Brand new rusted Mustang
4/18/12, 07:01 AM
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Brand new rusted Mustang
Just bought my fifth Mustang a 2012 V6 Premium. Love her. I pulled of the rear wheels to put on mud flaps. What I saw behind the disc was sickening. RUST, RUST, and more RUST! I bought a car with 1/2 a mile on the odometer and parts under her are all rust! I am told this is the norm. Uncoated metal rusts.
I expect a brand new Mustang to have parts that look brand new too.
Am I right?
I expect a brand new Mustang to have parts that look brand new too.
Am I right?
4/18/12, 07:40 AM
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Just bought my fifth Mustang a 2012 V6 Premium. Love her. I pulled of the rear wheels to put on mud flaps. What I saw behind the disc was sickening. RUST, RUST, and more RUST! I bought a car with 1/2 a mile on the odometer and parts under her are all rust! I am told this is the norm. Uncoated metal rusts.
I expect a brand new Mustang to have parts that look brand new too.
Am I right?
I expect a brand new Mustang to have parts that look brand new too.
Am I right?
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4/18/12, 08:38 AM
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4/18/12, 08:39 AM
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So you accept the problem and suggest I spend my money do correct FORD's omission???
4/18/12, 08:42 AM
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4/18/12, 08:46 AM
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So you do not mind parts that look like crap on your Mustang? Do all of you work for FORD? Things get changed in our country when we stop accepting a wrong.
4/18/12, 08:47 AM
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And to answer your question, yes, I can accept having a rusty axle as it is not a defect nor will it in any way affect anything with the vehicle unless you plan on making it a show car and using mirrors for people to see the underside.Getting upset about this is about like getting upset about the rust that naturally occurs on the rotors as well.
4/18/12, 08:47 AM
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If I spent $32,000.00 for a plate of food it better look great and taste great. I will not accept brown lettuce.....
So you do not think we deserve parts to match the car?
You make FORD proud.
So you do not think we deserve parts to match the car?
You make FORD proud.
4/18/12, 08:50 AM
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4/18/12, 08:51 AM
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well considering that is the highest dollar plate of food EVER, it better be able to feed me for the next 25 years as well. The axle will last, nothing to be upset about, look at any other number of vehicles and I GUARANTEE that you will find similar result. I guarantee that a 60k diesel truck from anyone of the big three will have a similarly rusted axle.
4/18/12, 08:51 AM
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4/18/12, 08:53 AM
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Friend, if you find it unacceptable, you can certainly attempt to return the car. I believe you will be disappointed, however. Getting full value back on an item such as this is highly unlikely.
I believe most any court would rule that both Ford and the dealer have "substantially performed" in the vehicle delivery, and that at no time were you or any other Mustang purchaser promised a vehicle where all metal surfaces will be treated, coated, painted or rust-free.
Truth is, these cars are a giant leap is corrosion-proofing from decades past.
If you decide to keep the car, why not make cleaning and coating the axle your first mod?
Ultimately you have the right to decide for yourself what to do, and I will certainly respect whatever decision you make.
I believe most any court would rule that both Ford and the dealer have "substantially performed" in the vehicle delivery, and that at no time were you or any other Mustang purchaser promised a vehicle where all metal surfaces will be treated, coated, painted or rust-free.
Truth is, these cars are a giant leap is corrosion-proofing from decades past.
If you decide to keep the car, why not make cleaning and coating the axle your first mod?
Ultimately you have the right to decide for yourself what to do, and I will certainly respect whatever decision you make.
4/18/12, 08:57 AM
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See my reply to Steve.
Your standards are lower than mine. Brand new to me means new and without tearing the car apart to have a part analyzed, appearance dictates NEW.
I cannot believe no one wants FORD to coat all of our parts that can be affected by moisture.
Keep lowering standards and eventually you get nothing but crap.
So if new parents have a child and told the child has cancer, but the doctor tells them he still looks good from this view. So the parents do not get upset and accept "Rust" in their baby?
