Ever sence winter has broken, I have noticed some "rusty" specks all over the back of my car. Including the SS emblem and the licence plate. I took it to gm and they pretty much told me to f' off. I have the extended warranty (not sure why I bought it) and the car was purchased brand spankin new may 31 07. At first they said it could be rail dust. then they decided on it being brake dust from the road adhering(sp) to my paint. Yes, it is in the paint. clay bar cant touch it. oh and the wonderfull dealer is rubbing the paint with a paper towel and his hand/fingers like he wants to put a hole in my car. I am so pissed right now

 

keep taking it to dealerships untill they accept you..one thing about retail is..a company always wants to please its customers so their customers return back to the store of purchase

 

take it to a diffrent dealership, its not gm that screwed you... its (fill in your dealer) that screwed you

 

It should be defined as covered in your warranty. Read it.

 

Pics....

 

sorry, I dont have any pics. actually I dont enen have a camera right now. I just moved out of the rents house....

as far as the dealship goes, I will take it to others and tell them whats up. I am just worried because I have gone to other dealers to ask ramdom questions and they always send be back to this dealer (the one that screwed me). I guess this place is like the athority(sp) on gm vehicles in the area. O well. tomorrow is another day. has anybody else heard of something like this on there paint?

 

ive heard of this happening, luckly for me i got sunburst orange..cant see it

 

sounds like your dealer screwed you... And unless you go to Wally Edgar in Waterford Michigan thats what you get.. I called the Chevy rep for our area and according to GM Wally Edagr is the highest rated in the state... hence why i only buy from them...

 

haha I just moved from milford. Im still fairly close to waterford (1 house tops). do you happen to have their number?

 

248 391 9900.... they were very nice to work with...

 

thanks alot man

 

I had this problem after the winter... we chalked it up to GMs crappy clearcoat, possible pin holes in the clear coat. Clay barred, paint cleanered and 3 step waxed it.. most are gone now

 

I hate to say it, but I doubt they'll even throw this in for you....



If it small specs, they can claim stone chips caused the rust... no longer their problem...

 

yea.... I will wash my car today. see if it got any worse.

 

there is a TSB out on that problem... i dont have class until monday but i will post it then

 

tsb? oh i washed my car today and this stuff is all over the car(licence plate, all of the body, emblems)

 

Those "specks" are believe it or not is brake dust how it turns orange i don't know but at the body shop i work at we either clay bad it off or use lacquer thinner and off it goes

every vehicle i have ever owned did that even my wifes ls is comes right off just yesterday i clay bared it off my brothers truck

 

i doubt its brake dust... i work at a dealership... it usually is rail dust.. it sits on the paint for a while and melts into the clear.. then rusts..
You can't get it out.. you'll hafta repaint. I see this **** on brand new 08's

 

in your owners man there is a number for GM call it give the dealers name and who it is by name that is not taking care of the problem that should get them moving

 

i've also used this wheel acid on it and it takes it off i know it sounds bad acid on paint but you spray it on and rinse it off instantly. Yeah i guess i don't know what i'm talkin about i only paint cars for a liveing

 

hey, Im willing to try just about anything. I did the clay bar and noting happened. but my car is smooth

 

what dealer and where in michigan

 

it's likely fallout...there's a chemical called "fall out remover" you can use on it. we used to use the stuff on brand new cars that were going through pdi. basically need to rinse the car down, spray it on the car using gloves, let it sit for about 10-15 min. then wash.

 

i hear ya there ive had my car since feb 9,2006 and i have a spot on my back bumper were the clear coat is peeling away its like the size of a baseball and the whole support for jacking up the car, the paint has peeled away there and i need to get it repainted now so it doesnt rust

 

Ok. I work for CSX who transports vehicles on auto racks. WTF is rail dust?