Paint problems of the 2003 Ford Explorer

I noticed that the paint was peeling off in several places on the vehicle. Six months later more paint has disappeared.

The paint has blistered and is actively peeling off of a substantial area of the hood of my 2003 Ford Explorer. According to lemonlaw. Com, Ford motor company had issued a service bulletin indicating a major paint defect in many 2000-2005 Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury cars, trucks, and SUV's that use aluminum body parts. The bulletin further states that, "some vehicles may exhibit bubbling or blistering under the paint on aluminum body parts". I am not a lawyer, but I do know that warranty or not, this is a clear breach of all expressed and implied warranties due to the fact that the body parts and/or paint were defective from the start since the bulletin states that Ford research admitted that the problem stems from iron contamination within the aluminum body part prior to being painted. I registered my complaints with my local dealer and with Ford motor company, asking for full remedy of the situation. The only offer they make is a deal on a new car! I hope that filing this complaint will help the consumer who has been clearly hurt and is experiencing economic loss due directly to Ford motor company. I have been trying to get this situation remedied since September 2008, but my complaint continues to be pushed aside. I believe they hope all of the consumers experiencing this problem will go away quietly.

Factory paint blistering on hood. Vehicle is 5 years old and has 44,000 miles. There are a large number of complaints about this problem on a long list of internet sites. Ford is not acknowledging this issue. Apparently this is affecting 2000-2005 vehicles.

Paint peeling off my car.

After only 24,000 miles, our 2003 Ford Explorer has experienced two problems with fiberglass & aluminum body parts. Below the rear window a crack developed in the fiberglass after closing the window during cold weather. After talking to other owners of the same model, I became aware of the fact that body shop owners are informing them that this is a common defect in that model. Since this is a common problem, a recall should be issued and the owner should have their vehicles repaired by Ford. My dealer has said Ford has not issued any recall on this issue. Why has this not happened? in addition, the aluminum hood is now showing bubbling under the paint, and the paint is beginning to peel off the hood. It is apparent Ford has either had some defective paint delivered to their plants, or their is an engineering defect along with a manufacturing defect that has caused these problems. This is Ford's responsibility, not the owner, and should be covered under warranty or recall regardless of the problem source. After review by Ford's zone manager he concluded Ford had no responsibility for this problem. . Read more...

Paint problems paint keeps on blistering and peeling all over the vehicle.

2003 Ford Explorer paint peeling.