Chitown2012 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Just bought a precertified 2013 mkz. I live in the Chicago area. After a recent snowfall as usual snow built up around the front tires. But it did not end there as it appears that snow got impacted in what i believe is called the lower side panel. Then with cold temperatures it apparently froze and knocked the front passenger side door out of alignment slightly as well as the lower piece of the side panel between the front tire well and where the front door starts. I never had an issue like this with any car I've ever owned. I'm a newbie to this forum and will post photos if I can and/or allowed here. I'd appreciate any 2013 mkz owners that live in colder climates to please give input. I'm hoping the bumper to. Bumper will cover the...the car only has 19000 miles and bought it about 45 days ago as a pretend certified. Thank you for listening. Oh yeah all this has happened on the passenger front side of the car, the driver side is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBrown Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I guess almost anything can happen these days with the "extreme" weather conditions we get. I don't know what a "pretend certified" is but why not take it to the dealer and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown2012 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Thanks for reply here are photos of what I'm talking about. As for certified preowned are supposedly previously owned or leased cars that go through a rigorous checklist that, in theory in good shape and have an extended warrenty. Anyway thanks to all who input, it's appreciated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thanks for reply here are photos of what I'm talking about. As for certified preowned are supposedly previously owned or leased cars that go through a rigorous checklist that, in theory in good shape and have an extended warrenty. Anyway thanks to all who input, it's appreciated... image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpg I have never seen anything like that before, nor have I heard of other instances like this. Do you plan on taking it to the dealer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcatgoal Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I doubt the door is out of alignment. That panel is definitely shifted if not bent. Sorry to say but I doubt the dealer will do anything - this is for your insurance company, IMO. But crossing fingers. I've seen this happen in vehicles with big wheels and very little wheel gap before being from Chicago myself and going to school in Michigan and Minnesota. Usually it's just wheel well or splash guard plastics, though. But if snow gets in there and is allowed to turn essentially into ice after being impacted and compressed and then you turn the wheel or hit a bump that requires rapid suspension movement... this can happen. It may just be that it needs to be shoved back into place and resecured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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