Mine looks like Painter's - just fine. Seems like yours is warped or something. Maybe a clip not engaged?

 

Since it's the dash, it's probably a screw or plastic hold down for the dash that backed off or broke.

Can always drop the glovebox and take a look with a light. Might be able to solve the problem.

 

My husband took a close look and couldn't find any places that looked like there was a clip missing... granted, he's not an expert, but he didn't see any places that looked like they would hold a clip that didn't have one. I agree that mine may be warped.

 

Hmm... I'll talk to him about dropping the glove box to see if that will let us look at it from that angle. He's just been looking at it from the side where the door meets that piece.


Thanks!

 

Yea, figure it's easier to solve the problem especially since it's probably a screw than to raise all hell with Honda over it.

Just pull both sides of the glovebox towards each other and it falls out of the way. Might be able to see something.

 

Wow... I had no idea it would be that simple... sounds fairly easy! Thanks... and you're right; I'm definitely not looking forward to the phone call I'll probably have to make when Honda's Twitter people tell me to call the 800 number lol. Maybe now I won't have to. I'll get my husband to take a look and see if that helps.

 

Also, your cabin air filter is back there too.
Sometimes the smallest thing can cause a big deal.

I noticed in my GD3 I have a small gap on the passenger side. I just don't care enough to do anything since my car is 6 years old and has 150k.

 

You know what they say about cars built on a Friday

I don't normally notice things like this unless I'm looking for it.I was really happy with the fit and finish of my 2012 sport.

I would not be to happy if I had issues like the gaps here because they are pretty noticeable (sp)

I would put a little more pressure on Honda to do something about it if it were my car.Good luck and I hope you are taken care of.

 

Yeah... if my husband gets a chance to take a look at it before I get a chance to call Honda, that'll help. I hear ya about picking your battles; on some level, it's the principal of the thing. My first Fit had VIN etching on the windows in three different places because it had passed between three different dealers, and that really upset my OCD husband. So now we have a new one that has NO VIN etching, but we have this instead. Seems like expecting a car in mint condition when it is bought brand new shouldn't be such an unreasonable assumption.

 

Yep... if my husband can't fix it, I'm going to raise hell with Honda until they do something about this. They are closed until Thursday for the New Year... otherwise, knowing me, I'd be on the phone with them right now lol. I realize nothing in life is perfect, but to me that is bit ridiculous.

 

I take my previous comment back after seeing your pics, that is definitely annoying!

Keep us updated about what happens

 

Update:


I just got off the phone with someone from Honda who was calling to do the survey about my buying experience. I was fair and honest and gave the salesman the accurately positive review he deserved. However, one of the questions dealt with the cosmetic condition of the interior, and I made a point to give the lowest rating possible on that one. She took down my remarks about the gap and said she would "forward the comments along" to the appropriate department, including my details about the service manager pretty much insisting that the car was supposed to look that way, when I know that to not be the case.


I don't think for a minute that I'll hear back simply from that survey, but it did remind me that I need to try to call Honda the next time I have a day off, since they are only open during the same hours that I work (basically).

 

Mine's exactly like that. There's also a big gap where the creme plastic dash meets the small window on the dash. At least a quarter inch gap. When I press down on the plastic, I can see the foam and whatever below the gap. All on the passenger side.