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#15 of 23 Re: Ford says no Escape owners complained about paint! [cheapcanuck] by paintpeeling Jun 29, 2009 (7:14 pm)
Replying to: cheapcanuck (May 12, 2008 6:23 pm) I have the same problem with my 2003 ford escape, I have seen better 1970 cars with original paint job look better than my 2003 escape, I am ticked.
#16 of 23 DONT BUY FORD ESCAPE by paintpeeling Jun 29, 2009 (7:16 pm)
I have a 2003 ford escape and the paint is peeling off easier than a ripe banana.
#17 of 23 2003 ford escape paint peeling by lakitydu Oct 29, 2009 (1:27 pm)
my escape is peeling around the back window and between sunroof and windshield. did anyone find help for this problem?
#18 of 23 Ford Motor Company Small Claims Lawsuit by hesters Nov 17, 2009 (10:52 pm)
I filed a small claims lawsuit against the Ford Mortor Company and go to court on Friday. I'm surprised that they haven't offered to settle since I'm only asking for $1,800 (from the estimate) to paint the hood and back panel of my 2003 Escape. The paint started peeling in large sheets and I contacted Ford, the dealer, Ford again by e-mail and also by mail. All the responses I got were the same that it was out of warranty and there was nothing they would do about it..   I found the proper legal language to use that addresses Ford saying that the defect is out of warranty. The "discovery rule" should apply in this case. The discovery rule is a legal concept that "tolls" (suspends) the statute of limitations as it would be impossible to discover the latent paint defect until the paint started peeling off your vehicle. Some judges may decide that the statute of limitations did not comemence running until you actually learned ot that the paint condition on your vehicle was a result of a concealed, latent manufacturing defect.   It's cost me $50 to file the small claims case and $10 to have Ford served. I'll post again once I go to Small Claims Court on Friday. Replies to this message: mtcarmelfox (Nov 19, 2009 7:24 pm) explorerx4 (Nov 20, 2009 3:50 pm) hesters (Nov 20, 2009 8:13 pm) hesters (Nov 20, 2009 8:12 pm) mtcarmelfox (Nov 28, 2009 6:52 am)
#19 of 23 Re: Ford Motor Company Small Claims Lawsuit [hesters] by mtcarmelfox Nov 19, 2009 (7:24 pm)
Replying to: hesters (Nov 17, 2009 10:52 pm) Complaints have appeared on various blogs concerning the Escape.   Ford does have a Facebook page where paint issues have been expressed on other models.
#20 of 23 Re: Ford Motor Company Small Claims Lawsuit [hesters] by explorerx4 Nov 20, 2009 (3:50 pm)
Replying to: hesters (Nov 17, 2009 10:52 pm) can you post some pictures? Replies to this message: hesters (Nov 20, 2009 8:13 pm)
#21 of 23 Re: Ford Motor Company Small Claims Lawsuit [hesters] by hesters Nov 20, 2009 (8:12 pm)
Replying to: hesters (Nov 17, 2009 10:52 pm) I did go to court today and the Field Representative and also someone 'in pro terme' (someone authorized to represent Ford were present.) The case was postponed until December 15th. If anyone is interested, I am looking to get letters from people explaining the same paint peeling problem with their cars that I'm having with mine. I know this might be a hassle but if I can win my small claims suit against the Ford Motor Company then it would be helpful to others on how best to fight this and get Ford to pay for their paint defect. Replies to this message: mtcarmelfox (Nov 28, 2009 6:52 am)
#22 of 23 Re: Ford Motor Company Small Claims Lawsuit [explorerx4] by hesters Nov 20, 2009 (8:13 pm)
Replying to: explorerx4 (Nov 20, 2009 3:50 pm) Yes, I can post some pictures and will tomorrow. It's pretty unbelievable when you see the photos. The car is garaged and yet the paint is peeling off to bare metal.
#23 of 23 Could outsourcing be the cause of the paint peeling? by mtcarmelfox Nov 28, 2009 (6:52 am)
Replying to: hesters (Nov 20, 2009 8:12 pm) I did an internet search on the topic: "Automotive Paint Operations Outsourcing".   There was a press release on Vehicle Paint Quality Flaws associated with Outsourcing.   It described a study correlating factory data with paint failures.   Apparently there has been multiple newscasts throughout North America documenting automotive paint failures.

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