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camarogolfguy · 09-02-2009, 12:49 AM

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Attachment 51006I had my 2ss sitting on the driveway tonight as I was cutting my lawn and as I went by the car, because the sun was going down, I noticed a fairly significant alignment problem with the passenger door. Starting from the top of door to the bottom, I noticed a gap between the front of the door and the the right front fender. The gap widened from top to bottom so there was a gap of more than an 1/8". Could even be more than that as I didn't measure it.

At first I thought maybe it was designed like that to get the door open. But then I checked the drivers door and no such gap exists.

I assume the fix is to adjust/re-hang the door. Anyone else experience this problem? I plan on taking it in to the dealer for a fix.

I have just over 3,000 miles on the car. Could this have been caused by driving it hard?

transfrmn · 09-04-2009, 07:06 PM

i had a similar problem with my car i am in college so i don't have the resources to hand wash my car like i want all the time. So when i went through the car wash the high pressure water was coming in around my door. I took it there and the readjusted it in like 30 mins works fine now

97one · 09-04-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by camarogolfguy

Attachment 51005

Attachment 51006I had my 2ss sitting on the driveway tonight as I was cutting my lawn and as I went by the car, because the sun was going down, I noticed a fairly significant alignment problem with the passenger door. Starting from the top of door to the bottom, I noticed a gap between the front of the door and the the right front fender. The gap widened from top to bottom so there was a gap of more than an 1/8". Could even be more than that as I didn't measure it.

At first I thought maybe it was designed like that to get the door open. But then I checked the drivers door and no such gap exists.

I assume the fix is to adjust/re-hang the door. Anyone else experience this problem? I plan on taking it in to the dealer for a fix.

I have just over 3,000 miles on the car. Could this have been caused by driving it hard?

NOooooooooooooooo!

GUNIT · 09-05-2009, 01:15 PM

Yes I have the same problem on same door.

camarogolfguy · 09-07-2009, 10:01 PM

My son told me he spotted another camaro the same color as mine (when clean) with the same problem.

camarogolfguy · 10-21-2009, 11:14 PM

Early September I posted a few pictures of what I thought was a misaligned passenger door on my Camaro. I took it to a dealer and it turns out it was not the door that was the problem. It was the right forward fender that was misaligned. The service dept told me the door doesn't move once hung, they had to realign the quarter panel to match the door line. I will take a couple of pic's to show what it looks like after the adjustment.

PsyDoc · 10-22-2009, 11:32 AM

Glad they got it fixed for you. I'm not sure why the doors on almost all Camaros I have seen are about 1/16" - 1/8" in from the rocker. In your first pick, the fender looks like it is aligned even with the rocker and the door looks like it is too far in, but that is how the majority of Camaros look, but I'm not sure why.

WICKEDSS · 10-24-2009, 09:02 AM

BATH!!!!!!! PLEASE

09-02-2009, 12:49 AM	#1
camarogolfguy Camarogolfguy Drives: 2012 ssrs Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern MI Posts: 240 View My Garage	passenger door alignment problem Attachment 51005 Attachment 51006I had my 2ss sitting on the driveway tonight as I was cutting my lawn and as I went by the car, because the sun was going down, I noticed a fairly significant alignment problem with the passenger door. Starting from the top of door to the bottom, I noticed a gap between the front of the door and the the right front fender. The gap widened from top to bottom so there was a gap of more than an 1/8". Could even be more than that as I didn't measure it. At first I thought maybe it was designed like that to get the door open. But then I checked the drivers door and no such gap exists. I assume the fix is to adjust/re-hang the door. Anyone else experience this problem? I plan on taking it in to the dealer for a fix. I have just over 3,000 miles on the car. Could this have been caused by driving it hard? Last edited by camarogolfguy; 03-15-2010 at 12:11 AM.

10-21-2009, 11:14 PM	#6
camarogolfguy Camarogolfguy Drives: 2012 ssrs Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern MI Posts: 240 View My Garage	Update on misaligned door Early September I posted a few pictures of what I thought was a misaligned passenger door on my Camaro. I took it to a dealer and it turns out it was not the door that was the problem. It was the right forward fender that was misaligned. The service dept told me the door doesn't move once hung, they had to realign the quarter panel to match the door line. I will take a couple of pic's to show what it looks like after the adjustment.

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09-04-2009, 07:06 PM	#2
transfrmn Imperial Blue LT2/RS Drives: 2010 2LT/RS Camaro Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: eastern, nc Posts: 231 View My Garage	i had a similar problem with my car i am in college so i don't have the resources to hand wash my car like i want all the time. So when i went through the car wash the high pressure water was coming in around my door. I took it there and the readjusted it in like 30 mins works fine now

09-05-2009, 01:15 PM	#4
GUNIT RKFDGEO- chicago5thgen Drives: 2010 2LT/RS SIM Auto Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Rockford IL Posts: 202 View My Garage	Yes I have the same problem on same door.

09-07-2009, 10:01 PM	#5
camarogolfguy Camarogolfguy Drives: 2012 ssrs Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern MI Posts: 240 View My Garage	My son told me he spotted another camaro the same color as mine (when clean) with the same problem.

10-22-2009, 11:32 AM	#7
PsyDoc Drives: Soon-to-be 1st Gen Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southeast Posts: 249	Glad they got it fixed for you. I'm not sure why the doors on almost all Camaros I have seen are about 1/16" - 1/8" in from the rocker. In your first pick, the fender looks like it is aligned even with the rocker and the door looks like it is too far in, but that is how the majority of Camaros look, but I'm not sure why.

10-24-2009, 09:02 AM	#8
WICKEDSS Dan Drives: THE BEAST Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: ODESSA,TX Posts: 336	BATH!!!!!!! PLEASE