2009 Ram Fender Rust Starting
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2009 Ram Fender Rust Starting
Hello All. I bought my Ram new in 09, so I know the complete history of it. I've kept it clean, and for the past 3 years I have oil sprayed the bottom and inside all the panels. This past winter, it sat in my garage since late October as I bought a winter beater that is better on fuel. I was surprised to see that the passenger side fender has 2 rust bubbles appearing on it. One is about the size of a dime and the other is about half that. They are located about 6 inches above the arch, pretty much along the curved body line. Luckily the bed is ok, and I cannot see anything else...yet. Anyone else experiencing this, or am I the only lucky one here? I can foresee that the dealer will give me the "6 year old, and its not perforated" speech, so I am anticipating having to buy a new fender and install it myself.
Thanks for your input!
Thanks for your input!
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Hello All. I bought my Ram new in 09, so I know the complete history of it. I've kept it clean, and for the past 3 years I have oil sprayed the bottom and inside all the panels. This past winter, it sat in my garage since late October as I bought a winter beater that is better on fuel. I was surprised to see that the passenger side fender has 2 rust bubbles appearing on it. One is about the size of a dime and the other is about half that. They are located about 6 inches above the arch, pretty much along the curved body line. Luckily the bed is ok, and I cannot see anything else...yet. Anyone else experiencing this, or am I the only lucky one here? I can foresee that the dealer will give me the "6 year old, and its not perforated" speech, so I am anticipating having to buy a new fender and install it myself.
Thanks for your input!
Thanks for your input!
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Yes. One day after I bought my 11 used, the right front fender got bubbles all over it. They replaced the fender and I got to see the old one. You are right about the pad. The bubbles where right where the pad was. The truck was only 1.5 years old at the time.
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Went to the dealer on Friday. As my truck is 9 months past the expiration date on the rust warranty, Chrysler would not do anything for me. The dealer gave me jobber cost on a fender, emblem, and antenna assembly (as these things never come off in one piece) so I'm out $300.00 plus the cost of having it painted. Largefarva - You are 100% correct, the new fender has an insulation pad exactly where there old one is rusting. The service manager said that he'd never seen them rust there, and there were 2 other techs commenting on how nice and clean my truck was. And yet I'm responsible for the 100% of cost for the repair. I guess if there was any question on if these trucks rust as bad as the generations before, the answer is "absolutely they do."