Do the new cars rust out?

[71dodgechargerrt]

The Mfg's don't want them to last for years They would rather sell you a new one. Unbelievable the rust on the Challenger.

 

[6PKRTSE]

My 96 Ram is rusting and falling apart around all the edges and pinch welds, but it just won't die. This truck owes me nothing. Going on 25 years old and is still mostly all original everything. I had to replace both rockers to help hold the cab together. One of my buddies fell thru on the passenger side when he was stepping up in. It's even more rusty now then this. Damn MI winters.

 

[Johnpat]

Daughters 2013 Challenger bottom of rear
quarters showing rust coming through
Several body shops suggesting foam filled
quarters are the problem.
Foam holding moisture.

 

[flypaper]

I live ten minutes away from Long Beach Island in New Jersey, salt air sucks.
My son works on the Island and his work truck takes a beating from the salt

I used to live on the Island for a few years
the worst car I ever saw on the road was there
it went diagonally down the road
the rear end rotted out and the whole rear shifted on one side.
It was amazing to watch the owner drive it straight
Wish I had video

 

[Don Frelier]

The liquid calcium chloride they use when it drops below 15 deg. F is like salt on crack!
Some of the tubing used on the Chrysler mini-vans and trucks like fuel filler and rear heater lines are total crap.
And don't get me started on the brake lines...
Around here if it contains steel, it will rust.

 

[6PKRTSE]

I park my newer Challenger for the winter until the salt is rinsed off of the roads. Seems to help. It's a 2012 and still looks like new since my truck takes the winter beatings.

 

[Darter6]

The Challenger rust is pretty common in the rust belt states. My buddy's body shop started seeing that within the first 2 years from when the Challenger came out. Yep, it's the foam.

 

[Lefty71]

That's a vinyl wrap

Or acid rain.

 

[Lefty71]

ToyYoda's do

 

[barbee6043]

I have a 95 Ram 3500 (bought new), no rust but was never driven in SNOW!!!!!!!

 

[Hey-O]

Washing your car to much can bring this on also. It's about water and or moisture being held in tight spots. Don't ask how I know..

 

[Daves69]

My '05 Ram with 112K has the Rosie Rot Box disease. On a quiet night you can hear it spreading!

 

[Dennis H]

 

[Don Frelier]

Around here we would call that one a "cream puff"
I've seen trucks with literally a full foot of the lower portion of the bed gone.
My son's 90 ram had three sets of brake lines underneath abandoned in place.

 

[moparlee]

You bet they still rust out. Visit Michigan and take a look around and it won't take you long to find the rust. There is salt and brine on the roads all winter which is 5 months long here!

 

[Darter6]

And the aluminum Ford trucks CORRODE !

 

[Budnicks]

When I was in Alaska, I saw some cars only held together by rust
or bud beer cans riveted on/together

steel is still steel, even in other states,
especially east of the Mississippi or north east & midwest
rust happens

my 99 Dakota SLT 4x4 has none,
it was supposed to be fully undercoated too
(shitty factory or Dealer {?} job if you ask me, hit & miss)
a few small spots with very little surface rust, inside the frame rails
probably from mud & gravel roads, chips or rocks I drive on a lot

but 21 years old now, not too shabby

it's garaged always & cleaned regularly

& we don't have salted roads or that BS brine solutions, out here either
(it's actually against the law here)
& where I live, we get plenty of Devil's Dandruff/Snow

 

[ESOXER]

I spray this on the wifes Wrangler before every winter, I use an undercoat gun and a 3' wand to coat the inside of the frame,rockers and doors. Still looks fairly new. Key is to only wash the panels not the underside during the winter. I'm a fan, I now use it at work on everything.

 

[Kern Dog]

Pictures, anyone???

 

[HawkRod]

Washing your car to much can bring this on also. It's about water and or moisture being held in tight spots. Don't ask how I know..

I agree. My take is to wash the underside and frame really well after the winter. The other thing is to very carefully find and check all weep holes to make sure they don't get plugged with leaves and crap and hold moisture.

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I spray this on the wifes Wrangler before every winter, I use an undercoat gun and a 3' wand to coat the inside of the frame,rockers and doors. Still looks fairly new. Key is to only wash the panels not the underside during the winter. I'm a fan, I now use it at work on everything.

Interesting - I have never used this stuff. So spray on in the fall and wash off in the spring? What happens if you drive in wet weather in the winter? Appreciate any details you can offer.