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Rear hatch not even?

Carnivore

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The rear hatch closes tighter in the rightnthan on the left by about an half centimeter .. Anyone else noticed this?
 



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The rear hatch closes tighter in the rightnthan on the left by about an half centimeter .. Anyone else noticed this?

A bunch of people have had this issue... you should take it into your dealer and show them it.
 






mine is sucked in slightly, but even all around, closes easily also.
 






I just took delivery of a Limited on Tuesday and noticed this exact same issue yesterday. I am wondering if there is an adjustment. If there are any Ford employees on this forum, please chime in.
 






We have it on our XLT as well...
 






Mine was misaligned on the passenger side about 1/4". My dealer had to fix it in their body shop. Perfect now, couldn't tell how they made any adjustment. I think it is relatively easy, but you will probably have to leave the vehicle. You might hold off a while, just to verify you don't have other issue, software update, or recall activity.
 






same here. 2011 XLT I think it is very noticeable.
 






Dealer will adjust it. just mention it to them, they are aware of the issue. Mine is so bad that its actually denting the inside frame of the hatch, where it hits near the top at a body seam.
 






Dealer will adjust it. just mention it to them, they are aware of the issue. Mine is so bad that its actually denting the inside frame of the hatch, where it hits near the top at a body seam.

Good im glad to hear that!
 






is the uneven fit in the left/right (lateral) direction or is it in the front/back (fore-aft) direction? My hatch has a hard time to close, sometimes neededing 2 or 3 attempts to get it fully latched.
 






Just had mine fixed at the dealers. Waiting for Ford to own up to the A pillar rattle.......
 






Hey all,

I am glad to see that most of you already went to the dealer. For those of you who haven't I too recommend it. If you have any further problems with this issue please let me know so that I may document it. Sorry that I did not see this sooner. In the future, always feel welcome to send me a PM.

~Seni
 






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