Rust Bubble on Hood

[Marine One]

I went out to wash my 07 GT today and found an approximately 1 inch long rust bubble on the front lip of the hood, just above the driver side headlight. It appears to have started underneath the hood at a weld. There is a similar spot in the same area on the underside of the passerngers side as well. I've owned this car since August 2006.

This is the third really stupid thing that has happened with this car. The first was that the passenger bucket seat leather cover was loose. The dealer replaced the seat, but not before we had to go through all of the "mother may I" BS with Ford to get them to authorize the repair. They were supposed to replace the leather cover but did such a crappy repair job that they just finally pulled a complete seat out of a new car on the lot. The second thing was that my facory 17 inch spoke alloy wheels started to corrode. The dealer service manager replaced those under warranty. Now we've got this with the sheetmetal rusting. Granted I live at the beach but I'm not having this problem with any of my other cars here, nor did I have any rust issues with my 95 or 96 Stangs while living out here.
I guess next week I'll take it back to the body shop of the dealership where I bought it. No doubt we'll have to go through the same "mother may I" BS again with with Ford. It ought to be interesting to see them try to get out of this one.
I just can't even bear the thought of putting this otherwise spotless car into the paint booth. Rust on a less than two year old car, even back in the dark days of the 70s and 80s in Detroit was unheard of. I'm to the point that I don't even want this damn car anymore.

 

[stang8urimport]

Sucks man. I know how you feel about hating the new S197s. I had one I HATED... So I sold it and bought another lol. No real problems with this one.... yet.

 

[mwhite29]

I went out to wash my 07 GT today and found an approximately 1 inch long rust bubble on the front lip of the hood, just above the driver side headlight. It appears to have started underneath the hood at a weld. There is a similar spot in the same area on the underside of the passerngers side as well. I've owned this car since August 2006.

This is the third really stupid thing that has happened with this car. The first was that the passenger bucket seat leather cover was loose. The dealer replaced the seat, but not before we had to go through all of the "mother may I" BS with Ford to get them to authorize the repair. They were supposed to replace the leather cover but did such a crappy repair job that they just finally pulled a complete seat out of a new car on the lot. The second thing was that my facory 17 inch spoke alloy wheels started to corrode. The dealer service manager replaced those under warranty. Now we've got this with the sheetmetal rusting. Granted I live at the beach but I'm not having this problem with any of my other cars here, nor did I have any rust issues with my 95 or 96 Stangs while living out here.
I guess next week I'll take it back to the body shop of the dealership where I bought it. No doubt we'll have to go through the same "mother may I" BS again with with Ford. It ought to be interesting to see them try to get out of this one.
I just can't even bear the thought of putting this otherwise spotless car into the paint booth. Rust on a less than two year old car, even back in the dark days of the 70s and 80s in Detroit was unheard of. I'm to the point that I don't even want this damn car anymore.

I have the same thing on the driver side hood lip.

 

[partsbill]

there is a TSB from ford about this problem, my hood is doing the same thing.
2005-2007 Mustang
TSB# 06-25-15
article supersedes TSB 04-25-1 to update the vehicle model years.
ISSUE:
Some vehicles may exhibit a bubbling or blistering under the paint on aluminum body parts. This is due to iron contamination of the aluminum panel.
ACTION:
This TSB provides service tips and procedures, outlining methods to properly prepare and protect aluminum body parts from cross contamination.
BACKGROUND

Ford's Scientific Research Laboratory has performed a number of tests on vehicle body parts returned for corrosion related concerns. Testing has revealed that the aluminum corrosion was caused by iron particles working their way into the aluminum body part, prior to it being painted.

 

[Marine One]

So we've got one other person here with the same thing & Ford has a TSB out on the issue. Just curious, has anyone tried to get a warranty repair done on this problem?
This is just such BS on a car that stickered for nearly $35K.
I love Mustangs but this will definitely be my last ford for awhile.

 

[mrv8outboard]

i had my local dealer fix this issue. he replaced the hood rather than fix it. because there would be no real way of stopping the corrosion. it is not rust, it is corrosion. the hood is aluminum.

 

[The Fang]

Take note that a TSB is only a service notice and not a recall. Which means TSB=SOL. Now I'm not sure but what is the warranty coverage on the body and paint anyway?

 

[Snooze]

5yr unlimited km corrosion and new car warranty...

Stop complaining like there is nothing to do about it.
Take it into the dealer. show them, and have it replaced..
Ta-Da. Just like magic it will be brand new -.-

 

[Marine One]

5yr unlimited km corrosion and new car warranty...

