Great rust forming so bad that it has scale bubbles. I keep wondering if this truck will last five years. I'm taking it in to the dealer to have them look at it. They don't have their own body shop. They contract their bodywork out to a shop a few miles away. Check the pics out and let me know if anyone else’s trucks are rusting in the same place.

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Dang dude, that sucks

That really does suck, what's the location of that? Want to check it on mine now...

Pretty much looks normal to me. Most vehicle frames rust but very few will have a rust thru.

That looks normal to me as well. You are better off sanding it off and spray that zinc coating and paint over with rustolium. Dealer is just going to say it is normal. If they do have someone fix it they are just going to paint over it and would not take the time like you would. Of coarse if you live in a salt area it is a loosing battle. I lived in BUffalo NY and chased rust around all over on past vehicles. Thank god I live in Texas now 2 year old truck and frame is still shinny new looking. Besides that would take prolly 15 years to rust thru..

The cross section that is rusting in front of the radiator is not really frame material. It’s just stamed light steel square tube and is just part of the body structure and protects in some cases the radiator from damage. I know what you’re saying about doing it myself. I would do a better job and wouldn't screw up any thing else in the process as shop might do. It's the principle of the problem that really gets me. Where is that so called seven step painting process to help protect against rust? I'll let yah-all know what the dealer says.

My 05 had rust on cab corners about 6 months after owningitand the dealer gave me a run around but fixed it. It also has the rust on the support peice pictured and a different dealer fixed it, but first two dealerswouldn't. My dad's 06 has it there also and dealers in his area won't fix it. Sucks that a 2-3 year old $30000 truck would rust anywhere.

Mine is rusting there too, I am not too worried about it though... I am hoping to get some good fogs and re-do the entire area up there with undercoating after its done and installed.

My '06 has similar spots on the front. When I was shopping for a used Dak, pretty much every one I looked at had it in the same area. It didn't look too seriouse so I'd planned to touch it up sometime when I'm bored.

i got rust on mine there too

The problem areas in the pictures I dealt with early on using clear coat safe rubbing compound. After which I applied a good quality wax which I repeated every couple of months. Never showed up again. Looks as good as the day I got the truck (early 2005)If left ignored as I see in the thumbnail pictures it's going to need careful sanding out, spot priming, matching top coat and then clear coat.

yeah rust is forming under the hood, on the frame, anlong the doors and other place's on my truck. this is bs the trucks only a year old...im done with dodge. they suck!!! my son is right german engineering is so much better there is no car companie out there(except Nassian with the new GT-R)that can design cars at the level that they do.

ORIGINAL: RS GTI

yeah rust is forming under the hood, on the frame, anlong the doors and other place's on my truck. this is bs the trucks only a year old...im done with dodge. they suck!!! my son is right german engineering is so much better there is no car companie out there(except Nassian with the new GT-R)that can design cars at the level that they do.


Cool, let us know how that turns out for you.

Wait, what german truck? oh yeah... they dont do trucks.

ORIGINAL: ericemery

ORIGINAL: RS GTI

yeah rust is forming under the hood, on the frame, anlong the doors and other place's on my truck. this is bs the trucks only a year old...im done with dodge. they suck!!! my son is right german engineering is so much better there is no car companie out there(except Nassian with the new GT-R)that can design cars at the level that they do.


Cool, let us know how that turns out for you.

Wait, what german truck? oh yeah... they dont do trucks.



haha but wait thats why their engineering is so much better, right?

