NHTSA Complaint #11404907 — 2019 FORD F-150

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11404907
Vehicle 2019 FORD F-150
Component STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 28,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State WV

Consumer Description

I HAVE A 2019 F-150 THAT HAS WHAT THEY CALL RAIL DUST OR BRAKE DUST (RUST FLAKES) SHOWING THROUGH ON MY INGOT SILVER PAINT. MY TAILGATE IS THE WORST. I HAVE RUST FLAKES APPEARING IN VARIOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT MY TRUCK BODY PANELS. EVEN THE REAR BED INNER BODY PANELS ARE SHOWING THE RUST FLAKE SPOTS. ALUMINUM BODY PANELS SHOULD NOT SHOW RUST MATERIAL. THIS RAIL DUST OR BRAKE DUST SHOULD NOT BE ADHERING TO THE CLEARCOAT PAINT ON MY TRUCK. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FORD HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2004. FORD HAS PUT OUT SOME TSB'S ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ADMIT TO THEIR PROBLEM WITH RUST FLAKES APPEARING IN THEIR PAINT. THIS RUST FLAKES NEEDS RECALLED IMMEDIATELY THAT IS APPEARING IN THE PAINT JOBS. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING THROUGH VARIOUS SEARCH FORUMS I HAVE SEEN. I AM NOT ACCEPTING THIS RAIL DUST BECAUSE WHEN YOU PAY UPWARDS OF $35,000.00 FOR A TRUCK AND CAN'T GET 2 YEARS OUT OF A FLAWED PAINT JOB FORD WON'T RECALL SOMEONE NEEDS TO FORCE FORD INTO ACTION. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER ABOUT THIS BUT WILL PROBABLY BE TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE. THEY ALREADY TOLD ME AFTER MY 3 YEAR/3600 MILES NOTHING CAN BE DONE, THIS IS UNFAIR. MAKE FORD FIX THIS [XXX] PROBLEM WITH THE RUST FLAKES IN THEIR PAINT JOBS. NO OTHER MANUFACTURER HAS THIS PROBLEM. LAST TIME I BUY A FORD. FORD SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THEIR METAL PARTICLES THAT APPEARED ON THE ALUMINUM BODY PANELS BEFORE THEY WERE PAINTED. WE THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE THE ONE PAYING THE PRICE FOR THEIR MISTAKES. THIS SO CALLED RAIL DUST THAT IS APPEARING ON THE F -150'S PAINT IS NOT FAKE. LOOK AT MY PHOTOS. HAVE SOME ONE COME TAKE PICTURES OF MY TRUCK FOR PROOF. WHAT WILL THE TRUCK LOOK LIKE IN 2 MORE YEARS A RUST BUCKET. I AM NOT PAYING TO HAVE THIS FIXED. FORD HAS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO RECALL THE BAD PAINT JOBS OR BUY BACK MY TRUCK. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. MAKE FORD RECALL THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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