jjaaam

I hit a deer a few years ago, and I had the repair work done at the dealer. They swore they used genuine GM parts.

Ever since then, I’ve noticed that the hood shakes when driving right where it meets the windshield. Sometimes worse than others. Has anyone else experienced something like this?

JALLEN4

Have you taken it back to the dealer and asked them to adjust the hood? Most likely not a real problem to fix.

jjaaam

I haven’t, no...but I probably should

ibrockn

The bumper stops the hood rests on are really easy to adjust.

knewblewkorvette

If you look under the hood right where you say it shakes, you will see a black rubber bumper about 1" in diameter. All you have to do is loosen the locking nut and adjust the bumper upwards. Then tighten the lock nut when you are satisfied that the hood makes contact with the bumper. If you adjust it too high, the hood will not latch. If you are not up to the task, I would think the dealer could do it in 5 minutes.

jjaaam

I should have clarified - the shaking is in the center right in front of the windshield, not at the edges where the latches are. Is there a bumper in the center too?

ZigZag

There's four stops, one on each corner. Gently push on each corner and if it moves down then back up increase that stop by turning it..

jjaaam

No issues on the corners; those stops are all adjusted properly. It’s flapping up and down in the center of the hood.

Wondering if the dealer lied and used an aftermarket hood...maybe some sort of reinforcement is missing in the center section at the edge?

JALLEN4

Here we go, man without a clue but it must be that damn dealer's fault. All done without ever asking the repair station to look at the problem...just go straight to a Forum and start making allegations.

Obviously you don't have enough knowledge to tell a "factory" hood from a non-factory hood. Does GM even still produce a factory hood? Be a man about it and take the car to the folks who fixed it and show them the problem. There will be plenty of time to cuss the dealer when they can't fix it and I would be one of the first to join you. Otherwise, all this speculation is total B.S.

c5arlen

Goodness!.... COVID getting to ya?.... Loosing a little patience?... Easy dose it Man.

jjaaam

Jeez...lighten up, Francis. If you knew the BS I went through with this repair at this particular dealer you might not have jumped on this so hard.

While I may not have the ‘knowledge to tell a “factory” hood from a non-factory hood’ (again, there are other details with this particular hood that leads me to believe GM would not have let a part like that go), I certainly DO have the knowledge to tell an uptight a$$crack from someone that might have some reasonable information.

You win - I’m out.

Life’s too short. Thanks for the “input” 🙄

bc6152

There are numerous posts that appear to be someone just jerking us around, or maybe the OP doesn't have the skills or knowledge themselves to solve the issue. Sometimes the problem is very simple and easy to resolve for some, but complicated for others. I prefer to take the high road and, if possible, offer a solution or process to help the OP out. After all, this is what these forums are for, to help others that need it. I know I've asked my share of questions that to some were maybe naïve or stupid. However, almost all were answered with sincere attempts to help by generous, knowledgeable, members of Club Corvette. Just sit back and take a deep breath, then type your offer of a solution and hope it's the right one...

TCFS

I think it would help every one to have an opinion, to send a picture of the hood from inside, if possible without the sound proofing material, like that, it may be possible to assess if the hood is OEM or aftermarket.
@jjaaam my hood is also slightly shaking in the center...but since my car was also in a front collision...I don't know how it should be with a garage queen.
my 2cents.
TCFS

wdcraig

There's also a possibility that the hood shake is completely normal. Being the last of many owners of my car, I can't swear my car was never in an accident; but I have noticed a bit of shake in the center of my hood and I never thought much about it (I assume it is "the nature of the beast"). My hood shuts tight and flush.

Naturally, after a repair anyone would be looking for any signs of a problem, but if the hood is otherwise perfectly adjusted, shuts tight against the stops and it isn't making loud noises- if it were my car I wouldn't worry about it.

jackthelad

Shaking in the center is not normal. My C5 is 23 years old and has never had hood shake. New hoods are available, and I would be fairly sure that if adjusted properly, they would not shake.

Take it back to the shop.

wdcraig

Well, my car is an '01 convertible and is approaching 115,000 miles and I am far from the original owner (I bought it 3 years ago).

It could very well be there's been an unreported accident followed by a poor repair; or the fact that it is a convertible. But up until now, I considered this bit of center hood shake/flex normal. Still it doesn't bother me; like me my Corvette is old and it shakes a bit.

wdcraig

PS- my "shaker hood"

MWWarlord

I agree that pics would be very helpful in this case. However, it seems like the OP may have been chased off. I've never had any issues with the hood shaking. I would suspect thatif the hood support stucture is not damaged, that adjusting the bump stops and making sure the latches are firmly attached would solve this issue (even though the shaking is in the middle of the hood).