Stop complaining like there is nothing to do about it.
Take it into the dealer. show them, and have it replaced..
Ta-Da. Just like magic it will be brand new -.-

You're missing my point. It should have never happened in the first place. Actually, it will not "Just like magic be brand new". It will be a nearly new car with a new hood and non-factory paint. And that is assuming they don't screw something else up when they have it in for the repair. And like I said in my original post, this is the third stupid thing that has gone wrong with this car.

 

[Snooze]

I'll put this as lightly as i can.

It's only a Ford.

There are many car manufacturers that use better paint, and have higher quality manufacturing.
Honda for 1. my sister has sworn by honda, and i've detailed her cars for years. everyone has been excellent.
But you don't get a 300hp engine, and a sport suspension.

Regaurdless of a $35k price tag. Mustang is the classic example of "poor man go fast" Your not paying for 6coats of paint and 3 coats of clearcoat. Your paying for a strong v8, and the name "Mustang"

i spent $50kcdn on a new STI.. believe me when i say the paint is the worst i have ever seen. the smallest rock Will leave a paint chip down to bare metal.. it gouge's like clay. but flat out the box, the sti is far more capable than the mustang, but the interior feel's alot cheaper. I get what i payed for.

If you wanted a v8, with pure unadulturated quality, then the bmw 08' m6 is the way to go.
But if your a loyal Ford enthusiast, then things like these will have to be dealt with, with the partiality of a "Car" enthusiast.

 

[Marine One]

I'll put this as lightly as i can.

It's only a Ford.

There are many car manufacturers that use better paint, and have higher quality manufacturing.
Honda for 1. my sister has sworn by honda, and i've detailed her cars for years. everyone has been excellent.
But you don't get a 300hp engine, and a sport suspension.

Regaurdless of a $35k price tag. Mustang is the classic example of "poor man go fast" Your not paying for 6coats of paint and 3 coats of clearcoat. Your paying for a strong v8, and the name "Mustang"

i spent $50kcdn on a new STI.. believe me when i say the paint is the worst i have ever seen. the smallest rock Will leave a paint chip down to bare metal.. it gouge's like clay. but flat out the box, the sti is far more capable than the mustang, but the interior feel's alot cheaper. I get what i payed for.

If you wanted a v8, with pure unadulturated quality, then the bmw 08' m6 is the way to go.
But if your a loyal Ford enthusiast, then things like these will have to be dealt with, with the partiality of a "Car" enthusiast.

I understand and respect, but do not agree with your point. I've had two previous Mustangs of recent vintage--a 96 Cobra convertible, and a 95 GT convertible. I never had the problems with interior, wheels and now paint/corrosion that I'm having with this car. I think that any car regardless of cost or manufacturer should be able to go 17 months without corrosion problems. After all this isn't a Kia or a Yugo...

 

[Snooze]

lol. Indeed. Thankfully it's not either of those cars.

I guess i'm just pushing the thought -- If you had bought a supercar (even the ford GT) then i could seriously understand wanting to gouge the eye's out of whomever thought of the idea of trying to save money on a supercar buy cutting the preperation time before paint in half!

my STI's clutch pedal squeeked after the first few months of driving.
I did glaze it pretty severly on a road course a couple of times, but hell.
The cause of the squeek was a damaged sleeve. the entire clutch assembelly was replaced under full warrenty and the mechanic that performed the work clearly noted on the warrenty papers that the clutch had severe burn marks from being pushed too hard.

oh -- and.. If you take it in for warrenty, and the paint match isn't Perfect. Its not your problem. It's theirs, anything the dealer does to persude you otherwise is a scaretactic.
All you have to do is either
A: Show them a copy of their warrenty with the section pertaining to the corrosion.
B:Threaten to report them to FordUSA/Can
C:Write FordUSA/Can with your problem, pictures, dealer attitude and solution, and exerts from their warrenty cards to support your side.

If you are intent on protecting your vehicle. Before the work is done, have their manager SIGN OFF on a peice of paper saying that your vehicle is in Perfect Condition. other words.
Have the manager walk your car looking for problems. any problem found (other than what will be repaired) is written down..
you both sign off, and thus - if they cause any damage. you can clearly say that the damage was not there before they recieved the car, and a member of the dealership also agree's that the car was in X condition before hand.

If your dealership isn't willing to go to perform some special requests once in awhile. Then you definatly need to find another dealer.
Because of that -- my mustang still get's oil changes and regular maintence at my subaru dealer.

