When vehicle was purchased paid $1000.00 for the clear coat which was supposed to guarantee no paint chips etc. Also severe rusting on the same locations" "Paint peeled off around bottom of rear passenger doors and rear hatch door. I have seen many many Escapes of various colours with this same issue" Continues to peel off such that you can see pristine primer under the paint that is peeling off. Dealer would not do anything, as it was past warranty period. "Paint peeling off after 2.5 year, so past paint warranty. Our 2007 Explorer had had no similar problems, despite being five years older in the same environment" We'd rust-sprayed this vehicle annually (Krown). Repair shop said this was common in all Escapes of this vintage. Paint around rear liftgate window had degraded which led to rust underneath and around gasket. "Paint began peeling from around both real wheel wells leading to surface rust. ![]() "Rust and paint bubbling on tail gate and rear quarter panels" "paint is chipping off & rust is forming around the tailgate" Mechanical failures are to be expected as it is driven but assembly faults leading to rust are not. There used to be a comment about the Rusty Ford Syndrome from the 70s. ![]() Really disappointing that Ford has not conquered premature rust after all these years. Every issue with my Ford has been documented by others online going back to 2008 models. I have more rust on this 2011 than I have on my 2005 Toyota which has basically none. As a mature model line I expected these issues to have been eliminated in manufacture. ![]() Paint peeling from rear wheel wells and rust in tailgate within first two years. paint but disappointed that dealer unwilling to correct problem other than charge me like $1200.00 to repair flaking paint." Other than those two areas no other concerns re. Paint has peeled off the rear door bottom edge. "Just after 2 year paint warranty had expired, the rear wheel well edges started peeling, and then rusting. Paint (fading, chalking, cracking, or peeling)
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