I noticed this the other night when I was driving around. I was taking a picture of the front when I noticed something was off. With the hood closed, there seems to be a small gap/dip where the hood latch is. In the photo below I circled it. I'm thinking that it was in a minor accident. The hood is fine and straight. Do you guys think that it's repairable? Is it the frame? Or is it just the front bumper?

 

There are 4 rubber bumpers in the engine bay that the hood rests on. You can turn them to adjust them up and down. Assuming the bumper is cover is straight you could try adjusting those first.

 

Well I don't think that the whole hood is out of whack. It's just the very front of the hood. Where the front bumper meets the hood. In the area where the hood latch is at. For some weird reason that top area of the front bumper is sunken down.

 

Maybe someone sat on it

 

I hope not!!

 

Its your bumper. My guess is it was replaced w. an aftermarket and they normally have poor fitment. Are you the original owner?

 

No i'm the second owner. The front bumper has the vin # on it. So it has to be something else?

 

I have the exact same issue.. I played around with the bolts and could get of the sinking gap. Too lazy to remove and use a heat gun.. btw- I don't think adjust the rubber bumpers would do anything in my case since the hood is more concaved than the bumper. I think the prio owner sat on the bumper.

 

could try adjusting the hood latch as well there is a little play in that.

 

So maybe someone did sit on the bumper