I dont think hes very bright, if its rusting around the door or under the hood, I wouldguess he didnt know what a car wash was. Andwhat the hell is Nassian, I am guessing he meant Nissan. :D

for all that say rust on any car of truck that is this new is normal is crazy...and ur right germans dont make trucks right thats why there is a opel and a vw caddy ur right...and car wash dont do that to trucks or cars it the horrible design from dodge im soo happy to be getting ride of the this thing... the truck has anti corrosive treatment and is dipped in acid. rust should not appear in those places for at least 7 years

Mine had rust starting to form on the rear bumper, had it replaced under warranty. No rust anywhere else yet though, watching very closely. :eek:

I just started getting the same rust spots on that front support in front of the radiator. I actually applied a thick layer of auto silicon over the spots. Some may think this is ghetto, but its under the hood so you dont see it, and it definately stops the rust for good.

well it does depend on where exactly you live/drive the truck, but rust is normal, idc what anyone says...especially if you drive areas where corrosives such as salt, gravel, soil with high acidity levels, etc are present. I've had my truck for just under 2 years, and yes there is some minimal rust, but IMO it's a truck, I bought it to haul stuff, go hunting and offroad, thats what you buy a truck for, otherwise you should own a car. LIke my gramps used to say, if your truck is perfect you're not using it right! I wouldn't say that I like scratches, rust etc, but every one of the blemishes on my truck has a story or a lesson...

Well, I like how the troll posts twice, bashing dodge... then he names off 2 companies that dont even make a US market truck.


Good call.

let me know when opel or VW makes a truck of the year.

im getting a little discoloring in that weld area in the front, havent really looked at it hard, i dout its anything to worry about, the underbody is so clean u could eat off of it !

Guess I'll be the RUST test case... purchased my used 06QC(3.7) with 35K and on was almost chased off by theunderside rust. Also some rust on thefront seams like Graythang IIs pics. I loved the trucks ride, color & price…. so I finally decided that slowing the brown cancer and making it last another 6-10years was something Id be willing to do. Obviously the previous owner hadbeen on many salty road trips, but there was no rust on the inner / outer sheet metal andstrangely enough therust seemed to bemostly around the hardware. You can easily seewherecheep H/W was used vs. properly coated H/W which had minimal or no rust at all. The back bumper is completely rusted onthe inside (butperfect on the outside).

I plan on steel brushing the rusty areas and spraying with the rust killer (or galv. paint as suggested). Top-coating with a layer or two of spray undercoating should do the trick. Even the inside of the bumper could be done this way.The front under hoodseams area isrusted enough to require sanding, priming touch-up painting. Definitely NOT what I’d expect to see in a2-1/2 year old truck,butI accepted the challenge andif I want it to last 7-10 yrs... i'd better get started.


hlp

Im not sure all out trucks were created equal in the rust protection dept.

My truck has a complete black undercoating on the frame, it came like that from the dealer/factory.

Ive seen alot of dakotas that dont have the complete undercoating though...

I see ericemery's dakota doesnt have the undercoating sprayed on the inside of the bed, behind the rear wheel inside the well. There should be a complete undercoating paint job under there!

Ill post a pic of my truck when it was new, and show you what I mean...

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You can see where I circled around the rear wheel well, if you look inside, you will see it has an undercoating applied to not only the frame, but everything including the inside of the bed.

ORIGINAL: Dusty

Mine had rust starting to form on the rear bumper, had it replaced under warranty. No rust anywhere else yet though, watching very closely. :eek:


I just noticed about two weeks ago that the inside of my rear bumper is forming a good amount of rust, not sure what to do. Is it something that is normally replaced under warranty?

I doubt they would cover that but it never hurts to stop by and ask them to take a quick peek at it.

ORIGINAL: curtiplas

ORIGINAL: Dusty

Mine had rust starting to form on the rear bumper, had it replaced under warranty. No rust anywhere else yet though, watching very closely. :eek:


I just noticed about two weeks ago that the inside of my rear bumper is forming a good amount of rust, not sure what to do. Is it something that is normally replaced under warranty?



Technically, this is supposed to be covered under the rust/corrosion waranty right? I mean, its not like damage caused the rust. It's a defect.

I Have the base ST base model black bumper, and it's not rusting at all. I live in NY and we get all the seasons up here, including salting of the roads.

If they don't cover it, take it off and fix it. It's easy to remove the rear bumper, and the patch up job doesnt need to be perfect because no one is going to ever see it! Remove the rust, and paint it. Or, better yet, spray or roll in liquid bed liner. That should do the trick.