 

[bigcat]

i was trying to stay out of the thread, but i work in the body shop. i can guarantee that all manufacturers have some defects in paint/corrosion. everyone likes to think their car is perfect. i can walk up to it and point out all kinds of defects that the owner never noticed.

i think you are blowing it out of proportion. either find a good repair shop you can trust with quality work or sell the car. be done with it. this is such a small issue.

 

[Marine One]

i was trying to stay out of the thread, but i work in the body shop. i can guarantee that all manufacturers have some defects in paint/corrosion. everyone likes to think their car is perfect. i can walk up to it and point out all kinds of defects that the owner never noticed.

i think you are blowing it out of proportion. either find a good repair shop you can trust with quality work or sell the car. be done with it. this is such a small issue.

I guess since it's my car I don't see it as such a small issue. But then I'm the guy who really takes pride in the appearance of his vehicles, and usually parks far away from others in parking lots, etc... There are three spots on the hood; two are on the underside, and the third started on the underside and has wrapped itself around to the front hood lip. It looks to me like the car needs a new hood to be made right. Then we go through all the issues with the paint not matching, overspray, tape lines, the durability issue of paint applied at a body shop as opposed to the factory, etc., etc.. As for finding a repair shop I can trust, not sure how that works with the warranty given that my stealership has their own body shop. I've actually considered just buying a hood in my factory color from new car takeoffs and taking care of this myself. From my perspective (again as the owner/customer), a car ceases to be considered "original" and looses value once it's been in a body shop & repainted, unless it in no way shows that it's been there. Again, speaking as a customer, I shouldn't have to go through this kind of grief with a nearly new car.

 

[ARTTII]

Can you post a picture so we can all see how big or small the issue is?

If you haven't, I would talk to your dealer (and others if you don't like the first response). If it really is a noticeable defect, I'm sure they will take care of it w/o grief.

 

[JOEGTS]

I read this thread yesterday and didn't really pay to much attention to it. Today I changed the oil on my 08 CS/GT and noticed it has the same corrosion on the drivers side of the hood as explained in the thread. I puchased my car in 11/2007 and it has 559 miles on it. My car sits in the garage under a cover and only gets driven every few weeks to events. I was shocked that after it's fourth year of production, Ford could not of fixed this by now! I have worked in the automotive industry since 1990. I am an MDT for Toyota. Every car company has its problems. Some have more problems than others. I just can't believe that they still coming off the assembly line with this problem. This is a prime example why they are in the shape they are in. I would like to add that this is the Seventh mustang I have owned so I have a little experience with the Ponys. I will fix it myself by buying a Steeda cowl hood and having my dealership install and paint it.

 

[Mr_Q]

FACTOID: Only one car manufacture actually hand sands their cars paint in between coats. Ensuring and even coat and an orange peel free coat. And then they only do it on their upper end models. Can you guess who?

Ferrari? Mercedes? BMW? Nope. Lexus.

 

[Marine One]

I read this thread yesterday and didn't really pay to much attention to it. Today I changed the oil on my 08 CS/GT and noticed it has the same corrosion on the drivers side of the hood as explained in the thread. I puchased my car in 11/2007 and it has 559 miles on it. My car sits in the garage under a cover and only gets driven every few weeks to events. I was shocked that after it's fourth year of production, Ford could not of fixed this by now! I have worked in the automotive industry since 1990. I am an MDT for Toyota. Every car company has its problems. Some have more problems than others. I just can't believe that they still coming off the assembly line with this problem. This is a prime example why they are in the shape they are in. I would like to add that this is the Seventh mustang I have owned so I have a little experience with the Ponys. I will fix it myself by buying a Steeda cowl hood and having my dealership install and paint it.

Obviously I feel your pain. Thanks for adding your input to this thread. I agree that you'd think they'd have a handle on this problem by now. Hopefully the dealer will be receptive to hood replacement. My concern is that if this is an issue with cars that are still coming off the line, a new hood doesn't sound like its a guarantee that this wont happen again.

 

[bronco78]

As my 05 is on it's third hood (deer vs car....twice) I can not say if my OEM hood had this issue,, I can say the factory part put on two years ago shows no sign of corresion,, And we will justa have to wait and see what happens with this new hood. I know if it does happen,,, A nice new Cervin's hood is going on it

 

[ghedeup123]

Just had to chime in here. I got under the rear of my car a couple weeks ago and was astounded to see that the whole of the rear axle and the shock absorber mounts were very rusty. The car is a month old (08 Mustang GT)

On another board I was advised to get under there and paint it myself, just as others on the board had done. You've got to be kidding me, on a brand new car ??

OK, someone will say, it is only to be expected as it's only a Ford.

Colin