Yeti going back to garage.....

Discovered some paint bubbling / rust on the rear boot, just below the reg plate. Having had the same on a Mazda MX5 (which led to the boot rusting away) I wasn't going to take any chances and took it into the dealers to check.

The upshot is that the rear boot is being stripped and re-sprayed under warranty.

Might be worth checking your monster for the same.

ah the joys of living in scotland, one year on our roads, and the metal just tries to escape from under the paint. So its started on your rear boot? what about your front boot?

:'( to hear you have such an issue.

Is it due to the reg plate 'chattering' against the paint or more toward the exposed horizontal ledge :wonder:

TP

Have taken your advice and had a really good look there, and all round the boot/rear door. No problem whatsoever.

:'( to hear you have such an issue.

Is it due to the reg plate 'chattering' against the paint or more toward the exposed horizontal ledge :wonder:

TP

There are three small paint bubble about an inch below the plate. Hard to say wether it's rust starting or not, but the paint is certainly bubbling there.

I have just finished washing my 2010 Yeti Elegance and I have found half a dozen or more paint blisters on the lower part of the drivers door. Absolutely nothing on the other three doors. I will take it into the dealers tomorrow but these are not stone chips. I have had other cars with stone chips and even few on the Yeti but they haven't got under the paint.

I have just finished washing my 2010 Yeti Elegance and I have found half a dozen or more paint blisters on the lower part of the drivers door. Absolutely nothing on the other three doors. I will take it into the dealers tomorrow but these are not stone chips. I have had other cars with stone chips and even few on the Yeti but they haven't got under the paint.

Got two or three of these on our Yeti (offside both doors) but not reported them as yet, waiting for the next service. Believe others have had similar.

TP

Mine is long overdue a wash, will have a good look then. This is rather worrying from a quality control standpoint if there are paint or rust problems in relatively new cars, I thought that was something of the past, my beloved Alfa's rusted if anyone sneezed near them but my last Citroën had no paint/rust problems over many years of use.

I also have a small paint 'bubble' on the drivers door, but I was told it was a paint chip and wouldn't be covered under warranty. Personally I don't believe it is a stone chip as it's exactly the same as the bubbles on the rear boot, however, I'm prepared to accept that it is simply a bubble from the paint process or a little defect that was on the bodywork before it was painted. It is starting to blister a little though, which is worrying.

I have to say however, it is a tiny blemish (3 to 4mm wide), but annoyingly, it's just above the drivers handle, so seen regularly.

Any one know the distinction between the 3yr standard warranty and the anti perforation warranty? Which does the paint get covered under?

my beloved Alfa's rusted if anyone sneezed near them

Thought the spag gang had sorted those probs by reducing the %age recycled steel in the steel sheet -- I remember years ago Fiats and Lancia rusted before your eyes bit like model Airfix kits with a heat source underneath!

Frenchtone, my Dad had an Alfa Sud 1.5 ti, it got washed away over a four year period! 34,000 miles and we scrapped it, we even had to argeu with the scrap man as there wasn't any metal left!

As for Yeti paint bubbles, mine has two on the off side rear door, they have been there from day one and have not developed into anything. The front end stone chips have all been repaired, hitting the back end of a Porsche was a big factor in these being repainted..........

Frenchtone, my Dad had an Alfa Sud 1.5 ti, it got washed away over a four year period! 34,000 miles and we scrapped it, we even had to argeu with the scrap man as there wasn't any metal left!

Yes I had one of those, the metal was more like paper mache, it separated in layers. But I loved that car, drove really well and that great raspy farty exhaust note. Always wondered why Alfa (Fiat) dropped that rather interesting flat four engine after production finished in the south.

Edited 4 March, 201313 yr by jeep

I have just been to the dealer so that they can have a look at the paint blisters. He says it's stone chips as he says he can see tiny pin holes on each of the blisters. Can't really say he's wrong but you'd need a microscope to see them. He took some pictures and he says he'll send in a non biased report.

Couldn't really get angry with him as it's his opinion just hugely disappointed that almost invisible damage to the lacquer can cause the paint to deteriorate so badly in so may places. Funny that it's confined to one door and that I have had mud flaps from new! Fat lot of good they have been.

My wifes Peugeot is 5 years old and though it has plenty of stone chips it just knocks a bit out of the paint which can be filled with a touch up brush. The Yeti door looks like a 10 years old Yugo.

I have just been to the dealer so that they can have a look at the paint blisters. He says it's stone chips as he says he can see tiny pin holes on each of the blisters. Can't really say he's wrong but you'd need a microscope to see them. He took some pictures and he says he'll send in a non biased report.

