Ford vehicles---peeling paint?
Have any of you seen this problem? I know there are a lot of Ford tow vehicles out there. I've been reading around the innerwebs while researching tow vehicles. One big issue that I keep reading...
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coolmom42 wrote:
... One big issue that I keep reading about is peeling paint on aluminum components of Ford vehicles. Apparently this is happening on many models over several years, even those that are otherwise in pristine conditions.
The problem is alleged to be (by some) that the aluminum components are contaminated with iron.
The EXACT cause has never been identified, but clearly there is some kind of contamination.
coolmom42 wrote:
Apparently Ford is not responsive to complaints, which are often shortly after the bumper-to-bumper warranty is up.
Ford has been following the EXACT WORDING of their warranty which states they will cover repairs of metal "perforation".
THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT WAS CHANGE IN 2016MY, with the inclusion of the following statement :
If aluminum body panels have corrosion or rust damage, and the damage is not the result of abnormal usage, vehicle accident, customer actions and/or extreme environmental conditions, the corrosion or rust damage repairs are covered for 5 years, unlimited miles.
