car dude Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Has any body else had these problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragpack70 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 I haven't seen anything like that on my Vapor/Black striped 2008, but it's garaged, low miles, not driven in bad weather, and generally not washed with a lot of soap and water. And we live in the new American desert. Your pictures remind me of an old OMNI magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imatk Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Do you live somewhere that would have salt on the roads? I haven't seen anything like that on mine as yet. I know some of the earlier models had issues with the front lip of the hood like yours. Like a sealant issue with the aluminum, so I think that's probably what you're seeing there. Is that the door jamb with the surface rust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blotto Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 My hood turned to aluminum oxide. Car has always been garaged. Ford told me too bad because it wasn't rusted through! I love the car but it's the last Ford product for me. Replaced it with Tru-Fiber hood. I can't wait to see what happens to the new all aluminum F150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Maybe cathodic protection would be in order if you live near salt water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskanKR Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 It looks to me like a lack of upkeep. Those areas look pretty bad and they didn't get that way overnight. Did you buy it new? AK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSGT500 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 My hood turned to aluminum oxide. Car has always been garaged. Ford told me too bad because it wasn't rusted through! I love the car but it's the last Ford product for me. Replaced it with Tru-Fiber hood. I can't wait to see what happens to the new all aluminum F150. I had the same hood problem on my Mustang and both of my Explorers. Has Ford learned how to paint aluminum yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted April 14, 2015 Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 I had the same hood problem on my Mustang and both of my Explorers. Has Ford learned how to paint aluminum yet? If not, they're gonna get schooled real soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car dude Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 It looks to me like a lack of upkeep. Those areas look pretty bad and they didn't get that way overnight. Did you buy it new? AK. The rust along the Read window channel was not visible because the paint had lifted but you could not tell. It wasn't until the paint started flaking away that you could see the rust.the hood and trunk lid problems just appeared.there is no salt on the roads here.the ford collision center manager told me that they just replaced a 2013 GT500 hood with the same problems. I know a painter at a really big auto collision shop and he was telling me what a Ford rep was telling him about the 2015 f150.they are already having oxidation issues.when you paint aluminum you can not have any kind of metal contamination. I am not expecting much from ford they don't really seem to care. So when they officiallyturn me down I will make sure that anyone I meet that is considering buying a ford I will let them know how they do business. My car is well cared for but its a daily driver and parked out side all the time but that is no excuse for a six in a half to seven year old car to have these problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 The F150 may only see a year or two of "all aluminum" production... Could be an exercise in futility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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