaw over and over using Paintless Dent Repair techniques.
Many on this forum will look at their hood and say “I dont have that”. Yeah you do, you are not looking at it the right way to see it bc its not something your trained to do.
Every 17+ SD hood i have PDR hail damage on, has that “crease” factory flaw.
Tuned
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From: NE Washington
Notice the other day doing about 75mph with a very strong head wind the same thing. Has anyone heard a buzzer going off when this happens? Guessing there is a door sensor or something? I could hear a strange electronic interference noise buzzing when the hood was doing this. Haven't been able to duplicate it again, but its not often that windy while im on the freeway.
My 2011 F250 would do this like blowing over a blade of grass. I think it was kind of common after doing some research . Sounds like some windy area dealers knew about it. The trim around the windshield rubber would set up a vibration doing about 75 or 80.
