Aluminum fender corroded thru by its attaching Steel Bolt.
08-10-2015, 05:14 PM
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Aluminum fender corroded thru by its attaching Steel Bolt.
Here we go. Front passenger fender has corroded through due to its very own attaching steel bolt and washer.
I guess Ford did not study up on what happened to the old aluminum bodied Land Cruisers that used steel bolts throughout.
History repeats itself.
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08-10-2015, 05:27 PM
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hard to tell,
scrape the paint off gently around the bolt or washer.
sort of hard to tell exactly.
could be bonding sealant or bubbled paint from dissimilar metal corrosion
corrosion doesn't normally make popped bubbles like a dish soap bubble
scrape the paint off gently around the bolt or washer.
sort of hard to tell exactly.
could be bonding sealant or bubbled paint from dissimilar metal corrosion
corrosion doesn't normally make popped bubbles like a dish soap bubble
08-10-2015, 05:43 PM
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My truck. The first layer of aluminum is completely corroded through at the edge of the washer, "southwest quadrant" of my picture if you say up is north.
It is heavy corrosion due to the dissimilar metals, and the other attaching bolts are starting on both front inner fenders where they attach. This truck was built mid December of 2014, so it's had awhile to corrode.
These trucks aren't going to last long since Ford attached all this aluminum with steel bolts and washers, uncoated.
Happy 2 weeks of ownership for me! Already getting 7 major exterior paint defects fixed by Ford.
It is heavy corrosion due to the dissimilar metals, and the other attaching bolts are starting on both front inner fenders where they attach. This truck was built mid December of 2014, so it's had awhile to corrode.
These trucks aren't going to last long since Ford attached all this aluminum with steel bolts and washers, uncoated.
Happy 2 weeks of ownership for me! Already getting 7 major exterior paint defects fixed by Ford.
08-10-2015, 05:49 PM
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08-10-2015, 05:55 PM
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My truck. The first layer of aluminum is completely corroded through at the edge of the washer, "southwest quadrant" of my picture if you say up is north.
It is heavy corrosion due to the dissimilar metals, and the other attaching bolts are starting on both front inner fenders where they attach. This truck was built mid December of 2014, so it's had awhile to corrode.
These trucks aren't going to last long since Ford attached all this aluminum with steel bolts and washers, uncoated.
Happy 2 weeks of ownership for me! Already getting 7 major exterior paint defects fixed by Ford.
It is heavy corrosion due to the dissimilar metals, and the other attaching bolts are starting on both front inner fenders where they attach. This truck was built mid December of 2014, so it's had awhile to corrode.
These trucks aren't going to last long since Ford attached all this aluminum with steel bolts and washers, uncoated.
Happy 2 weeks of ownership for me! Already getting 7 major exterior paint defects fixed by Ford.
I checked mine at several locations, nothing.
Let us know what your dealer says!
Bob
08-10-2015, 06:00 PM
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I put a magnet on these and they are steel and appear to have no coating when I looked at the underside of the bolts. It may be awhile before I get back to the dealer. It's 80 miles round trip for me and I was just there today getting my first oil change and my exterior paint defects lined up for repainting by Ford. Wish I had seen this before I got back home today.