[Thereaper]

I just noticed that I have bubbles on the front edge of my hood and it's even worse under the hood. I'll post pics tomorrow before I take it to the Dealer. This just started within the last couple of months.

[Lennys94]

thats quite shocking for such a new car(assuming your 07 mustang unless you have another one) Bubbles would be the least thing i would expect to see at 2 years old..i was expectin stress cracks in spots.. and im sure you washed taht thing prolly half a million times already,so maybe its just a common problem with the new mustang hoods

[stlwagon]

Not unusual... Ford had a problem with iron contamination in the seams on some aluminum hoods.

[pcfrisch]

Originally Posted by stlwagon

Not unusual... Ford had a problem with iron contamination in the seams on some aluminum hoods.

Here is a nice article on iron contamination and stainless steel.

Article: Iron contamination and rust staining on stainless steel

[Thereaper]

Originally Posted by Lennys94

thats quite shocking for such a new car(assuming your 07 mustang unless you have another one) Bubbles would be the least thing i would expect to see at 2 years old..i was expectin stress cracks in spots.. and im sure you washed taht thing prolly half a million times already,so maybe its just a common problem with the new mustang hoods

I noticed it after I washed it and yes it is a problem with the aluminum hoods. This happen quick because I'm under the hood alot and never noticed it before.

[stlwagon]

Time for an aftermarket hood.

[Thereaper]

Originally Posted by stlwagon

Time for an aftermarket hood.

Maybe.

[omaharacer]

Sorry to hear about a fellow mustang owner and the hood cancer. My dealership "fixed" the hood the first time, it came back worse and bubbles were on the outside a couple months later. They replaced the hood the second time about 3 weeks before my warranty ran out. If possible, get them to REPLACE the hood, fixing it is impossible without cutting out the "infected" areas.

[Back@itagain]

Originally Posted by omaharacer

Sorry to hear about a fellow mustang owner and the hood cancer. My dealership "fixed" the hood the first time, it came back worse and bubbles were on the outside a couple months later. They replaced the hood the second time about 3 weeks before my warranty ran out. If possible, get them to REPLACE the hood, fixing it is impossible without cutting out the "infected" areas.

+1 on trying to get it replaced. I had my fixed at the dealership in January and it is already appearing in other spots. I'm leaning towards an aftermarket hood also since this seems to be one problem that just wont go away

[travelers]

There is a TSB out on it. I had mine fixed already.

[Thereaper]

The Dealer said that they will fix the problem spots and repaint the entire hood on both sides.

[nicky chaos]

Anyone hear of this being a problem for 08's?

[Porky Pig]

It's not supposed to be an issue on the '08's....We'll see...

[Thereaper]

Here's a crappy pic of 1 of 5 spots. It's the seam on the under side of the hood.

[travelers]

Originally Posted by Thereaper

The Dealer said that they will fix the problem spots and repaint the entire hood on both sides.

Thats pertty good. They only fixed the underside of my hood. But mine didn't have much corrosion.