Damaged rear deck?

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kebinz0r
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Car: 2011 Altima Coupe 2.5S

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So I've had my coupe for about a week and I finally noticed that one of the sides of the rear deck is jutting up. This causes the high-mounted stop light to be uneven. I don't think this is normal, because the other side is nice and flat. I was looking at one of the pictures I took when I got it and it seems that it had always been there, and I just hadn't noticed it. I tried pushing it down and it feels as though something is pushing up on the side that is sticking out. Now that I noticed it, I'm always looking at it when I turn around and it really bugs me :mad: Any thoughts on how I can fix this? Here are some pics:
The side jutting up:
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Compared to the right side:
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You can see the unbalanced stop light in these:
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IBCoupe
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Haven't had many opportunities to wander around right there. Try folding your rear seats and looking underneath. Maybe a tab is undone or something.

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Jman0711
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Have you tried removing the rear stop light and putting it back on. Maybe something is shifted a bit underneath the stop light.

kebinz0r
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I've tried removing the stop light to see what the problem and there was nothing wrong under it. The problem is under the under the speaker cover, because when I took off the stop light, the deck was still unbalanced.
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IBCoupe
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How far over there can you reach through the brake-light hole?

kebinz0r
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IBCoupe wrote:How far over there can you reach through the brake-light hole?
About 2 inches in before I think I'm touching the speaker =\. It's about the same on the other side as well

hungs
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Car: 10' 2.5s Altima Coupe Red
Location: Chandler, AZ

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take it to the dealership and complain to them about it. its nissan's new car policy to have the car in perfect condition

kebinz0r
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Yeah, that's what I'm planning to do. They're picking up the car to install a spoiler anyways, and I'm pretty sure the warranty will cover this right?

hungs
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They should if not nissan themselves. When i picked up my car it had scratches along the passenger side, few minor ones on the hood, and a chip in the driver side window.
They repaired the scratches and replaced the windows for free.

Although I've had to go in like 4 or 5 times now since their service department sucks and cant get things done right the first time.


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