Brand new 2018 Ram 2500 with rust?

[trucksnguns]

Sup dudes, I just picked up my new 2018 Ram Power Wagon, and here are pictures of some rust on parts of the brakes. I understand rust on brake rotors is completely normal, but what about these parts? And on a brand new truck???

The driver's side brake has glossy black paint that covers those exact same parts, and thus preventing any rust. That glossy paint also does not match up with the black paint of the rest of that brake part, so it was definitely painted on there separately from the original paint.

The other three brakes have that same rust in the exact same areas of the brakes.

Is this laziness at the factory normal? I already sprayed some Fluid Film aerosol on it for now because it was ******* me off.

Half of me wants to just spray Fluid Film everywhere and call it a day, and the other half wants to raise a stink. What do you guys think?

 

[trucksnguns]

Sup dudes, I posted this in the Heavy Duty thread but wanted to hit you guys up as well.

I just picked up my new 2018 Ram Power Wagon, and here are pictures of some rust on parts of the brakes. I understand rust on brake rotors is completely normal, but what about these parts? And on a brand new truck???

The driver's side brake has glossy black paint that covers those exact same parts, and thus preventing any rust. That glossy paint also does not match up with the black paint of the rest of that brake part, so it was definitely painted on there separately from the original paint.

The other three brakes have that same rust in the exact same areas of the brakes.

Is this laziness at the factory normal? I already sprayed some Fluid Film aerosol on it for now because it was ******* me off.

Half of me wants to just spray Fluid Film everywhere and call it a day, and the other half wants to raise a stink. What do you guys think?

 

[Smokey Ram]

its totally normal, When I picked up my 13' Sport brand new, I was already noticing slight surface rust on bolts and some pieces of metal that should've been covered.. if i was you id get a wire wheel on a grinder and get it to bare metal, clean it, prime it, paint it, and oil spray it (carefully, *brakes*). You can never be to safe... Nice truck man, welcome to the forum!

 

[Bock]

I think it's normal for there to be little surface rust on some parts of the truck. I have seen a lot worst. I like your truck I have a 2017 black PW. But I am missing your Ram Boxes, do you want to trade beds?

 

[stimpy433]

It's normal, when I was looking for a new truck I saw some Fords, Chevys, and Rams that all had random surface rust underneath them.

 

[trucksnguns]

its totally normal, When I picked up my 13' Sport brand new, I was already noticing slight surface rust on bolts and some pieces of metal that should've been covered.. if i was you id get a wire wheel on a grinder and get it to bare metal, clean it, prime it, paint it, and oil spray it (carefully, *brakes*). You can never to safe... Nice truck man, welcome to the forum!

Yea I'll have to eventually do that, thanks!

It's normal, when I was looking for a new truck I saw some Fords, Chevys, and Rams that all had random surface rust underneath them.

Yea.. it's ridiculous

I think it's normal for there to be little surface rust on some parts of the truck. I have seen a lot worst. I like your truck I have a 2017 black PW. But I am missing your Ram Boxes, do you want to trade beds?

 

[Westwind1124a]

Frustrating, I would hit it with some fluid film and not worry about it thought. Sweet truck!

 

[17CrewCab1500]

NICE TRUCK!

 

[trucksnguns]

Frustrating, I would hit it with some fluid film and not worry about it thought. Sweet truck!

Yea, it's just surface rust I suppose. Thanks!

 

[trucksnguns]

NICE TRUCK!

Thanks

 

[tidefan1967]

Try looking under some of the other brands; Fords are the worst. Rust on most steel parts and lots of corrosion on the aluminum.

 

[theviking]

Very nice!

 

[mtofell]

Are we all sure that is even rust? It just looks like raw cast iron. Every bit of cast iron I've ever seen starts out that color. Technically it may be rust but I'm thinking those parts might just be like that right from the start. In any case.... I agree it's normal and have seen that on new vehicles before.

