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41 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 5:42 AM
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| I went to look at a 03 Expy for sale the other day and it had the same problem, it was red. Seems like wuite a large issue. I am now going to look at an 04. Maybe its a little better. Paint just does not stick to aluminum well. But it will at least reduce rust problems. | |
| I have the same problem on my 2003 Grand Marquis except it is on the roof. The paint rises up and pops off. There is definitely rust underneath. Dealer told me that it had to rust a hole in the material before warranty would cover. Has anyone had this problem on other areas of their Ford or Mercury models? | |
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Replying to: sixtiesrock (Apr 17, 2006 9:49 am) Now the car has a rust on the roof produced by the rust and the bottom of the back passenger side door is rusting to piesces. Anybody has similar issues?
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I have a 2003 F-150 with paint blistering on the edge of the hood. Ford knows they have a problem, just trying to keep it to themselves. I found out today by searching the internet that they issued a technical service bulletin on December 27, 2004 titled Aluminum Corrosion, number 04-25-1. The issue as described in the bulletin: "Some Vehicles may exhibit bubbling or blistering under the paint on aluminum body parts. This is due to iron contamination of the aluminum panel." The bulletin goes on to say, "Testing has revealed that the aluminum corrosion was caused by iron particles working their way into the aluminum body part, prio to painting." It covers most 2000 to 2004 larger cars, suv's and pick-ups including the expedition, explorer and f-150. Now you know the problems, a latent manufacturing defect. So far no luck in getting for to fix the problem. They say their corrosion warranty won't cover it unless the metal is perforated, even though they label the service bulletin as aluminum corrosion.
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Replying to: sixtiesrock (Apr 17, 2006 9:49 am) |
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Replying to: cntrysquire (May 01, 2007 5:34 pm) |
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You people need to understand that the only protection you get when you buy a car is lemon law and the car warranty. If something is not covered by warranty, then you don't have recourse against Ford. Now if you feel that Ford is wrongly denying warranty coverage for a problem that SHOULD be covered then you have something to talk about. |
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Replying to: knota (Jul 10, 2007 12:15 pm) |
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Replying to: ricardop (Jun 02, 2007 7:42 am) I don't live in a region where they use salt on the roads and I park in a garage every night. I'm thinking there is a defect with the vehicle. Would like to find out how many others are having the problem to determine if Ford has some responsibility beyond warranty. Did you end up doing repairs? Did you spend a lot? Thanks. |
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Replying to: selectusername (Feb 12, 2008 8:22 pm) I think if enough people get together there is room for a class action....they know they bought a bad batch of steel for this vehicle but they are hiding behind the warranty time issue.
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