2005 ford expedition, paint cracking and peeling on the roof. Of course I did not notice it till 102,000 miles. I did take it to the dealer and they basically told me that ford would not have fixed it 100% anyway. They do a one-third (ford), one-third (dealer), one-third (customer) pays. I find this very unacceptable. You buy a $60+++ vehicle and the paint holds no guarantee. I guess I'm luckier than the other guy though, you really don't notice the roof. The dealer said it would be about a $1500 repaint. I plan on chipping it off as much as I can, sanding it and then getting some black plastisol coating. Luckily again my expedition is black and the problem is between the luggage rack runners and sunroof.
2005 Ford Expedition body complaints
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The paint is bubbling and peeling on the hood and rear lift gate. This problem started and keeps getting worse. The paint has already came off in a 1 inch section. I could send I a piece of the paint to a lab if needed. Car was never in accident of re-painted.
I have a 2005 expedition eddie bauer and the lift gate will open on occasion. The dealer cannot find anything wrong to cause this but is aware of other complaints. I bought the vehicle brand new and started to encounter this problem at 37,000 miles when the warranty ran out. I am afraid this will happen while I am transporting my dogs to a dog show and their crates will be thrown out of the rear onto the highway.
Ford expedition paint. I purchased a new 2005 ford expedition eddie bauer edition in 5/2005 from a car dealer. The 36000/3 year warranty has expired and the paint is blistering on the tailgate. I called dealer and they said it is a manufacturing defect and they will not pay for it but it will do no good to fix it unless the entire tailgate is replaced with steel. There is a service bulletin out on this issue and they are not standing behind it.
2005 ford expedition with factory defects customer states that the car sometimes shocks the body while going through the car wash**cc 08/14/07 add to customer sent in additional info**nar**cc the consumer stated please assist in retrieving the $29,000 paid out for the vehicle as they have learned the vehicle is not a new vehicle but was used and was seriously damaged. The consumer stated if it rains or goes through a car wash there is an electrical shock and running the VIN number indicates that this infact is a used vehicle not a new vehicle as stated by the dealer. The consumer stated the roof shakes badly.
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