RoadKing
Senior Member
Couple weeks after I got my truck I noticed the paint was peeling a tiny bit next to one of the front sensors on the front bumper fascia.
I was about to go on a multi state trip and I did not want the paint to peel worse while on the road. I tried to get the dealer to start the claim but they had a bunch of excuses why I needed to come back in a week when the right people were there.
So I went to the back of the property where the independent touch up paint guys hung out. One of them razor bladed the peeled area and touched it up pretty good. $20. He told me to bring it back and he would spot repair the area and clear the entire bumper fascia for $100 or $150.
That was 4 months ago. I noticed yesterday more paint was starting to peel so I went to the dealer hoping to start a claim.
The service department seemed really put out that I would dare come in for a claim especially after I had already attempted to temporarily repair it .
They took pics to send in a claim, we will see what happens. I have had major paint problems with a previous Ram, this issue is minor I hope. Figure let Ram pay for it instead of me, I will be surprised if they do.
My painter friend that has been running paint repair for 30 yrs tells me Dodge definitely has the thinest most jacked up paint jobs out of any American made vehicles . I think he is probably correct
I was about to go on a multi state trip and I did not want the paint to peel worse while on the road. I tried to get the dealer to start the claim but they had a bunch of excuses why I needed to come back in a week when the right people were there.
So I went to the back of the property where the independent touch up paint guys hung out. One of them razor bladed the peeled area and touched it up pretty good. $20. He told me to bring it back and he would spot repair the area and clear the entire bumper fascia for $100 or $150.
That was 4 months ago. I noticed yesterday more paint was starting to peel so I went to the dealer hoping to start a claim.
The service department seemed really put out that I would dare come in for a claim especially after I had already attempted to temporarily repair it .
They took pics to send in a claim, we will see what happens. I have had major paint problems with a previous Ram, this issue is minor I hope. Figure let Ram pay for it instead of me, I will be surprised if they do.
My painter friend that has been running paint repair for 30 yrs tells me Dodge definitely has the thinest most jacked up paint jobs out of any American made vehicles . I think he is probably correct
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