take those two rubber stoppers that your hood rest on, and uncrew them some more, not remove, but move them up, if they max out and the problem persist, then you need to loosen (not remove) the 10mm bolts that actually hold the latch assembly to the core support, push it (the latch assembly) down, while holding pressure, re tighten the 10mm bolts. This will also tighten the connection, it may take an attempt or two to find the "sweet spot" Good Luck!