Rusting before first payment!!
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Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Iowa
Not to beat a dead horse..... I don't buy the rail dust issue anymore. This is not my 1st f150 but it is the 1st with any issue what so ever. Mine starts as a spot or a blemish. Kind of like metal that tarnish. See the pic I will attach. This is after a 400 mile sled trip to the U.P. I did get the rear bumper replaced but now that the front I'd doing it they don't want to help me. Just a cheap chrome bumper IMO.
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The problem here is poor chrome plating. I had the same problem with my previous truck, a Tundra. I would clean/polish/wax the chrome bumper and within 2 days, the rust would be back.
Dealer replaced the bumper and the new one was fine.
I would not be at all surprised if Ford and Toyota source their bumpers from the same company. The frames come from the same company too.
Dealer replaced the bumper and the new one was fine.
I would not be at all surprised if Ford and Toyota source their bumpers from the same company. The frames come from the same company too.
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Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Dank$ville, near Bud$burg, U$A (It $tink$!)
Not to beat a dead horse..... I don't buy the rail dust issue anymore. This is not my 1st f150 but it is the 1st with any issue what so ever. Mine starts as a spot or a blemish. Kind of like metal that tarnish. See the pic I will attach. This is after a 400 mile sled trip to the U.P. I did get the rear bumper replaced but now that the front I'd doing it they don't want to help me. Just a cheap chrome bumper IMO.
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2011 XLT 4x4 with 8000 miles bumper rust
Noticed small rust spots on front chrome bumper and tow hooks this morning. Went to dealer and was told Ford considers this a routine mtce issue. ie. Polish your chrome every time you wash the truck. Have been washing the truck at least twice a week at a touchless wash to keep the salt off. Tech came outside and polished the rust off with Ford chrome polish. He said that Ford (Canada) used to consider this a warranty issue, but has recently gone to this "routine mtce" bs. Bought a bottle of the polish but worry about the future. Anyone else in Canada dealt with this?
Noticed small rust spots on front chrome bumper and tow hooks this morning. Went to dealer and was told Ford considers this a routine mtce issue. ie. Polish your chrome every time you wash the truck. Have been washing the truck at least twice a week at a touchless wash to keep the salt off. Tech came outside and polished the rust off with Ford chrome polish. He said that Ford (Canada) used to consider this a warranty issue, but has recently gone to this "routine mtce" bs. Bought a bottle of the polish but worry about the future. Anyone else in Canada dealt with this?
