WTF 1week Old 37 Avalanche and rear end all rusted from factory.

[julien194b]

Absolutly perfect Byburger, you paint it before pictures...

 

[New recaros]

Glad OP has a happy ending and that it doesn't take forever to replace the rear. I got a bit paranoid hearing about the rust out there and I suppose most do not like mine. Either way I looked ASAP when I first got the truck! lol

Has that truck ever hit the road? Nice and clean.

 

[BryBurger]

Absolutly perfect Byburger, you paint it before pictures...

If I did painted it... would be full of damn drips! lol Yeah, I was surprised... as if it was built in CA. The odd thing is that I had zero warning my truck was produced and shipped until my dealership said it was incoming (out of nowhere, dealership surprised too) and I got it two weeks later (last month). So I do not think it was sitting around like some of the other trucks with excessive rust OR Ford got its act together on the rust issue.

Been busy so first dirt is this week! Take pic of it at the property and not boring driveway pics

 

[Raptorbert]

I just bought a 2021 with 3800 miles on it and I paused HARD when I saw this. But it’s literally JUST the axle. Glad its not a one off issue, ill be coating it eventually but no biggie.

 

[julien194b]

I think my 2020's rear axle would be the same if I didn't protect it few months after delivery(and few weeks ago, I have protected all the frame, 3 or 4 days of labor under the truck, cleaning, removing wire and everything on the frame to do it properly)...Probably a paint fail supplier or something, I don't understand ... morever on 90K $ truck, that sucks ! I hate rust and I hate ford paint QC... My french Renault van 15 years old bought 20k $ in 2008 , almost 200K miles has no point of rust and I never went under to paint it...Shame to Ford and other manufacturer to not be able to deliver rust free parts...

 

[thatJeepguy]

I don't understand when ppl say dont let the dealer touch it.

I am mostly anti-dealer but when there is a warranty in place that covers bump to bump I like free work.

100% agree. That is unacceptable to have that component rusted to that extent. To me that pic is a new axle assembly installed . By the time someone sands and paints a unit swap could be done quicker.

 

[thatJeepguy]

I just bought a 2021 with 3800 miles on it and I paused HARD when I saw this. But it’s literally JUST the axle. Glad its not a one off issue, ill be coating it eventually but no biggie.

Thats ass get some pb surface shield on that stat it will be gone.

 

[ToadSmasher2K1]

With that much rust it looks like it was never painted or coated to begin with.

 

[Raptorbert]

With that much rust it looks like it was never painted or coated to begin with.

That’s how I feel. Like they just forgot. No biggie I’m in northern Illinois so it’s a never ending issue

 

[Sig Fanboy]

There is a rust converter spray. Rust oleum makes it, I think. Ends up looking like black paint.It’s not gonna look like a body panel paint job, but good enough for a truck rear end, unless you are building a show truck