I am new to the Crossfire world as I just picked up a 2008 Convertible a couple of weeks ago. It was a CarFax verified 1 owner with 43.XXX miles and no accident history. I noticed that the hood seemed to vibrate more than I was comfortable with. I first checked to make sure the latch was secure and it was. A couple of days later I had a chance to examine further. I discovered the bracket that goes from the core support to the facia had failed/broken. It is instrumental in the support of the hood latch. It also has the 2 horns attached to it. It looks like metal fatigue to me and there is absolutely no evidence of unreported damage. I found a replacement one on Ebay and it was even Aero Blue. Just thought you might want to check yours in case it is a common problem.

 

Never heard of that happening before.

 

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That does NOT look like metal fatigue. Prior repaired damage is more likely. Just because 'carfax' never recorded an accident doesn't mean someone didn't repair it themselves without reporting an accident. Clean carfax's doesn't mean 'perfectly fine'. Make sure you protect yourself by having an independent mechanic go over the vehicle carefully for signs like mismatched body parts or repairs. It WILL/DOES cost $ to have an independent inspection before purchase that might find instances of prior damage (there are pretty crafty resellers out there). In this case, the car is already yours so just find a part to replace it or have that part fixed/welded, and painted. Good luck!


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That piece of the metal bracket looks like it was pushed toward the rear at one time as it has circular marks behind it. Also the bracket shows damages and to its face value. I would say it was caused by a frontal hit.