The front left facia (driver side) comes loose while driving (see pic). I knock it back in and after a few miles driving, it's loose again. Do anyone have experience with this and a recommendation for a cause/fix?

 

Any accidents?

 

I think that may be easily repaired by a body shop and will not cost much. I bet under $200. I had a minor accident in another car where the bumper cover got knocked out of alignment and the body shop charged $75 to realign it! Body shop estimates are free!

 

Looks like someone bumped the car while you were away....

 

IDK......It can be some mounting clip or hook on the bumper broke in the impact. While this can be somehow glued back, but most body shops will not guarantee the work bc the bumper will fall off again most likely. But worth a try. Certainly cheaper than replacing the bumper cover.

 

A series of male/female clips are built into both the bumper & a plastic mount screwed/fastened to the side of the car. Think of the mesh made when a zipper is closed. Might have to loosen everything up or partially remove to get things aligned again. Simple DYI job if you so desire. Simple bodyshop job as well.

 

If the "female bracket" on the bumper is broken, then the "male bracket" on the "car" will not "stay engaged" to the female bracket. Hence the misalignment. I had this similar episode with one of my car's front bumper some years ago. I had to "make a female bracket" on the bumper to engage it to the body of the car. It is very time consuming.

Another way is to use 3M industrial strength double sided tape to tape it. But the problem is you need to absolutely sand down on the inside of the bumper and clean it and wipe with acetone to make sure it's all free of dirt/debris. Then same with the body of the car corresponding area to stick the bumper to. The problem will be finding a suitable place on the body of the car to do so because it's not all flat and is "corrugated".

Good luc