Hood edge paint starting to bubble.

[John7595]

21’ Gladiator with 6,000 mi. Just noticed paint bubbling along hood edge. I’m in central Florida so rust is not an issue here. Anyone else have issues with this and any issue with having it covered under warranty?

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[cranbiz]

It's warranty and this is the TSB. https://www.tsbsearch.com/Jeep/D-23-04

Mine is starting to show the very same paint bubbling on the edge of the hood too. I have to wait for my WK2 to come back from the body shop after a deer encounter before mine can go in.

 

[John7595]

It's warranty and this is the TSB. https://www.tsbsearch.com/Jeep/D-23-04

Mine is starting to show the very same paint bubbling on the edge of the hood too. I have to wait for my WK2 to come back from the body shop after a deer encounter before mine can go in.

Thank You for this information! I appreciate it.

 

[zuki_dan]

I have a couple spots on the drivers side hood edge of my late 2021 rubicon hood also.

I will be taking mine in for warranty at some point.

 

[John7595]

It's warranty and this is the TSB. https://www.tsbsearch.com/Jeep/D-23-04

Mine is starting to show the very same paint bubbling on the edge of the hood too. I have to wait for my WK2 to come back from the body shop after a deer encounter before mine can go in.

I just read that service bulletin and it seems to be referencing the door hinges. It talks about a gasket and replacing them in pairs. maybe due to galvanic corrosion or something similar? I’m not sure it applies to my case.

 

[John7595]

I have a couple spots on the drivers side hood edge of my late 2021 rubicon hood also.

I will be taking mine in for warranty at some point.

Please post how you make out and I will update this post when I take it to the dealer.

 

[cranbiz]

I just read that service bulletin and it seems to be referencing the door hinges. It talks about a gasket and replacing them in pairs. maybe due to galvanic corrosion or something similar? I’m not sure it applies to my case.

It does. The hinges are a much larger problem and require a hardware change for most of the problems. If you look closer, there is reference to the hood and it's listed in the required parts to be replaced for some more severe issues.

 

[Volksparts]

I have a 21 also and had it repaired by the dealer locally about 6 months ago and haven't seen any bubbles on top of under the hood edges since. They didn't repair the whole hood but just spot treated. They fixed my hood on multiple spots on top and underneath. The only thing they didn't do a good job was repairing the corrosion around the 10mm nuts under my hood latches. So I just sanded and repaired those myself last week. I didn't feel like leaving my truck with strangers again.

 

[John7595]

I have a 21 also and had it repaired by the dealer locally about 6 months ago and haven't seen any bubbles on top of under the hood edges since. They didn't repair the whole hood but just spot treated. They fixed my hood on multiple spots on top and underneath. The only thing they didn't do a good job was repairing the corrosion around the 10mm nuts under my hood latches. So I just sanded and repaired those myself last week. I didn't feel like leaving my truck with strangers again.

Thanks for the reply! How long did they have your Jeep? This is our only vehicle so it’s a pain to leave at the dealership.

 

[Volksparts]

@John7595 Two dealers quoted me that they would have it sit in a queue at a shop for 6 months. Another dealer outsourced me to a body shop that had it for 3 weeks but when I called to find out the status the shop fixed it all within 24 hours. So what I'm saying is it all depends the shop they send it too, how backed up they are, and lastly how they plan to fix it. I think some shops repaint everything and in this case they spot repaired it by sanding, painting and blending. But, like I said in my other post, it still looks fine months later. I still have about 3 years left of the 5 years paint coverage I was told about when I called on jeeps standard warranty policy on the paint repair via corrosion.

 

[John7595]

@John7595 Two dealers quoted me that they would have it sit in a queue at a shop for 6 months. Another dealer outsourced me to a body shop that had it for 3 weeks but when I called to find out the status the shop fixed it all within 24 hours. So what I'm saying is it all depends the shop they send it too, how backed up they are, and lastly how they plan to fix it. I think some shops repaint everything and in this case they spot repaired it by sanding, painting and blending. But, like I said in my other post, it still looks fine months later. I still have about 3 years left of the 5 years paint coverage I was told about when I called on jeeps standard warranty policy on the paint repair via corrosion.

Thank You for your information. Hopefully I will have a better outcome.

 

[Marob419]

Looks just like mine and yes it's covered under warranty

 

[ifishihuntiplay]

Happened to my 2020 JTR inside of 10k miles. Both sides of the hood. It is not corrosion or rust. Aluminum panels must be treated with a primer before painting. If not, the paint will eventually bubble due to poor bond. The edges of the hood and hinges are the usual places this is seen bc the primer sometimes doesn't hit those areas as thoroughly.

I haven't had any issues since the fix in early 2021.

 

[John7595]

Happened to my 2020 JTR inside of 10k miles. Both sides of the hood. It is not corrosion or rust. Aluminum panels must be treated with a primer before painting. If not, the paint will eventually bubble due to poor bond. The edges of the hood and hinges are the usual places this is seen bc the primer sometimes doesn't hit those areas as thoroughly.

I haven't had any issues since the fix in early 2021.

Thanks for the info

 

[AverageJoe]

I had the same problem on the front edge of my '21 Willys. The dealership replaced the entire hood.

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