My wifes 2016 Ford Explorer is rusting already...

[letitsnow]

I was looking at her Explorer yesterday and noticed that the paint on the edge of the hood is bubbling in several places. No rock chips, just bubbling paint. We paid a lot of money for that thing!

I'm posting it on this forum mainly just to remind us that buying a newer vehicle isn't always the better option, they aren't problem free either. It is only 3 years old, FFS!

 

[phule]

Pics?

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[Keith Ciaccio]

Fords with bubbling hood? Nah..lol..Common problem with Fords. Primer issue...

 

[Supercharged111]

That may be under warranty

 

[letitsnow]

Here is a pic, but it is hard to see the bubbling. The entire leading edge of the hood is bubbling up. We are going to see if warranty will fix it.

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[Curt]

Here is a pic, but it is hard to see the bubbling. The entire leading edge of the hood is bubbling up. We are going to see if warranty will fix it.

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Ford should cover that under their 5 year/60k mile corrosion warranty. They do state it is covered only if there is perforation. Hopefully your dealership does cover it though.

 

[Supercharged111]

Ford should cover that under their 5 year/60k mile corrosion warranty. They do state it is covered only if there is perforation. Hopefully your dealership does cover it though.

So he's got some time left to accelerate the process if need be.

 

[Oldblue98]

There is a positive side to this .... At least it is not on fire like the old Exploders was known for. But in all seriousness , if the dealer don't give you the satisfaction you think is right, demand to have a appointment with a factory rep ! In my past experience when the dealer tries to blow you off, you can usually get results from the factory rep.

 

[Deuce]

I am surprised to hear that it is not made of aluminum.

 

[someotherguy]

I am surprised to hear that it is not made of aluminum.

They probably are; many of the late model Ford stuff has an aluminum hood even if it's still a vehicle model that otherwise uses steel body panels. Modern Mopars have a lot of aluminum hood / steel body models too. There's currently a 20 page long thread on a Mopar board about corrosion popping up around the steel hood latch plate bonded to the aluminum hood on Chargers (and similar models), even on new cars with practically no miles.

Richard