hmmmm, that's not good... that looks more like an upward bend from lifting it open on the right side. Do you recall if you typically lift it open from the right front? Not that it should flex like that, but it seems more like the result of upward pressure than closing/downward pressure.

 

I don't know what the cause is. But I always open and close the hoods on all of my vehicles from the center. My wife has a degree areospace engineering and she seems to think that the hood material and thickness was a poor design. I also have a marine engineering background. I could fix it myself but there is no reason for a hood to be this flimsy. I understand they want to keep the weight down, but at what cost?

 

My wife has a degree areospace engineering and she seems to think that the hood material and thickness was a poor design.

I don't have an engineering degree and I came to that same conclusion!

I'd gotten used to the heavy hood drop/closure over the years...having to apply extra force to close the hood is quite lame.

 

mine looks ok.

 

Could it be the hood bumpers inside? Rubber screws the size of a thumb on the inside of the hood where the headlights meet. At least thats where they are on the '12

 

good question - they may be adjustable?

or you're positive the hood is actually warped and not just encountering something when down or latched?

who all has popped the hood or had the vehicle in their possession? Subaru, mechanics, etc?

 

That was the first thing I checked but the hood does make contact with it on the drivers side.

 

I had a 2000 outback with a malformed rear passenger door. the sheet metal bowed out slightly but you could only see it if you stood at a odd angle and were actively looking for it. Car got totaled before I bothered to report it.

Year 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 cars are the initial year of the series, I wonder if such things just happen at the body presses with the first ones they make. (bad runs of steel, someone or something sneezed?)

The original hood is malformed.???

just take it back to the dealer and have them report it as a defect. they will get you a new hood. or recommend a body shop to straighten the old one at Subaru's expense not yours.

 

Wonder if I have this issue with mine considering what else has been wrong

 

Hood is very flexable all it takes is being slightly out of whack on the bumpers or brackets and it can end up with an odd twist. The days of one kickstand prop to hold em open did the same thing. Simply adjusting it should fix it.

 

I have a 2014 OB limited and I have noticed that the metal in the hood is VERY soft, aluminum I am told, and I assume the 2015 model year is too. I have 2 small dents in my hood already after only 3 months due to squirrels dropping hickory nuts from a tree, nothing major but it does kind of tick you of when its a 3 month old car. Has anyone had any experience with the "paintless dent repair" where they pull out the dent using glue and a puller tool? If so were you happy with the repair, and how expensive was it? Looks like the way to go on dents such as the ones I have. Oh and the car is black too which really makes it standout when the sun shines on it

 

I have no experience with those "as seen on TV" dent repair products. They are generally, too good to be true. In reality, there are no short cuts if you want to keep your Subaru looking good. You should contact a local paintless dent repair shop. It will be more expensive than the "as seen on tv" products, but they will make your car look good. This is especially a consideration since you have a black Subaru. Experienced auto detailers call a black car "a full time job."

 

HI, I noticed that problem at the dealer and I had them adjust it, Its simple, and I'm sure yor hood isn't warped. there are one adjusters on the inside

 

Thanks, I was looking at some videos on youtube, and they were using some glue that looked Black and some kind of tool that pressed against the body around the dent as it pulled out the dent using a nipple looking thing that was stuck to the glue till it popped out and then of course they had to dress it up using a special reflected light bar. We have one of those shops here in Macon Georgia and I am going to give them a call today. I would never try a body repair not my expertise,...LOL

 

don't push the hood shut if it fails to latch on your attempt.


re-drop it from a higher start to have it land shut


if not, you'll dent it


I told my wife this before we got ours. i have two mustangs with aluminum hoods. I owned a body shop for 17 years... a few things have been learned.

 

Subaru has been using aluminum hoods and roofs since 2004 on some models...Just saying


...and for the OP, there might be an adjuster as others have said that will straighten it all out.

 

Yah, there are probably different 'grades' of aluminum that could be used, and I'm sure the thickness and design of the panel would have a lot to do with how it will resist warping, hail . . and apparently nuts. Did the Subaru engineers get all of this right? As ammacinnis says . . only field experience will tell.