Hood paint bubble (rust) TSB?
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 770
From: Indianapolis
RE: Hood paint bubble (rust) TSB?
quick internet research indicates that the 99 cobra recall was a voluntary recall by ford after blueovalnews.com and car and driver first reportedthe power deficit.
no mention of a federal lawsuit or "order" is ever mentioned.
this would be a civil issue between the manufacturer and the consumer.
anyway, i had the corrosion problem on my 2003 explorer. dealership fixed it no questions asked. did a great job, too!
no mention of a federal lawsuit or "order" is ever mentioned.
this would be a civil issue between the manufacturer and the consumer.
anyway, i had the corrosion problem on my 2003 explorer. dealership fixed it no questions asked. did a great job, too!
ORIGINAL: americaniron
It's true that almost every recall is for saftey issues, there have been recalls for non saftey problems. The 99 Cobra is an example.The Feds ordered it recalled by court order because it did not meet the advertized H P output. Owners filed a lawsuit and won.Ford had to rework the intake, and exhaust so that it would make the320 hp itclaimed to have.That was for all owners of that year. Even so this hood corrosion problem will never make that kind of status.
It's true that almost every recall is for saftey issues, there have been recalls for non saftey problems. The 99 Cobra is an example.The Feds ordered it recalled by court order because it did not meet the advertized H P output. Owners filed a lawsuit and won.Ford had to rework the intake, and exhaust so that it would make the320 hp itclaimed to have.That was for all owners of that year. Even so this hood corrosion problem will never make that kind of status.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 497
From: Hawaii
RE: Hood paint bubble (rust) TSB?
picking mine up today after getting my hood resprayed, and im out of warranty....of course i didnt mention it to them but none he less i get it resprayed and my stripes replaced for free
4th Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,138
From: NC
RE: Hood paint bubble (rust) TSB?
ORIGINAL: loaded6shooter
picking mine up today after getting my hood resprayed, and im out of warranty....of course i didnt mention it to them but none he less i get it resprayed and my stripes replaced for free
picking mine up today after getting my hood resprayed, and im out of warranty....of course i didnt mention it to them but none he less i get it resprayed and my stripes replaced for free
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,411
From: Southeast Virginia
RE: Hood paint bubble (rust) TSB?
ORIGINAL: Kara
I just looked at mine and didnt see any bubbling. Just some chips right there[:@]
I just looked at mine and didnt see any bubbling. Just some chips right there[:@]
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 5
From: Virginia
So I've sadly realized that the paint on the front edge of the hood on my '06 is bubbling, and I'm gonna have to get that repainted or whatever (which sucks, because I wanted to keep a high-impact area for rocks like the hood in factory paint, but what do you do.)
Anyway, I'm gonna go roll by Ford tomorrow and talk to the bodyshop guy, and I was wondering if any of you have a link to the TSB for the hood paint bubbling. Bodyshop guy will probably know what I'm referring to, but I'd like to have a printout with me just in case he hasn't seen any instances of this before.
I checked through the TSBs listed in the S197 FAQ quickly, but I didn't see it in there.
Any help? Thanks.
Anyway, I'm gonna go roll by Ford tomorrow and talk to the bodyshop guy, and I was wondering if any of you have a link to the TSB for the hood paint bubbling. Bodyshop guy will probably know what I'm referring to, but I'd like to have a printout with me just in case he hasn't seen any instances of this before.
I checked through the TSBs listed in the S197 FAQ quickly, but I didn't see it in there.
Any help? Thanks.
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 5
From: Virginia
You should have made them replace the hood. It may come back if they used the same hood. It's from iron contamination from the factory on the aluminum hoods. I had mine re3placed and painted. The Ford dealership that I was working at at the time fixed mine under warranty and mine was well out of warranty. Good luck with yours.
