I took it to the dealership, they took a bunch of pictures of it and sent them to Honda corporate, they have to approve a warranty repair and if it's approved they will send it to a body shop. Even though this may be rectified which isn't a given, I'm not happy that the car will have touch up paint after only one year of service, lowering the resale value.Wow, that's nuts.Wonder what Honda would say about that....
Yeah no touch up paint is going to fix that sadly. That is going to need a grind down, primer, paint, blend and clear. I'd almost wish they'd replace the whole door but doubt they would. I'll definitely keep an eye out with my 2019. What door is this on yours?
Yeah, that's what I meant, I still think it's not going to look exactly how it would from the factory. This happened on the driver door on a coupe. Looking at it closer it looks like the entire bottom edge of the door is unpainted.
Wow that might be a manufacturer defect for sure. I'm gonna double check my sedan doors, but I usually wipe them down and never noticed any missing paint.
Michigan winters can be rough too, but I kept it very clean all winter, I washed and dried it almost every other day and never let any salt sit on the car for more than a few hours. I was driving a 2012 Chevy Cruze, it didn't have a spot of rust on it when I sold it for this Honda and I never had any special coating or even washed it very often.Friend of mine had an Eagle Talon where neither of the rocker panels were painted from factory. Here in Nova Scotia, they just disintegrated. Not sure what things are like in Michigan, but you may want to check if it’s surface rust, or if it’s through the metal. I got my ‘16 Touring undercoated the week after I bought it, and reapplied annually. Cause Nova Scotia...
Yes, looking at the picture now.. but how did it start? was it just some small stone chips that spread or was it always not painted? Did something scratch the door ? Did it hit something when opening? My presumption is that it was not missing from new. I do admit that Honda paint is much "thinner" than I would have expected. Given the harsh michigan winters, this may not have started a year ago, but maybe only 1-2 months ago.
I never scraped it on anything, and nothing has scratched it that I know of. I never noticed it because the door curves inward and it's hidden by the side skirts, when wiping it down I'm looking down while kneeling or standing, so it's pretty difficult to catch until it starts rusting out. I have no idea when it started, but it's been long enough where the paint has bubbled out and is rusting from the inside out, considering the car is exactly 12 months old and how clean I have kept it, it very well could have started on day one.
I'm not going to touch it until Honda gives me the verdict on a warranty repair, the last thing I need is future problems to unfold and they won't touch it because another shop worked on it. If they deny the repair I will forward it to the federal trade commission and the BBB and see if they can maintain my consumer rights.