And, yes.... NICE new ride

 

[7091ram]

Sup dudes, I just picked up my new 2018 Ram Power Wagon, and here are pictures of some rust on parts of the brakes. I understand rust on brake rotors is completely normal, but what about these parts? And on a brand new truck???

The driver's side brake has glossy black paint that covers those exact same parts, and thus preventing any rust. That glossy paint also does not match up with the black paint of the rest of that brake part, so it was definitely painted on there separately from the original paint.

The other three brakes have that same rust in the exact same areas of the brakes.

Is this laziness at the factory normal? I already sprayed some Fluid Film aerosol on it for now because it was ******* me off.

Half of me wants to just spray Fluid Film everywhere and call it a day, and the other half wants to raise a stink. What do you guys think?
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I haul new from the plant where they build the things. A lot of the parts come from outside vendors shipped in bulk in containers and coated with a rust preventative that they blast off so they can be sure to get proper torque on the bolts and they aren't all that worried about re-coating anything.

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[RoadRamblerNJ]

The parts pictured will never cause you any problem save for how you feel looking at them. Not like a fender rusti g thru. I know there are lots of show trucks on here, but there's also a lot of guys like me that just bought a truck to use as a truck. Wash it 2 or 3 times a year, hit a deer and don't fix the dent (me), and just all in all beat the snot out of it. You can always spray those surface rusted parts with rust converter and then paint them. It's a truck.

Not 1st, 2nd or 3rd? No Trophy!

 

[trucksnguns]

Are we all sure that is even rust? It just looks like raw cast iron. Every bit of cast iron I've ever seen starts out that color. Technically it may be rust but I'm thinking those parts might just be like that right from the start. In any case.... I agree it's normal and have seen that on new vehicles before.

And, yes.... NICE new ride

Yea definitely some surface rust. Thanks.

I haul new from the plant where they build the things. A lot of the parts come from outside vendors shipped in bulk in containers and coated with a rust preventative that they blast off so they can be sure to get proper torque on the bolts and they aren't all that worried about re-coating anything.

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Ah I see, thanks for the info!

The parts pictured will never cause you any problem save for how you feel looking at them. Not like a fender rusti g thru. I know there are lots of show trucks on here, but there's also a lot of guys like me that just bought a truck to use as a truck. Wash it 2 or 3 times a year, hit a deer and don't fix the dent (me), and just all in all beat the snot out of it. You can always spray those surface rusted parts with rust converter and then paint them. It's a truck.

Not 1st, 2nd or 3rd? No Trophy!

Thanks for the info!

 

[trucksnguns]

Try looking under some of the other brands; Fords are the worst. Rust on most steel parts and lots of corrosion on the aluminum.

 

[mohemipar]

Mine didn’t have that when new and still doesn’t. But what everyone said is right. It is normal and unfortunately kind of the luck of the draw. Some amounts of rust can happen even on brand new. Happens on ALL brands. I would start fluid filming the beast. Great looking PW.

 

[68PowerWagon]

Yeah it's normal. And yes, I get it... kind of ****** you off to spend 50,000+ on a vehicle & see that rust right away. As mentioned by another member, it is not just Dodge. For some weird reason, whenever I am looking at & test driving new vehicles I always look under the vehicle to check out the suspension & they all have a little rust here & there. I ordered my truck so it went directly from the factory to the dealer & didn't sit on a lot anywhere & had some rust on a few suspension parts. I like to get underneath there right away while the vehicle is new & clean to repaint & undercoat.
The sunny side of that truck looks GREAT! Glad they changed the graphics out from what they had a couple years ago.

 

[wgreggking]

Just curious, are the power wagons assembled in Sautillo Mexico with the other 2500's ?
My AZ truck, was delivered in the summer,very dry here and in Mexico. Very little rust underneath, on my first inspection. I could imagine that travel on the rail cars through wet climates could rust raw iron surfaces pretty quick. Nothing to worry about IMO.