Are Paint Chips Covered Under Warranty?

[cgtuk]

Hi. I have a October '51 D4D CDX 5 door hatch with 51K on the clock. I have metalic blue paint and the bonnet looks terrible. It is absolutely "peppered" with chips and scratches out of the paint and looks as if it has the measles with hundreds (yes hundreds in all sizes), of white dots, being where the paint has come off, (presumably from stones/grit). The manufacturers warranty runs to october 2004 and wondered whether this would be covered under the manufactureers warranty if I took it back? Has anyone else had this problem and had it resprayed/fixed? Although I love the car, I have never seen anything like this in any other car I have had. I wonder whether the paint application is poor, or the paint itself too frail/brittle Cheers for any info.

Craig

[matty2767]

i wouldnt have thought it would be but if you get anywhere let me know. mine is 4 weeks old and i have 1 already :(

[jamesholden]

My 98 one has a couple of stone chips but nothing major, it could be the pain quality because my dads car is made in Japan and thats done 136k and doesnt have any.

[nezerr]

my 02 sr is full of stone chips over the front end inc the wings bumper grill and headlamps! never thought of taking it back but might just try, but saying that my dealer cant or wont even fix my noisy steering! i love my car but grrrr what trouble im having with it!!! :ffs:

[Gadgetman]

I have just bought a 51 Saloon, 6 months left on warrenty. It has no chip marks whatsoever with 40K on the clock. It too also had noisy steering, but my dealer fixed it within a week. They put in a new steering rack - a common fault throughout the range!! Cannot fault my local dealer.