7.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $100
- Average Mileage:
- 78,250 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 12 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (6 reports)
- replace effected areas (5 reports)
- repainted myself (1 reports)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
Corrosion on the aluminum lift gate. Vehicle has always been garage kept and I wash and wax it regularly. I have heard this is a common problem.
- Gerhard H., Galena, US
Blistering paint. Apparently a MFG defect. Lots of reports on Ford paint problems. Seems like they should step up and fix their process and fix their defects.
- tlindy, Lansing, US
Blistering paint on hood fixed under warranty. 1.5 yrs later, the paint starts blistering around the lift gate handle on both sides. I have seen several complaints about the same problem on this site.
- David R., League City, US
Mostly occurring on the liftgate. Around the handle area and the bottom of the gate. Exceptionally visible and quite frustrating.
- Darren C., Landenberg, PA, US
I have owned many Fords Explorers and Expeditions and have never had this issue before. This is the newest Ford I have ever owned and I am very disappointed that Ford will not own up to the problem. My vehicle paint is bubbling all over the hood and the back.
- Lisa M., Cape May, NJ, US
Same problem as everyone else, bubbling paint on rear liftgate. NOT an environmental problem!
- Michael J., Malta, IL, US
Paint blistering on aluminum hood and tailgate, Ford kept truck for 2 weeks as they said it was pretty bad. I suggested they replace both but they said it was totally repairable. Six months latter it is re-appearing.
- Richard F., Seaford, NY, US
I have contact Ford Motor Company several times about the problem, and I just get a generic reply stating there are no recalls for this vehicle.
- Edward K., Pulaski, WI, US
I have complained, threatened called the press and done everything I possibly can to get Ford to address this problem. They assigned a case number to it but never did anything won't answer phone calls or emails
- tilton, East Weymouth, MA, US
We have discovered that our 2011 Ford Expedition has developed a corrosive problem with the paint on the lift gate and hood. Estimates to replace the hood and tailgate are over $4000. The auto body shops indicate this is a wide-spread problem with Fords (and other vehicles). We mailed letters to Ford Motor Company and our local dealer.
Ford denies any culpability even though they issued a Technical Service Bulletin in April of 2004 saying in part: “Testing has revealed that the aluminum corrosion was caused by iron particles working their way into the aluminum body part, prior to it being painted.†This would appear to be an admission of an obvious manufacturing issue. We have researched this issue and there are numerous complaints with Ford and other manufacturers with the same issue. The Center for Auto Safety is a great resource. We are in the process of filing a small claims suit.
The Center for Auto Safety also states: "that the “discovery rule†on the Statue to Limitations (SoL) should apply. He further states: “This legal concept “tolls†(suspends) the SoL as it was impossible to discover the matter being sued over within the statute of limitations time period. As a consumer, you could not have known of Ford's latent paint defect until the paint started peeling/flaking off of your vehicle.†Our local dealer is also ignoring this problem.
- James S., Glens Falls, NY, US
Have the same problem as everyone else, blistering paint on hood and windshield. The blistering paint came off while washing the car, so I took a small hammer to break off the remaining blistering paint, chipped the rest off, sanded the area down, and did a full repaint of the area myself with a factory matching paint and clearcoat. Does not look like new, however looks much better than the eyesore it used to be. Much cheaper than having the entire panel replaced like Ford would want to do.
- More V., Wilmington, DE, US