hood not staying latched tightly-335d

Mrchntmarine · 02-03-2011, 10:41 PM

Heads up - twice now I've had to pull off the highway because I've noticed the hood not staying latched down. Don't have reason to open it much, so the other week pulled off the highway b/c it looked like it was moving. It somehow had come open a bit and I pressed hard and it latched. Then just the other day was looking at the car in the driveway and the driver's side looked a bit higher than the passenger side. Gave it a little tug and sure enough it was loose again. Not staying latched completely in the front. The U brackets on the hood underside seem awfully loose also. Off to the dealer tomorrow..... Weird!!

Coolieman1220 · 02-03-2011, 11:03 PM

had that problem but it was cause I didn't close the hood properly. only one latch latched

DaveL · 02-03-2011, 11:32 PM

Once had the same problem took it to the dealership and it wasn't level so I was told it took em about 10 minutes and presto ....Fixed

Quasimodem · 02-04-2011, 04:43 AM

The "D" rings on your hood should not be loose at all.

Swede · 02-04-2011, 07:54 AM

Same thing is happening to my car. I have a dealership appointment next week to fix it. It seems to be related to the spring on the latch itself in my car. It is super slow and will not snap back into place. In the mean time if you push down a bit over the affected D ring, it will close.

MusclezMarinara · 02-04-2011, 08:17 AM

Check the bumper stops on both corners near the head lamps one side may be to high or to low.

tomz17 · 02-04-2011, 11:01 AM

Same thing happened to me as well...

Took like 15 minutes at the dealer. They said the latch wasn't aligned. I guess some german was having a bad day. Works perfectly now!

Mrchntmarine · 02-04-2011, 11:07 AM

At dealer now-seems the latch that the D ring goes in to was sticking open. Lubed latch and seems okay for now.

2E9xer's · 02-04-2011, 11:21 AM

Had a similar problem. Dealer fixed it in 15 min. No problem since

Mrchntmarine · 02-04-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrchntmarine

At dealer now-seems the latch that the D ring goes in to was sticking open. Lubed latch and seems okay for now.

Well, that was at the dealer. Had the oil changed, prog. update, etc. Hood was closed when I left the dealer. Ran it on some errands and when I went to get in at the last stop, I noticed the driver's side of the hood had popped open again

So, the fix lasted all of 1 hour. Guess I'll have to keep an eye on it and hope it doesn't fly open on the highway....

ScaredOnce · 02-04-2011, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MusclezMarinara

Check the bumper stops on both corners near the head lamps one side may be to high or to low.

How should these be adjusted?

Mrchntmarine · 02-04-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MusclezMarinara

Check the bumper stops on both corners near the head lamps one side may be to high or to low.

Guess I'll compare the right side bumper, not having a problem w/ that side, to the left and see if there is a difference. Also, the srvc mgr today took the D ring stop off the side that was popping open and messed w/ the position of the that... Just don't want to start messing w/ too much at once and really throw it out of wack.

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Mrchntmarine Private First Class 17 Rep 149 Posts Drives: 335d (sold) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	hood not staying latched tightly-335d Heads up - twice now I've had to pull off the highway because I've noticed the hood not staying latched down. Don't have reason to open it much, so the other week pulled off the highway b/c it looked like it was moving. It somehow had come open a bit and I pressed hard and it latched. Then just the other day was looking at the car in the driveway and the driver's side looked a bit higher than the passenger side. Gave it a little tug and sure enough it was loose again. Not staying latched completely in the front. The U brackets on the hood underside seem awfully loose also. Off to the dealer tomorrow..... Weird!! __________________ 2005 Mercedes SL55 (sold) 2006 Range Rover HSE (sold) 2006 Porsche 911 C4S Cab 2010 BMW X5 Diesel (sold) 2010 335D (sold) 2010 Range Rover HSE (sold) 2012 Q5 TDI (sold) 2014 Q5 TDI 2016 Audi A6
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Coolieman1220 Banned 73 Rep 1,770 Posts Drives: 2010 335d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York City iTrader: (0)	had that problem but it was cause I didn't close the hood properly. only one latch latched
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02-03-2011, 11:32 PM	#3
DaveL Banned 14 Rep 970 Posts Drives: 2010 335 coupe msport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Darien CT. iTrader: (0)	Once had the same problem took it to the dealership and it wasn't level so I was told it took em about 10 minutes and presto ....Fixed
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Quasimodem Colonel 147 Rep 2,383 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 335d US [0.00]	The "D" rings on your hood should not be loose at all. __________________ Speakers: CDT Audio HD-42 comps--front doors (RAAMmat deadened), CDT ES-06 6.5" woofers--kickpanl Pods, Hertz EBX202R dual 8" ported trunk sub. Amps: Phoenix Gold RSd 500.4 (comps & pods). PG RSd 600.1 (sub). Power & Ground: 4AWG Streetwires w/RockFosgt RFDB1 distro blocks. Input: HU lineout--Kicker KISL RCA adapters--RockFosgt RFIT-6 cables--Audiocontrol Matrix--Monster cables--RSd 500.4--lineout Monstr Cabl to RSd 600.1.
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02-04-2011, 07:54 AM	#5
Swede Registered 2 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2009 335i M Sport Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC iTrader: (0)	Same thing is happening to my car. I have a dealership appointment next week to fix it. It seems to be related to the spring on the latch itself in my car. It is super slow and will not snap back into place. In the mean time if you push down a bit over the affected D ring, it will close.
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MusclezMarinara Banned 262 Rep 5,018 Posts Drives: VALNCYA Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey iTrader: (23) Garage List 2011 BMW 1M [9.22] 2009 335i Sedan xdrive [9.34]	Check the bumper stops on both corners near the head lamps one side may be to high or to low.
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02-04-2011, 11:01 AM	#7
tomz17 Second Lieutenant 35 Rep 286 Posts Drives: 2020 M340xi Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	Same thing happened to me as well... Took like 15 minutes at the dealer. They said the latch wasn't aligned. I guess some german was having a bad day. Works perfectly now!
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Mrchntmarine Private First Class 17 Rep 149 Posts Drives: 335d (sold) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	At dealer now-seems the latch that the D ring goes in to was sticking open. Lubed latch and seems okay for now. __________________ 2005 Mercedes SL55 (sold) 2006 Range Rover HSE (sold) 2006 Porsche 911 C4S Cab 2010 BMW X5 Diesel (sold) 2010 335D (sold) 2010 Range Rover HSE (sold) 2012 Q5 TDI (sold) 2014 Q5 TDI 2016 Audi A6
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02-04-2011, 11:21 AM	#9
2E9xer's New Member 1 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2009 335xi Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Denver iTrader: (0)	Had a similar problem. Dealer fixed it in 15 min. No problem since
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