Another paint bubbling post

[jeepdan]

Found this while waxing my 2020 Gladiator up for winter. I

Also looks like corrosion is on the tailgate skin where it is folded over on the inside.

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[AstroZombie]

i believe there was a recall on the wranglers for this type to issue and its related to the aluminum body and steel hardware causing premature corrosion. My friend just had his doors repainted and corrected this year and it took them 6 months!!

 

[Cripton805]

i believe there was a recall on the wranglers for this type to issue and its related to the aluminum body and steel hardware causing premature corrosion. My friend just had his doors repainted and corrected this year and it took them 6 months!!

It's not a recall. It is a TSB. The Gladiators were also included.

Jeep is ignoring corrosion issues unless a customer reports it under warranty. They are blatantly selling Jeeps knowing they have a huge corrosion issue. My 2018 Wrangler had it on all doors, hinges, and hood. It started after it was a year old.

 

[jeepdan]

Thanks for the replies.
Dealer has scheduled to fix it at their body shop third week of December.
I don't have another vehicle to drive, so I'm hoping that I can just leave off the tailgate to be worked on.

 

[Almost]

Mine was a January, 2022 build and I have bubbling paint on my drivers door hinge and 2 little bubbles on the front of my hood.

 

[wrencher]

Thanks for writing about the TSB on paint bubbling. My 2020 JT overland is gator green with under 17,000 mi. and has the same problems. No hinge gaskets and bubbling on the hood and 5 hinges It's a shame, after spending $3,000.00 on a 9-year ceramic coating and paint protection film on a paint job that Jeep knew would deteriorate after 2 years. What are the odds Jeep will compensate some of that money in the body shop estimate?

 

[jebiruph]

Thanks for writing about the TSB on paint bubbling. My 2020 JT overland is gator green with under 17,000 mi. and has the same problems. No hinge gaskets and bubbling on the hood and 5 hinges It's a shame, after spending $3,000.00 on a 9-year ceramic coating and paint protection film on a paint job that Jeep knew would deteriorate after 2 years. What are the odds Jeep will compensate some of that money in the body shop estimate?

I hope you get a better paint match than I got with my Gator paint.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

It's a shame, after spending $3,000.00 on a 9-year ceramic coating and paint protection film on a paint job that Jeep knew would deteriorate after 2 years. What are the odds Jeep will compensate some of that money in the body shop estimate?

Why should they? You chose to spend that money (which likely it isn't going to protect for 9 years anyway. Nothing is going to last that long and most problems happen when the finish is compromised or happens from the back side. You could keep things nice yourself for a fraction of that money. You bought an insurance policy, not protection. )

And why is everyone blaming Jeep as if it's a unique problem?

Jeep is ignoring corrosion issues unless a customer reports it under warranty. They are blatantly selling Jeeps knowing they have a huge corrosion issue. My 2018 Wrangler had it on all doors, hinges, and hood. It started after it was a year old.

Like I said - why is everyone acting like it's a uniquely Jeep thing?
Go google GM paint bubbling, Ford paint bubbling. You'll see a whole lot of pictures of the fronts of hoods on GM products and Ford products with paint bubbling off. It's happening on other body panels as well.

 

[Cripton805]

And why is everyone blaming Jeep as if it's a unique problem?

Like I said - why is everyone acting like it's a uniquely Jeep thing?
Go google GM paint bubbling, Ford paint bubbling. You'll see a whole lot of pictures of the fronts of hoods on GM products and Ford products with paint bubbling off. It's happening on other body panels as well.

This is a Jeep forum with Jeep owners. Why would a Ford guy come on here and talk about their Ford corroding here?

It's an issue that Jeep isn't fixing. I've owned Chevys, Fords, Hondas, Jeeps, and a bunch of other manufacturers.

Nothing corroded like my Wranglers panels in just over one year. Hood, hinges, & doors. At a very accelerated rate.

 

[Fishee]

I just noticed paint bubbling at the bottom of my driver door nowhere near hinges...

 

[mbbq22]

This may sound like a dumb idea but figure I'd ask... I have a small area of bubbling down by the edge of my hood, right under my Rubicon decal... Instead of waiting to get it repainted from the dealer, could i simply change the decal on my hood and do something that wraps around the edge of my hood to mitigate any further damage? Curious to hear...

 

[shrinkhead]

what’s the cause here? same as for ford contamination with metal flakes that corrode ?

 

[Medical_Bartender]

Was there any definitive way to prevent this? I remember reading in a thread a while back that placing some type of washer between different metal components can act as a sink of sorts to prevent corrosion on body panels..

 

[wrencher]

Being an old machinist, I had a hand in making parts for and assembling aluminum military shelters to house missile defense systems in the 80's and 90's. More specifically, we had to follow strict MIL-SPECS on chromic acid anodizing the large aluminum panels for paint preparation, as well as the smaller parts (and hinges). Yes, we used isolators between dissimilar metals even back then. There is a long list of steps to pre-treat the material in large dunk tanks to clean, degrease, rinse, etch, ect. before anodizing. Then another long list of steps for post anodized treatment. ALL of the steps are critical before the treated aluminum is even brought to the paint booth, that includes the timing and transportation there. I have a strong hunch this is where the problem lies. Due to environmental reasons, they may have used friendlier chemicals lately. They may have change steps or omitted steps, tests, or inspections to save time and money. Their factory paint jobs look great, but "IT'S ALL IN THE PREP WORK" as we used to say. Not sure if Stellantis was aware of the magnitude of their newly acquired aluminum problem at the Jeep plants, but if you want to play in the big-boy's sand box, admit there is a problem and announce you are striving to fix it. You will be respected more as a company/automaker.

 

[Minty JL]

3 of the 4 the door hinges on my JL have started to bubble........the hood and passenger side it fine at the moment

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