Inner Door Rust

[Tpikulik]

I have a 2022 Lincoln Corsair and recently noticed some bubbling of paint and some orange (rust starting) spots from under. This is on the inside of the rear passenger door. My car is always in the garage (not in the elements), I also do not drive a lot since I work from home.

I contacted the lincoln dealer and they had someone come to take photos to submit to service to work with warranty... I am concerned as she said they likely would need to replace the entire door. I know they paint the door in their body shop, so I am worried that over time the door will not match. The painting process is different let alone the materials, etc. This is really upsetting as the car is not even 2 years old. Someone mentioned that after I get the write up I should contact the buy back program but I assume that is for more serious issues.

Anyone have experience with rust issues this early on?

 

[JB IN AZ]

My understanding of rust warranties from the major auto manufacturers (and I could be really off here as I live in a NON rust state, Arizona) is that there has to be perforations for it to be covered.

I hope we hear from others here and prove me wrong.

I share you concerns about paint possibly not matching.

EDIT: here is a link to another thread on the subject:

RUST

 

[Tpikulik]

the body shop people agree that warranty will cover it- as you can see the rust under the paint already- time will just case it to get worse.

 

[bbf2530]

I have a 2022 Lincoln Corsair and recently noticed some bubbling of paint and some orange (rust starting) spots from under. This is on the inside of the rear passenger door. My car is always in the garage (not in the elements), I also do not drive a lot since I work from home.

I contacted the lincoln dealer and they had someone come to take photos to submit to service to work with warranty... I am concerned as she said they likely would need to replace the entire door. I know they paint the door in their body shop, so I am worried that over time the door will not match. The painting process is different let alone the materials, etc. This is really upsetting as the car is not even 2 years old. Someone mentioned that after I get the write up I should contact the buy back program but I assume that is for more serious issues.

Anyone have experience with rust issues this early on?

the body shop people agree that warranty will cover it- as you can see the rust under the paint already- time will just case it to get worse.

Hi Tpikulik. Most Lincoln Dealers will either have an in-house body shop, or use a local shop which is Lincoln certified. And a quality Lincoln certified body shop should have no issues exactly matching the paint.

As long as the paint matches right out of the shop, there should be no issues. It will not look different than the factory paint over the years, as it will age the same as the factory paint.

Concerning a "buyback" or Lemon Law: It never hurts to ask. However, it is doubtful that Lincoln (or any automaker) would agree to a buyback in a case like this, since it is easily correctable.

Keep us updated and good luck.

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[Action]

The buyback terms are different for each state. Generally, a car fits the situation if there are multiple repairs on the same problem or the vehicle is out of service for a single repair of a certain duration.
Like 4 repairs or 30 days. And again different states have different rules.

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[MagicCarpet]

Wow, that's pretty crazy to have that bad a rust area on such a new vehicle.

 

[Tpikulik]

Wow, that's pretty crazy to have that bad a rust area on such a new vehicle.

exactly!

 

[APL Rep]

You will only find out if the door needs to be replaced once you get into it. Looks to me like moderate rust on the bottom that could be repaired instead of replaced.
Lemon laws I believe it only applies to mechanical issues not cosmetic. Might be wrong on that.

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[RedHoncho]

I have a 2022 Lincoln Corsair and recently noticed some bubbling of paint and some orange (rust starting) spots from under. This is on the inside of the rear passenger door. My car is always in the garage (not in the elements), I also do not drive a lot since I work from home.

I contacted the lincoln dealer and they had someone come to take photos to submit to service to work with warranty... I am concerned as she said they likely would need to replace the entire door. I know they paint the door in their body shop, so I am worried that over time the door will not match. The painting process is different let alone the materials, etc. This is really upsetting as the car is not even 2 years old. Someone mentioned that after I get the write up I should contact the buy back program but I assume that is for more serious issues.

Anyone have experience with rust issues this early on?

I have 35.5 years of experience in OEM automotive coatings. This doesn't appear to be rust. It is what we called boil out of the electrocoat at the metal seam. It happens occasionally when the electrocoat goes through the cure oven and there is too much residual liquid in that seam. While this can lead to rust it is unlikely to happen. It is more of an cosmetic appearance issue than a physical rusting issue. Still, if it bothers you, take it to the dealer and see if they will make some cosmetic changes and paint it to your satisfaction. It has been my experience that the repairs often look worse than the defect.

 

[Tpikulik]

The body shop came to take pictures and you can see the rust starting to show ubderbeath1 hard to see in this photo but there is for sure orange starting to show in spots.

I have 35.5 years of experience in OEM automotive coatings. This doesn't appear to be rust. It is what we called boil out of the electrocoat at the metal seam. It happens occasionally when the electrocoat goes through the cure oven and there is too much residual liquid in that seam. While this can lead to rust it is unlikely to happen. It is more of a cosmetic appearance issue than a physical rusting issue. Still, if it bothers you, take it to the dealer and see if they will make some cosmetic changes and paint it to your satisfaction. It has been my experience that the repairs often look worse than the defect.

 

[RedHoncho]

The body shop came to take pictures and you can see the rust starting to show ubderbeath1 hard to see in this photo but there is for sure orange starting to show in spots.

It is possible there is rust. However, the electrocoat boil out I referred to is a dingy yellowish brown in color. I hope you get this repaired to your satisfaction.

 

[G-708715]

I have a 2022 Lincoln Corsair and recently noticed some bubbling of paint and some orange (rust starting) spots from under. This is on the inside of the rear passenger door. My car is always in the garage (not in the elements), I also do not drive a lot since I work from home.

I contacted the lincoln dealer and they had someone come to take photos to submit to service to work with warranty... I am concerned as she said they likely would need to replace the entire door. I know they paint the door in their body shop, so I am worried that over time the door will not match. The painting process is different let alone the materials, etc. This is really upsetting as the car is not even 2 years old. Someone mentioned that after I get the write up I should contact the buy back program but I assume that is for more serious issues.

Anyone have experience with rust issues this early on?

yes 2020

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[Jim O]

I would also bet that the bubbles are not rust. There are imperfections in the paint prep and the lower doors get these little bubbles on the inside. I had this on our last Escape and like you, I thought it was rust and immediately went to the dealer. Not getting into that issue but they did nothing. So, I took this on myself and popped a bubble and a little water came out ( not good, that will cause rust) so I sanded the bubbles down and when the paint bubble was gone there was just shiny, non rusted metal. I dried it well, cleaned them very well and put some aluminum primer on the spots. The problem never came back. I meant to respray the factory color but it was inside and not noticeable so I never got around to it. But thats probably what it is. Scrape one of the bubbles to make sure because if that is what it is, you don't want a full repaint on your door.

 

[markatlarge]

yes 2020

yes 2020

I had rust show up on the seam of the passenger door on my 2018 Continental near the striker plate when the car was about four years old. I sanded the rust out as best I could and primed it with a rust converter, then seam sealer, sandable primer and paint. I has not come back, but I just noticed the same thing appears to be happening on the bottom of the rear passenger side door. Looks like I get to have some more fun patching up a problem that should never have happened.