Paint Bubbling on Front Lip of Hood
5/3/14, 08:34 PM
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It will. The best fix is a new hood, but even if they gave a new hood, unless Ford fixed the problem (which they haven't in the last 10 years ... unless they did with the 2013/14 cars) then that new hood is going to get bubbling within 3 years also.
Very bad, Ford. Are you listening?
Very bad, Ford. Are you listening?
its still one effin awesome car.
5/3/14, 08:45 PM
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Because I love the car, I have had a higher tolerance for the issues with it. If it were just daily transport, I'd have dumped it.
Curiously, other than the hood issue which showed up after warranty, my 05 was completely bullet proof, and still is with 160 000 km on it. My 2012 not so much.
5/12/14, 09:02 AM
#23
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How is this still a problem?
I had a Miata that went 250,000 miles in all weather (and salt exposure) with an aluminum hood that showed no signs of bubbling or aluminum rust at all.
What is Ford going to do with the all aluminum F-150?
I had a Miata that went 250,000 miles in all weather (and salt exposure) with an aluminum hood that showed no signs of bubbling or aluminum rust at all.
What is Ford going to do with the all aluminum F-150?
5/21/14, 09:30 PM
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5/22/14, 06:00 PM
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heres a pic of a 2014 mustang hood at the cleveland auto show:
6/10/14, 07:55 AM
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Add me to the list of owners with the bubbling hood lip. Just noticed it yesterday and took it in to the dealer to look at and document. They will let me know Ford's decision next week. Warranty runs out in a month.
Why is this still a problem? My 05's hood looks like crap and there is not a fleck of bubbling anywhere else on the car! Come on, Ford ...
Why is this still a problem? My 05's hood looks like crap and there is not a fleck of bubbling anywhere else on the car! Come on, Ford ...
Now I see that my hood is all bubbled on the front edge and underneath. I bought the car from my brother and I know it was kept in a heated garage. So I go to the dealer to open a claim and I find out that the car is over three years old, so too bad, Ford wins. I have to give them credit, they have hubris. As long as the customer doesn't notice in three years..."oh well." A tech at the dealer says they get 30+ corrosion claims every year. Liftgate on the SUVs included.
The F150 will be mostly aluminum? OMG, their paint process is way out of control and now they're just pressing on. Non American car companies have been using aluminum for years without this problem, I think Ford isn't quite ready to run with the big dogs yet.
I keep telling myself I didn't pay for quality build, I paid for the 400+ HP and awesome styling. So its a bargain, right? Right? I feel butthurt.
Its not worth it to me. Never again. When the body falls off in another 5 years, I'll transplant the drivetrain into one of my Audis.
That's my rant. I don't know how you die hard Ford guys justify the sloppy build.
PS. The license plate just screws into the plastic bumper? How many time can you do that before the holes get stretched out?
Bruch
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6/10/14, 11:01 AM
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Got my car back today. They replaced the hood. They also replaced the 3M rock chip protector I had on as well.
Here's to hoping I get more than 3 years out of this hood.
Here's to hoping I get more than 3 years out of this hood.
6/10/14, 07:41 PM
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Your best bet is going to be starting with your dealer, then escalating it to the regional customer service person for Ford in your area. Deysha can help with that, if you want. Unfortunately, the 3/36 warranty is all that covers the paint, unless it "perforates" which is covered under a 5/60 warranty. However, Ford knows this happens more than it should on multiple vehicles, as Bruch said above (Expedition tailgates happen a lot too). I'm in the midst of doing that now and will post what's happened with my car once I have something more concrete.
6/11/14, 06:23 AM
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You can schedule an appointment online here. Let me know the outcome.
Your best bet is going to be starting with your dealer, then escalating it to the regional customer service person for Ford in your area. Deysha can help with that, if you want. Unfortunately, the 3/36 warranty is all that covers the paint, unless it "perforates" which is covered under a 5/60 warranty. ...
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6/13/14, 12:13 PM
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Ford sent my car out about a year ago per my comment above to get the hood painted at their local paint shop and I got it back the next day and they did a fantastic job and I have had no issues with it at all..
very pleased with Ford and my warranty is out now except the drivetrain warranty and I still have a 5 yr/unlimited mileage rust throught on the car.
very pleased with Ford and my warranty is out now except the drivetrain warranty and I still have a 5 yr/unlimited mileage rust throught on the car.
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6/17/14, 02:40 PM
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Deysha - PM sent. Need help escalating my claim, dealer just advised that Ford denied their request to repair the corrosion on my hood. I'm at 35700 miles on my CPO 11 GT...
6/18/14, 06:41 AM
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Ford sent my car out about a year ago per my comment above to get the hood painted at their local paint shop and I got it back the next day and they did a fantastic job and I have had no issues with it at all..
very pleased with Ford and my warranty is out now except the drivetrain warranty and I still have a 5 yr/unlimited mileage rust throught on the car.
very pleased with Ford and my warranty is out now except the drivetrain warranty and I still have a 5 yr/unlimited mileage rust throught on the car.
Deysha