[Capt. Nemo]

Dealership called today. Chrysler is requesting more pictures -specifically, overall pictures of the entire hood so they can see that the hood hasn't been repainted since I've had the car. I have to go back down to the dealership on Tuesday so the pictures can be taken.

 

[BlackRT313]

Dealership called today. Chrysler is requesting more pictures -specifically, overall pictures of the entire hood so they can see that the hood hasn't been repainted since I've had the car. I have to go back down to the dealership on Tuesday so the pictures can be taken.

How fast do they intend of fixing this issue after the pictures have been submitted?

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[Capt. Nemo]

How fast do they intend of fixing this issue after the pictures have been submitted?

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No timeframe. I'll ask on Tuesday.

 

[Ny scat]

If they give you a new hood they can paint it and then call u when it's done and put it on in front of you.. I would want a new one just so you don't have to leave the car longer than a couple hours for there mistake ....


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[Montreal300]

That definitely looks like crap. This is a paint prep issue nothing more nothing less. My 2006 and a buddies 2005 are built the same way with the same materials. No corrosion and he drives year round in the winter salt dump..

 

[BlackRT313]

If they give you a new hood they can paint it and then call u when it's done and put it on in front of you.. I would want a new one just so you don't have to leave the car longer than a couple hours for there mistake ....

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That's a good point. They'll probably want to keep the car to match the paint right though.

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[BlackRT313]

That definitely looks like crap. This is a paint prep issue nothing more nothing less. My 2006 and a buddies 2005 are built the same way with the same materials. No corrosion and he drives year round in the winter salt dump..

What kind of paint prep? Sanding the welds down?

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[Montreal300]

If a lot of you SP are seeing this garbage, it's going to have to be a new hood. Someone should try to check this out with a scope. If the inside is corroded and they don't want to replace the hood' I'd want an extended warranty.

 

[Apples]

Ugh, here is mine. The white that surrounds the striker and holes wipes off but within seconds comes back (I wiped the areas down prior to taking pictures). Possibly related to the issue?

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[BlackRT313]

Ugh, here is mine. The white that surrounds the striker and holes wipes off but within seconds comes back (I wiped the areas down prior to taking pictures). Possibly related to the issue?

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Wow! I thought mine looked bad but that looks to be the worst yet.

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[Capt. Nemo]

Ugh, here is mine. The white that surrounds the striker and holes wipes off but within seconds comes back (I wiped the areas down prior to taking pictures). Possibly related to the issue?

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Sheesh! What year is your car?

 

[Apples]

It's an early 2016.


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[Montreal300]

What kind of paint prep? Sanding the welds down?

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Paint prep is cleaning the parts (chemically or physically) to expose bare metal and priming the whole thing to seal and protect the metal. To me it looks like poor cleaning and not enough primer.

 

[Montreal300]

The white stuff is aluminium oxide (aluminium rust so to speak). Weak battery acid will clean it off. All of the Aluminiun panels and pieces are treated with an aluminium specific primer.
The brown is iron oxide or just plain old rust. The mild steel parts need to be treated differently.

One of the biggest problems with Aluminium is paint adhesion. If the surface and priming aren't perfect, the surface corrodes and the paint just peels off. Ford is having problems and have issued a 5 year guarantee on perforation and paint adhesion.

 

[BlackRT313]

The white stuff is aluminium oxide (aluminium rust so to speak). Weak battery acid will clean it off. All of the Aluminiun panels and pieces are treated with an aluminium specific primer.
The brown is iron oxide or just plain old rust. The mild steel parts need to be treated differently.

One of the biggest problems with Aluminium is paint adhesion. If the surface and priming aren't perfect, the surface corrodes and the paint just peels off. Ford is having problems and have issued a 5 year guarantee on perforation and paint adhesion.

Do you think our hoods can be fixed properly at the dealership or would we need new hoods?

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[Stevetod]

Well I just checked my SP and you can add my car to the list with corrosion. Looks like this is a wide spread issue and Dodge needs to get involved on this.

 

[BlackRT313]

Well I just checked my SP and you can add my car to the list with corrosion. Looks like this is a wide spread issue and Dodge needs to get involved on this.

I bet it will be a huge headache too. I plan to go to the dealership Tues morning to address this issue.

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[Montreal300]

If they plan to hot dip the hood to remove all of the paint and primer and then reprime everything, that would work but would be more expensive than a new hood. I think you guys are going to have a battle on your hands. Like I said before, get an extended warranty for whatever they do including adhesion.

 

[Stevetod]

Will a new hood solve the problem or will it just reappear .....

 

[BlackRT313]

If they plan to hot dip the hood to remove all of the paint and primer and then reprime everything, that would work but would be more expensive than a new hood. I think you guys are going to have a battle on you hands. Like I said before, get an extended warranty for whatever they do including adhesion.

I thought it might possibly be a matter of repainting the underside of the hood only but this seems to be way more complex but maybe necessary. I bet they're going to try a quick fix just to shut us up.

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