both the same, no the car is in a city
It wouldn't surprise me. Car is 4 months old with <2k miles.
No, I have not. I also wonder, other than looking ugly, does it actually impact the performance of my brakes?@2021 Mach 1 / Saul - Did you mange to address the reason behind your accelerated calliper corrosion issue ?
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I had the car detailed once by a guy that only uses PH neutral soap on the wheels. That said, it's possible it was like that before and I didn't notice when I purchased the car from the previous owner.IMHO this is wheel cleaner damage.
I have seen it before (on multiple brands), the acid in the cleaner 'really' dislikes the plating on the calliper and it reacts (given time) with that type of corrosion / residue, exactly as per the OP's picture.
Yes, Ford paint these callipers on top of the plating, but on the black versions (and based on my car) it is aesthetic only i.e. wont stop the acid cleaner getting to the plating underneath and then corroding it away taking the dusting of paint with it.
Again, IMHO that calliper has been exposed to multiple cycles of cleaning with an acidic cleaner, possibly with it not being rinsed off properly after use.
Ford may have started this issue with the initial prep, but unless they have been washing the car regularly for the OP, they didn't cause that much damage just doing the delivery prep.
To be brutally honest and if I was the OP, I would be looking at A) my choice of wheel cleaners or in the case that the OP has someone else looking after the vehicle detailing B) having a little chat with them.
It's common in the UK for the corner car wash places (and some mobile 'detailers') to use these harsh chemicals (I see it all the time) - remember that they are working to a price and are looking for quick, easy results with minimal manual input i.e. not thinking long term.
I was in Kia with my daily and I refurbished the callipers on that last year - at ten years old (pre refurb) they were in far better condition than some cars I looked at that were in for their first service ...
My partners brother has just picked up a 1.5 year old Nissan from the main dealers, his callipers look exactly like the OP's. I didn't have the heart to mention it to him when he came around to show me the car - he's not a car person and he thinks the cars great, so why spoil it for him.
Unfortunately, it's a very common sight on a typical UK car park
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IMO, yes. I'd worry about things like binding, seal issues, heat dissipation issues if you run hard. I'd also worry about what the hell else is effected.
To be fair, I don't think you can pin this particular issue of Ford ...True, all good points. Remember:
Mate, can't I have a little bit of fun? I have a lemon of a car and I'm struggling to sell it, I'm going to suffer thousands of pounds of financial loss.To be fair, I don't think you can pin this particular issue of Ford ...
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Did you find some other damage as well? I would have thought that if @WD Pro was right the worst case would be replacing the calipers - probably not that expensive?
How is your car a lemon ? What else is going on other than calipers not looking pretty ?