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Does the factory paint have a different warranty that 4yrs/50k miles?

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Old 03-01-2005, 12:59 PM
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Default Does the factory paint have a different warranty that 4yrs/50k miles?

i have two tumors growing underneath the hood paint.... looks like rust underneath the paint. it had to have happened in the last 3 months since i havent washed it for that long and just noticed it from washing the car last weekend.

anyone have the same experience?
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12 yr/Unlimited milage corrosion waranty
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12 year, or 12 month? I can't believe that they would warranty paint on an 11 year old car...
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It's usually quite long -- i.e., 10 years +
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Oh, and that's for *corrosion*, not the paint in general
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So if some part of the car starts rusting (even 10 years), they'll fix/replace it under warranty?
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Default "12-year limited warranty against corrosion perforation"

So it has to fully rust through the part before they'll do anything.

-Dave Pramanik
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Default I guess that an unfixed paint chip might fall under neglect. But he said...

that he was getting 2 "tumors", that leads me to believe it is rust blistering under the paint, hence corrosion.
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correct... no paint chips in the area of the tumors.
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Default I'm not sure that's necessarily true, though the jerks at AoA might make him wait...

until it rusts all the way through. I think other companies, like Honda or Toyota, would take care of the problem now.
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