Bad body panel alignment and falling bumper

[stang99svt]

I seemed to have noticed my bumper starting to slope down on the rear of the vehicle and while applying some wax and glaze noticed the front wasn't in that much alignment either.
Ran by the dealership over here in Ashburn and the service rep identified that it appeared the bumper was falling down for some reason.

Wondering if anyone else was experiencing such an issue?

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[dkbluedevil]

Both of those are par for the course for GT350s, unfortunately. There is one really good thread on here about how others have DIY improved the rear bumper. I had a dealer attempt to realign it under warranty, including with new brackets under the bumper cover at the upward kink, but it didn't really improve anything.

 

[Tank]

:search: for 'Bumper' and you'll find you're in good company:lol:

 

[Schredder]

My triple yellow looks about the same

 

[johnny1]

My 2017 White with blue stripes is the same also. At least its evenly spaced on both sides. My dealership has a new 2017 Yellow on the showroom floor and one side has a bit more gap than the other side even though the other side is gapped also.

 

[JN66]

My front fender on my R are coming off. The clips are broken. Same thing happened to my GT350 before in the rear.

True pieces of shit in the fitment and 'hold/stay' department. Worst I have personally seen.

Love them though.

But fuck me is it ugly.

 

[sweetchuck2001]

Same here

 

[nastang87xx]

Mine's like that too but the paint isn't crumbled like that...yikes.

 

[Zombo]

It's a known problem with yellow GT350's

 

[Tflong24]

Has anyone that has taken delivery of post shutdown (build date after winter shutdown) noticed if any of these fitment issues have been corrected or at least less noticeable? I have a 17 standard 350 that has the sagging rear bumper that I am trading for a new R that is due in this week. Hoping some of this was corrected since it's a known issue. They did change the oil filter design after all. I know it is probably false hope.

 

[Demonic]

I took delivery end of April and my panel fitments are perfect, but I don't know if that's just a fluke. I didn't even realize there were issues that noticeable from the factory until seeing these pics.

 

[Mike02z]

I luckily did not have any paint issues with my 17. My rear bumper was perfect for the first 3 months of ownership. Then I noticed it was starting to sag. It looked about like yours when I sold it.

 

[Steve68]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Ford, Quality is job none.

 

[Dominant1]

I looked at a 2018 stang at carlisle's ford nationals today, all the panels looked straight...there is no excuse for Ford to let these cars leave the factory!!!! No wonder they fired that Ford exec last week!!!!

 

[Nicky Pass]

I know the earlier 16s had issues...
My 2017 was built at the end of August 2016 and my rear bumper is about 90% good...the gaps aren't exactly the same, but you can't see the clips. I only have 200 miles on it though.

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