i have a 2001 dakota and the hood and roof are peeling too...
im trying to find a good paint shop to fix it

 

most new cars have a 5 year paint warranty as long as it hasnt been re-painted due to an accident.

Oxidising/faded paint on flat surfaces is common on many cars due to not being waxed enough and constant exposure to sunlight and weather. A REALLY talented detail person could bring back a lot of the shine with a buffer and some polishing compound. But it would look a lot better to just repaint the panels.

 

My 98 had the same problem.
It started with the hood then it moved on to the quarter panels and finally the roof.
I just had the entire truck repainted and the shop never replaced the decals. They saidthe 98decals were discontinued.

My guess is they ran out of decals because every 97-98 dakota had to be repaited

 

My 97 dakota is doing the same started bout 2yrs ago I heard it the time period where auto makers switched paint an didnt prep right sucks where to from out for a recall so where stuck wit the bill

 

Check this I found http://www.lemonaidcars.com/secretwarranties.html

 

I've got an 01 and my hood, roof, fenders and the doors just below the windows are all faded/starting to fade. Quoted from the link in the post above me "Chrysler, Ford, GM, and Asian automaker paint delamination—Paint turns white and peels. Carmakers usually give a full refund up to the seventh year of ownership." As the trucks here are all well over 7 years old, only thing we can do is send it in to get sprayed.

 

This is what mine looked like when I got it. Pretty much nothing you can do other than get it painted.

 

Tom A

Your paint was bad

But most people damage their own paint by over waxing and using an electric buffer... very bad for the clear coat. I have never waxed my truck but 3 times the first few years and I only have a few bubbles this year on the roof and that's from the AZ hot sun.

Most people think my Dak is around 5 years old.

Replacing my head and tail lights helps and at 15 years she still looks good.

 

Yeah, my truck had definitely been neglected when I got it. The paint was just the tip of the iceberg. I'm pretty sure it wasn't from excessive waxing, though. I doubt the thing had ever even been washed.

 

Yours looks good compared to mine it gets worse when it rains thou