Outlanders

I'm wondering if anybody has had any issues with the car,
Mine is a 2013 ,it's getting an oil change now and it's got a little rust spot developing under the paint. It's bubbling up but the dealer here doesn't seem confident that corporate will pay for the repair?
They said it looks like there's evidence of paint repair but I bought the car new,it only has 27k miles and never been in any accident , fender bender, or anything like that,
It's in fact pristine.
They said they have to submit pictures to corporate and will let me know.

migs647

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If you indeed bought the car new, I'd push back. They have a corrosion warranty for a reason. Don't let them say no.

Outlanders

Thanks
I'm waiting to hear back from them but I'm surely gonna push back.

mRVRsport

Someone else here (Burtonrider, I think?) had some rust develop also - in the tailgate crease area... right above the license plate area. (try to look up that thread. can't find it at the moment.)

And, that's funny-
They will say anything to lower your expectation of what they can/will do for you...

AWCAWD

If my memory is correct, our forum moderator Burtonrider1002 has reported a while back a rust spot on the edge of the tailgate. Interestingly, he is also from Illinois (I suspect in winter salting is the name of the game there just like here where I live). Underneath my car there are plenty of rust spots on the struts, lower arms, stabilizer bars, muffler, etc. but have not seen yet any on the body paint.

UPDATE: I found the post by Burtonrider
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ou...t-already.html

Burtonrider1002

Yes, as you've now confirmed, that was me.

While I agree the salt in IL is probably not helping anything, I may have mentioned in the thread that I (used to - before I moved to WI) wash my OS at Delta Sonic (Chicagoland and NY chain) VERY frequently, sometimes 3-5 times a week, because I have unlimited washes (it's a monthly plan).

So any salt on the car was pretty short lived...

Outlanders

Hi burtonrider
Did they fix that for you ,?
Mine is right above the license plate area

AWCAWD

I feel silly. You beat me with your post. I must have been looking for the link while you posted yours. The credit for the first responder is all yours.

Burtonrider1002

Unfortunately, it is "only" surface rust, and due to the age/mileage of my OS it isn't covered. Only "perforation" rust is.

Warranty info can be found HERE.

2011 Rust Coverage (>60k miles):





To be honest I thought you were just adding to what he said. It didn't seem to me at all that you were trying to step on his toes.

mRVRsport

Not at all, buddy. YOU found the original thread - i didn't.
It's all good.

mRVRsport

You Got to love how they limit their coverage liability....

"industrial fallout"!
sand
salt
hail
stones

Why don't they just come out and say it directly... 'we won't cover ditty squat.'

Burtonrider1002

Well, to be fair, damage/corrosion due to industrial fallout isn't really their fault. In case you're not familiar with the term, "industrial fallout" is commonly known as "rail dust". It's basically little airborne flakes of metal which land on your paint and eventually begin to rust. Rail car brakes are probably the biggest source of the flakes, hence the nickname rail dust, although even your own brakes can create flakes.

The parking lot at a former job was right next to several freight rail lines. In fact, you can actually still see my OS on Google Maps.




After a while your paint starts to look like this:

mRVRsport

I was half-joking about that industrial comment.
BUT, I now have been clued in.
Thank you.

( I never really thought about locomotive brake dusts... and how it can effect car's paint. Interesting.)

Landshark

you don't need to live/work near rail lines - your brand new car may have been transported by train, and covered in rail dust. also from metal snow plow dust on the road in places that get snow.

white cars seem to have it the worst as its very noticeable.

Burtonrider1002

Oh, of course, however parking next to the freight lines day after day definitely made things a lot worse.