I suggest that you all go to this web-site and file yours and this will get Ford off there lazy butts to get something done about this issue before we have no vehicle left. I took and contacted to file a complaint with them to pass it onto Ford Motor Company, and you can contact them to with your state abbreviation before the word dot in the web address and it will take you to your states. I took my SUV in to Gary Crossly Ford while still under warranty to have the recalls fixed but I had them also look at the paint job from the Body Service Manager and had him put it in writing to what the problem might be and his response was that there was a bad adhesive applied before the paint was applied. I contacted Fords main headquarters in MI and they told me the same thing that it was not there problem because a recall or not enough complaints have been filed to address this issue and one thing that surprises me is that everywhere I look I find that many people are having the same problem with there vehicle. I have a 2003 Ford Escape XLS I also have the problem with the paint continuing to peel off the SUV, my passenger door, the deck lid, the roof and under the hood. Those quotes were $587.00 and $644.00.! That’s the first and last Ford vehicle we will ever purchase. warrenty, the dealer basically stated “Not our problem”, and gave us two body shops to get quotes. We have a 2003 Ford Escape XLS, with paint continueing to peel off on the rear hatch, left and right sides, below the window, since 68.000 km.Even with our extended 6 year, 120,000 km. I will be paying for this but at the same time our domestic auto makers should not wonder why more and more people are switching to better built and more reliable forgein automobiles!!! Who will pay at the end? I attended a couple Ford dealers who would not stand up to the plate and do repairs unless I paid. I have a 2003 Expedition which has paint bubbles appearing since 2005 and only worsened with time. The database also provides a great deal of information on technical service bulletins. You can enter your year, make and model to read about consumer complaints. I strongly suggest both of you visit the defects and recalls database at the Nathional Hiighway Traffic and Safety Adminsitration website. I have a 2003 Ford escape with paint flaking off of the roof behind the sunroof. What can I do? I have sent certified letters to the President and Board of Directors, still no results. The local dealer stated this indeed is a factory defect. I keep getting form letters saying they will check into it. I have tried to deal with Ford in this matter with no results. I have a 2003 Expedition Eddie Bauer, my paint is bubbling on the tail gate and under the hood. Share this post: 659 Responses to “More problems for Ford-Paint Defects in 2000-2005 models” If we are able to help, there is no cost to you at any time!
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If you live in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, or Ohio, feel free to call us at 1-800-LEMON LAW (1-80), and we’ll be happy to answer your questions, address your concerns, and – if applicable – file a claim on your behalf. Needless to say this is a huge inconvenience to automobile owners. Ford cannot guarantee this repair will eliminate all the iron corrosion or prevent other areas from bubbling or blistering in the future.” This repair is so difficult that CAS recommends the best fix is to replace the corroded part with a primed steel part and paint it. The TSB requires ‘extreme care to be taken’ including special tools and segregated work areas to remove the corrosion by blasting, re-priming and repainting. “This is a very expensive defect to remedy. 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.”ĬAS Executive Director Clarence Ditlow said: This is due to iron contamination of the aluminum panel… Ford’s Scientific Research Laboratory has performed a number of tests on vehicle body parts returned for corrosion related concerns. Affected models are the 2000-04 Crown Victoria, Taurus, Expedition, F-150, Ranger Mercury Grand Marquis, Sable Lincoln LS, Town Car Navigator and the 2000-05 Explorer, Mercury Mountaineer.Īccording to the TSB, “Some vehicles may exhibit a bubbling or blistering under the paint on aluminum body parts. Ford Service Bulletin Shows Paint Defect On Many 2000-2005 Modelsįord has issued a Technical Service Bulletin that shows a major paint defect in many large 2000-05 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars, trucks and SUVs that used aluminum body parts (hoods and fenders) to reduce vehicle weight.
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