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Did I invalidate my warranty???

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  • bikebarbie
    bikebarbie Posts: 598 Forumite
    thanks Fred that's great :)
  • mcjordi
    mcjordi Posts: 4,238 Forumite
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    worse case they wont repair the bodywork under the corosion guarantee thingy.. rest of warranty will be intact.. but as fred says your preventing rust forming so i cant see ford being that !!!!!! about it tbh..
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  • Flyboy152
    Flyboy152 Posts: 17,118 Forumite
    Can we get a reality check here?

    Since when can one claim on a warranty because they have stone chips on the paint work?
    The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark
  • fred7777
    fred7777 Posts: 677 Forumite
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    Flyboy152 wrote: »
    Can we get a reality check here?

    Since when can one claim on a warranty because they have stone chips on the paint work?
    Nobody is suggesting that. The OP was worried the warranty which may be needed for other things had been invalidated.
  • Flyboy152
    Flyboy152 Posts: 17,118 Forumite
    fred7777 wrote: »
    Nobody is suggesting that. The OP was worried the warranty which may be needed for other things had been invalidated.

    Err...the OP is.

    bikebarbie wrote: »
    I have touched up the paint yes and think it should be covered under warranty
    The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark
  • bikebarbie
    bikebarbie Posts: 598 Forumite
    edited 9 May 2011 at 10:00PM
    Flyboy152 wrote: »
    Can we get a reality check here?

    Since when can one claim on a warranty because they have stone chips on the paint work?

    I thought it was clearly explained :doh:

    The chipping (and is not just chips. It's an area of about 3/4 inches long that has corroded and chipped away) is caused by road debris hitting that area.

    The problem has been rectified by Ford. All Fiestas built since August 2009 have a protective foil affixed to the problem area so that the paint will not chip there. If it was normal wear and tear Ford would not have needed to take action!

    Furthermore I never had this problem with all my previous cars (and current other family car) and they were older than 2 years. This has been acknowledged as a fault with the paint and is NOT a random stone chip!
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