Hood corrosion

dogiebitt said:

So I picked up the car last Monday. It was raining and they parked it outside, so it was all wet which made it very hard to REALLY look at the paint. I spent a good 10 minutes going over all the edges and surface areas and it looked pretty good (aside from minor orange peel which I was planning on polishing out after it cured). Well, last night I finally had a chance to look at the car while it was dry, and this little gem popped out. I guess I'm taking it back to the dealership and going to be without my car for another week.


(The car is slightly dirty right now, that's all the black specs.)

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usgiorgi said:

That's solvent pop. They can't fix it without repainting. Dont let them tell you otherwise.

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dogiebitt said:

Yea I was thinking the same. If they strip this hood to repaint, will it increase the chances of corroding like the old one? Should I push for a new hood again?

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usgiorgi said:

Corroding happens inside out. It's a reaction between the steel reinforcement and aluminum shell. Repainting shouldn't be an issue. Just hope that its fixed the 2nd time around. They took 4 times to get mine acceptable so that I could trade the car in.

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dogiebitt said:

Did they repaint your whole hood each of those times?

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RIBS said:

I got mine back 2 weeks ago, paint not perfect, the shop said they wanted to let it cure more before working on paint, I was also missing the emissions and ac stickers. So the car has been sitting at home in the garage for 2 weeks, will take it back to shop soon, I am seeing more defects...might need a repaint.

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RIBS said:

I got mine back 2 weeks ago, paint not perfect, the shop said they wanted to let it cure more before working on paint, I was also missing the emissions and ac stickers. So the car has been sitting at home in the garage for 2 weeks, will take it back to shop soon, I am seeing more defects...might need a repaint.

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usgiorgi said:

The crazy part is that once a panel is repainted, you can't wax or buff it for 2-3 months. That's how long it takes for the paint to cure. In reality, they should be providing factory repainted parts because the repainted part is much softer and susceptible to chips and scratches.

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dogiebitt said:

They forgot my emissions stickers too. I didn't even know what they were talking about when they called and offered to mail them to me. My dealership is telling me to deal with the body shop directly regarding the poor paint quality. I feel like since this is a warranty claim, they should be dealing with the body shop. I'm also going to push for a Mustang loaner. Last time I got a 1.0L EcoSport CUV ("Echo-Sport"). Why do those even exist? It was so crappy. See this Jalopnik article for review/laughs.

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usgiorgi said:

Yup... They told me to deal with the paint shop myself as well. After they couldn't get it right the 3rd time around, I went to the dealer and asked them if I could take it to a different shop. The CSR said no, ford had paid that shop and that they had to be the ones to get it right. After the 4th time, my poor car had been repainted 4 times in the rear. It still looked bad if you looked at it closely. I took it and traded it in the next day. Anyone around DMV area, avoid Caliber Collision at all costs. After the 1st time around, they said that they had to let a few painters go because of shoddy work. Was my car a test subject or something?

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mindys said:

Well, I am on this list too. Spotted corrosion on the very front of my hood. So add this on top of my popping axle and also broken clutch pedal... I think it may be time to get rid of this car.

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DivineStrike said:

Of course my 2015 they won't cover under warranty, however. The Ford body shop st the dealership I typically go to said they will warranty their work for as long as I own the car. Gotta check with the body shop I typically go to tho.

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