Couldn't really get angry with him as it's his opinion just hugely disappointed that almost invisible damage to the lacquer can cause the paint to deteriorate so badly in so may places. Funny that it's confined to one door and that I have had mud flaps from new! Fat lot of good they have been.

My wifes Peugeot is 5 years old and though it has plenty of stone chips it just knocks a bit out of the paint which can be filled with a touch up brush. The Yeti door looks like a 10 years old Yugo.

I would have thought the paint warranty should cover this, not sure why owners should be at fault for not spotting almost invisible damage to paint finish. Isn't the dealer also supposed to check paintwork at service intervals? I know acrylic based paints and lacquers are not as tough as the spirit ones they replaced on environmental grounds, one of the reasons I opted for a paint protection product, Guard-X in my case. Anyway gave my 2010 Yeti a good wash and clean yesterday as it was a nice day and a coat of Guard-X rejuvenator that came with the aftercare kit and can report no paint problems visible on my car.

If the paint blisters then it is bound to crack or split, so who can say which came first, the blister due to fault with paint/metal treatment or a stone chip. However a blister forming on a car within the first couple of years or so, due to a microscopic chip (if that is the case), seems to suggest an issue anyway.

Would certainly take up the point with SUK.

Only other time I've seen these develop was on my lads previous Fabia I at eight years old, again on the lower doors and boot lid only :wonder:

TP

Edited 5 March, 201313 yr by The Plumber

Are Yetis not fully galvanised? VW's have been for some time (or at least they were)... In which case the metal shouldn't rot for years, even with paint damage.

I checked mine today after the local Eastern Europeans washed the car.

Nothing on the boot. Not noticed anything on the doors, but not checked yet.

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Have reported lower door paint blisters to the dealer that sold me the car. I was assured that these were "stone chips" but have asked that their body repair shop contact me. I wanted an explanation for "stone chips" that have no external impact marks. That was two weeks ago, service manager not returning my calls. I will give them another week then get an independent assessment carried out.

Is this an indication that quality standards are being lowered within the VW group of companies?

No, it is an indication that modern paints, being water based, are not as resilient as they used to be.

Paint problems are affecting all modern vehicles.

Hi Ayrshire1.

Get a magnifying glass out and check if there are indeed any chips. If not get a photo of it and escalate.

I agree with Llanigraham, modern water-based paints are pretty rubbish but they still have a 3 yr warranty which surprises me given how little protection it now gives.

I have a paint blister on the drivers door - the dealer didn't honour the warranty but when I went to the authorised repairer they were convinced it was! They called it a 'galv blister'. Anyway it's just one blister so I'll live with it. If there were multiple ones as you have, I'd be pushing them on it.

Btw, does anyone know if the Yeti body is galvanized? I'm guessing it isn't, so you'll want that paint to do its work!

Have reported lower door paint blisters to the dealer that sold me the car. I was assured that these were "stone chips" but have asked that their body repair shop contact me. I wanted an explanation for "stone chips" that have no external impact marks. That was two weeks ago, service manager not returning my calls. I will give them another week then get an independent assessment carried out.

Is this an indication that quality standards are being lowered within the VW group of companies?

Mine has the paint blisters too and, after being examined and photographed by the recommended body shop and then being okay'd by local Skoda and then Skoda UK, it's being sorted out next week. The job takes 3-4 days and they also fit protective foils once the paint has dried to prevent further damage.

It's definitely worth your while to keep pestering them.

Regards.

Thanks for the information. The paint coating system Skoda use to protect the bodywork is obviously not fit for purpose. So I will continue to pester the local dealer until they agree to carry out remedial work under warranty.

Thanks for the information. The paint coating system Skoda use to protect the bodywork is obviously not fit for purpose. So I will continue to pester the local dealer until they agree to carry out remedial work under warranty.

Why isn't it?

It is exactly the same system used by nearly every car manufacturer in Europe!! Modern paints have to be water based for environmental and legal reasons, therefore they are "softer" and mark and chip much more easily. The "problem" is affecting all makes, and not just Skoda.

Your "complaint" is spurious.

Why isn't it?

It is exactly the same system used by nearly every car manufacturer in Europe!! Modern paints have to be water based for environmental and legal reasons, therefore they are "softer" and mark and chip much more easily. The "problem" is affecting all makes, and not just Skoda.

Your "complaint" is spurious.

I would agree with this to be honest. I think all paints have got softer, since they switched to water based paints.Our last Honda was far far worse...

BR

JeZ

Edited 18 March, 201313 yr by jezzep

I would agree with this to be honest. I think all paints have got softer, since they switched to water based paints.Our last Honda was far far worse...

BR

JeZ

I also think that windscreens have got more fragile too.

Fred