3,600 miles - Should the front axles have this kind of rust already?

[MrOzMan]

It’s normal, quit worrying

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[OU812]

I know the undercarriage parts are going to rust eventually, however these are the only parts I see a significant amount of rust on and it's only been 3,600 miles. Is this normal?

totally normal

 

[heavyD]

this is from a BMW blog..lots of rust brand new off the lot according to him

That's a cast iron exhaust manifold. Read my post again and what I said about unpainted cast iron.

 

[GT500]

My advice to everyone, never take your truck to New England in the winter.

Haha. Kind of impossible when you live in Maine. You can slow rust down but can't stop it, never buy a used car from up here that has been winter driven.

 

[sgraing1]

Maybe we can get to 7 pages on this topic

 

[grenjith7]

I know the undercarriage parts are going to rust eventually, however these are the only parts I see a significant amount of rust on and it's only been 3,600 miles. Is this normal? I've done some light off roading about 3 times otherwise it's all pavement.

Jim

Please report to Ford. Call customer service and let them know, so it could get to the axle plant or vendors at some point. Also let the dealer know and ask him 2 make a report. Coating should hold up and you do not want to see rust in the axle housing, half shaft or CV joints. Yes, It is surface rust and true, It wont affect functionality. But functionality is not every thing. Effective anti-rust coating should be applied. When u pay ~50K, it has to be there.
Looks like people needs to start doing like what people in some markets do- they put the vehicle on a hoist and check to ensure a clean underbody before delivery.

 

[Gamecock]

Having had multiple Toyota/Lexus over the last couple of decades...this isn't bad at all. Those Toyota undercarriages rust as soon as you look at them. Either way I coat them with FluidFilm a couple of times per year and don't worry about it. NBFD.

 

[GT500]

Please report to Ford. Call customer service and let them know, so it could get to the axle plant or vendors at some point. Also let the dealer know and ask him 2 make a report. Coating should hold up and you do not want to see rust in the axle housing, half shaft or CV joints. Yes, It is surface rust and true, It wont affect functionality. But functionality is not every thing. Effective anti-rust coating should be applied. When u pay ~50K, it has to be there.
Looks like people needs to start doing like what people in some markets do- they put the vehicle on a hoist and check to ensure a clean underbody before delivery.

It's normal, it's a $30k vehicle with $20k in options, it isn't a BMW.

 

[AZshot]

Please report to Ford. Call customer service and let them know, so it could get to the axle plant or vendors at some point. Also let the dealer know and ask him 2 make a report. Coating should hold up and you do not want to see rust in the axle housing, half shaft or CV joints. Yes, It is surface rust and true, It wont affect functionality. But functionality is not every thing. Effective anti-rust coating should be applied. When u pay ~50K, it has to be there.
Looks like people needs to start doing like what people in some markets do- they put the vehicle on a hoist and check to ensure a clean underbody before delivery.

Oh brother. They're not going to waste their time with the uninitiated about cast iron/steel parts underneath a vehicle. They may not laugh at you, but you might hear a chuckle.

 

[Efthreeoh]

Haha. Kind of impossible when you live in Maine. You can slow rust down but can't stop it, never buy a used car from up here that has been winter driven.

NE has killed 3 of my vehicles. NFW my Bronco ever sees Maine, et.al. Love Moosehead Lake BTW. Beautiful in the winter.

 

[PapaWE]

I know the undercarriage parts are going to rust eventually, however these are the only parts I see a significant amount of rust on and it's only been 3,600 miles. Is this normal? I've done some light off roading about 3 times otherwise it's all pavement.

Jim

Seen this on the demo models, it's insane. They put a lot of raw iron under these things. The day I picked mine up I crawled underneath and coated all the iron and exposed fasteners with fluid film. If it works I will continue to use it every year. Even though red oxide is technically a protectant , it's ugly and it would have been nice for ford to powder coat all these parts.

 

[grenjith7]

Oh brother. They're not going to waste their time with the uninitiated about cast iron/steel parts underneath a vehicle. They may not laugh at you, but you might hear a chuckle.

No. As I understand these complaints will be taken seriously. It will be looked at. And as a matter of fact, awareness and attention is there.

 

[dgorsett]

You mean you don’t lube your brake rotors?

I saw a guy get WD-40 all over his rotors and pads on his motorcycle at the track one time at a track day (he was a novice) and I managed to get over to his pit with a can of brake cleaner before he went out on track for the first time. Might’ve saved him a trip into the kitty litter…

I was preoccupied with a tire rotation on my old Bronco II when I came around to find my new driver 16 year old WD-40ing the brake rotors, he didn't like the rusted appearance. A little time with some brake cleaner, all good, lesson learned.

 

[BrentC]

I was preoccupied with a tire rotation on my old Bronco II when I came around to find my new driver 16 year old WD-40ing the brake rotors, he didn't like the rusted appearance. A little time with some brake cleaner, all good, lesson learned.

I’m surprised how few people my daughters’ age even know how to maintain their mountain bikes. Anything electronic and they’re wizards - anything with the risk of getting some grime under your fingernails - not so much.

In their defence, as they move through their 20s and get out from their moms’ and dads’ nests they are quickly learning the value of money, and how easy it is to save $$$ over time doing your own maintenance. My daughters are getting good on basic maintenance on both their cars and their autos. They’ve even showed their boyfriends a few things, including teaching them to drive manual.

With our protectionist society I figure many young ‘uns simply didn’t learn the way we did - by crashing, falling, breaking things - all the things where you don’t forget the hard lessons learned.

bit o/t - apologies to the OP

 

[JMB]

... Is this normal?...

Yes.

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