Your standards are lower than mine. Brand new to me means new and without tearing the car apart to have a part analyzed, appearance dictates NEW.
I cannot believe no one wants FORD to coat all of our parts that can be affected by moisture.
Keep lowering standards and eventually you get nothing but crap.
So if new parents have a child and told the child has cancer, but the doctor tells them he still looks good from this view. So the parents do not get upset and accept "Rust" in their baby?
4/18/12, 09:01 AM
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See my reply to Steve.
Your standards are lower than mine. Brand new to me means new and without tearing the car apart to have a part analyzed, appearance dictates NEW.
I cannot believe no one wants FORD to coat all of our parts that can be affected by moisture.
Keep lowering standards and eventually you get nothing but crap.
So if new parents have a child and told the child has cancer, but the doctor tells them he still looks good from this view. So the parents do not get upset and accept "Rust" in their baby?
Your standards are lower than mine. Brand new to me means new and without tearing the car apart to have a part analyzed, appearance dictates NEW.
I cannot believe no one wants FORD to coat all of our parts that can be affected by moisture.
Keep lowering standards and eventually you get nothing but crap.
So if new parents have a child and told the child has cancer, but the doctor tells them he still looks good from this view. So the parents do not get upset and accept "Rust" in their baby?
4/18/12, 09:04 AM
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We all hate the axle rust. Even Ford engineering guys do - they have posted keep letting Ford higher ups know about it. So write a letter to corporate instead of pitchin' a fit and battling everyone here as just a newbie. Lousy way to join our forum friend. I'd say welcome but I bet you're going to fade away quick and just joined to ditch like the some other 1post wonders do.
I know several that have cleaned it up and painted it. I haven't on my Bullitt but here's the good news.... I haven't either on my '83 F150 4x4. It sits out all year up here in the mountains, has 253,000 miles on it. And you know what? The surface rust hasn't impeded longevity, nor has the axle fallen apart. lol
From an engineer that used to post here:
I know several that have cleaned it up and painted it. I haven't on my Bullitt but here's the good news.... I haven't either on my '83 F150 4x4. It sits out all year up here in the mountains, has 253,000 miles on it. And you know what? The surface rust hasn't impeded longevity, nor has the axle fallen apart. lol
From an engineer that used to post here:
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Oh, and as far as the rust is concerned, we hate it too. All I can say is write lots of letters to Ford asking them to make your Mustang's steel powertrain components (driveshaft, axle, etc...) come painted from the factory because you don't like rusty car parts. Customer feedback is sometimes absolutely necessary to make a change that, to many of us, should seem so obvious and simple. Fill out those customer surveys that you get in the mail. They really matter.
Oh, and as far as the rust is concerned, we hate it too. All I can say is write lots of letters to Ford asking them to make your Mustang's steel powertrain components (driveshaft, axle, etc...) come painted from the factory because you don't like rusty car parts. Customer feedback is sometimes absolutely necessary to make a change that, to many of us, should seem so obvious and simple. Fill out those customer surveys that you get in the mail. They really matter.
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4/18/12, 09:08 AM
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See my reply to Steve.
Your standards are lower than mine. Brand new to me means new and without tearing the car apart to have a part analyzed, appearance dictates NEW.
I cannot believe no one wants FORD to coat all of our parts that can be affected by moisture.
Keep lowering standards and eventually you get nothing but crap.
So if new parents have a child and told the child has cancer, but the doctor tells them he still looks good from this view. So the parents do not get upset and accept "Rust" in their baby?
Your standards are lower than mine. Brand new to me means new and without tearing the car apart to have a part analyzed, appearance dictates NEW.
I cannot believe no one wants FORD to coat all of our parts that can be affected by moisture.
Keep lowering standards and eventually you get nothing but crap.
So if new parents have a child and told the child has cancer, but the doctor tells them he still looks good from this view. So the parents do not get upset and accept "Rust" in their baby?