Car paint failure already?

[walangij]

I was detailing my car this afternoon and saw this above the drivers side wheel well:

The rest of my car is fine, I do a complete detail twice a year (spring & winter prep). Anyone else have this or know how this happens? It's bubbled off the panel and feels like I could rip it off exposing the panel. I thought that VAG cars did pretty well b/c of their hard clearcoat.

 

[porpoise hork]

can you get a better pic? its hard to see but it looks like rust. if so you might be able to get the fender replaced as part of the 12yr corrosion warranty

 

[biggee72]

Is your tire rubbing at all?

 

[walangij]

I'm going to take it in this week and see what they can do and report back here. I've always been on the stock 17" so no rub. Here's some more pics of the damage:

 

[martin27]

I had the same thing... its do to the foam insert in your fender. VW should replace it. They didn't mine, but if they take the fender off, they will quickly realize its there damn fault.

 

[Trinib4l05]

Foam?? Thats what you call rust, forming underneath your paint causing the paint to lift up, very common to happen on fenders because of the moisture.

 

[brandonpauley]

i didn't have any rust, but i did have a huge flake of paint come off right in that same place on the front. VW fixed it all up no problem under warranty

 

[walangij]

Thanks for the info guys. I don't think it'll be covered b/c I'm outta warranty but I'll see what the dealer quotes.

 

[on.your.left]

Foam?? Thats what you call rust, forming underneath your paint causing the paint to lift up, very common to happen on fenders because of the moisture.

Yep, foam. There is a foam piece between the fender and the fender liner. This foam piece collects water, salt, crap, etc. A buddy of mine works at a VW approved repair shop and he's constantly replacing/repair VWs for this issue -- it's a known issue. Another buddy with a VW Jetta is having his fixed soon.

 

[Zach L]

That is the result of your tire hitting the fender, probably from the car being lowered. You can see how the inner fender lip has been deformed when it came in contact with the fender. It was the flexing of the metal that compromised the paint; not a defect in materials or workmanship (which would warrant a warranty claim).

Don't expect anything from them but an inflated outrageous price to "fix" something so incredibly negligable.

 

[avenali312]

You can see how the inner fender lip has been deformed when it came in contact with the fender.

That's what it looks like to me as well. Can't imagine another way for the inner lip to be bent like that.

 

[wolflen]

looks like road salt damage on the paint...not sure of the deformed lip...

 

[porpoise hork]

Thanks for the info guys. I don't think it'll be covered b/c I'm outta warranty but I'll see what the dealer quotes.

vw's have a 12yr 100k+ rust waranty. as long as it wasnt cause by tire rub due to being lowered but from foam inside the fender as was suggested VW should honor it.

 

[stenger944]

That is the result of your tire hitting the fender, probably from the car being lowered. You can see how the inner fender lip has been deformed when it came in contact with the fender. It was the flexing of the metal that compromised the paint; not a defect in materials or workmanship (which would warrant a warranty claim).

Don't expect anything from them but an inflated outrageous price to "fix" something so incredibly negligable.

Well if you would have read his post you would have seen that his car is stock and clearly not the result of the tire hitting the fender.... gawd :readthethread: