body / paint problem
10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$7,000.00
Average Mileage:
64,962 miles
Number of complaints:
2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- needs to be repainted (2 reports)
Helpful Websites About 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 paint bubbling and peeling
2006Sep 12
(reported on)Ram 1500 SLT
- 40,000 miles
At 40,000 paint on roof started to bubble around 3rd brake light. waited to see if it was just me until 50,000 miles. Took to Dodge & they repainted the roof only. They thought the rest of the truck was fine. at 58,000 miles or 4 years and 3 months I noticed that there were a hole bunch of little dark spots on the paint. I thought it was dirt build up or tree crap. I did not get around to spending the time to clean the clearcoat until 2 months later. when I tried to polish them out by hand with 3m micropolish they would not come out. 1 month latter after I washed it the dark spot became white spots. and a lot more than I saw a month earlier. Turns out the dark spots were where the clearcoat had come off and the paint bellow oxidies. The white spots are where the paint has now come off and the primer is showing through. These spots have developed on the Hood, fenders, doors & door posts, and all over the truckbed. All of the spots are perfectly round. when you look through a looking glass you can see the different layers of the paint in a single spot. DON't BUY DODGE. Dodge now has me doing the wait for us to call you thing witch is BS they just want the warranty to expire!!! I have had nothing but problems with this thing.
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2008May 07
Ram 1500 SLT 4.7L V8
Well, instead of buying a foreign vehicle, i decided to purchase an American brand, made here in the United States. So i purchase a Dodge Ram. Now, after paying in excess of 36K dollars, the vehicle paint is peeling on the ROOF, HOOD, DOOR, and next to the GAS TANK......and all of this, after only 6 years.....I think this is ridiculous...
nypanama
Columbia, MD, USA
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