Paint Issues

[Darel]

^^ Welcome to the Forum.
That is unacceptable in my book. I'd be very interested in what the dealer/Ford has to say. Corrosion on aluminum panels is covered for 5 years, unlimited mileage but rust is another thing. Surface rust caused by exposure to the elements is not covered, The Corrosion Coverage Period covers sheet metal panels and is also for 5 years, unlimited mileage but only applies if the panel becomes perforated due to a manufacturing defect.
The picture seems to show surface rust that isn't perforated. Good luck.

Peter

Well, Ford did replace our door under warranty. Might depend on your dealer though. Our Explorer wasn't even two years old yet when this happened. Just like the previous posters, our explorer is always garaged, washed/waxed regularly, never exposed to any salt. Disappointed that they had to replace the door. I defiantly think it's a Manufactuing defect on some of the doors.

 

[peterk9]

Yup, that's pretty much the way our passenger side front door looked. I did spray some fluid film in through the drain holes on the replacement door & the other doors. Hopefully this will help preventing this from happening again. Interesting that it seems it's the passenger side front door that is having this issue.

If you live in a place that uses salt or another product in the wintertime t wouldn't be surprised to see the doors on the passenger side be affected more since that is usually where the melted snow ends up due to most roads have slope toward the edges.

Peter

 

[Darel]

If you live in a place that uses salt or another product in the wintertime t wouldn't be surprised to see the doors on the passenger side be affected more since that is usually where the melted snow ends up due to most roads have slope toward the edges.

Peter

Sounds like a possibility. But when your vehicle has not been driven in the snow or any bad weather and sits in the garage most of the winter, this should not be happening. We have a 2010 Ford Explorer Sport Trac that we drive in the winter. Which, by the way, does not have any rust on the bottom of the doors.

 

[07EddyB]

Yeah - here in KY we don't have that much snow. They will 'brine' the roads if snow is expected but we aren't exactly in the rust belt. I remember exactly one time the 22 was in the snow - it was back in January of this year. I remember because it's a Timberline and it has a limited slip rear end.
I had a little fun with that.
Other than that my 07 takes the messy stuff and it's not nearly as much fun - in fact it's capable to the point of boring.

 

[Ironworker40]

The brine is worse than the salt I believe.

 

[07EddyB]

The brine is worse than the salt I believe.

I believe it can be. Regardless - it's exposure was minimal. My 07 has been through 17 years of it with no ill effect. I'm not sure at this point if it just affects a few of us or if it's a common issue. If this thread prompted you to check your Explorer and it was OK then please check in and say so. It may have been a bad batch of doors or something more pervasive - hard to tell from the silence.

 

[wwww]

Can you tell if the bubbling is due to rust? I don't recall any other posts with a similar issue. If they replace te door, I hope that they can get a good colour match. Please keep us updated. Thanks.

Any bubbling will be rust starting, I am still trying to get them to cover it as I am just out of the 3 year warranty period. Door replacement is ideal, and any good bodyshop will be able to color match and blend out the fender and rear door. I work at one and we replace panels every day, and they all leave without color issues. I have some little bubbles on every door, passenger front is far worse than the rest though so I am mostly concerned with getting that one replaced and I will clean up the others while it's in the shop.