i know it is covered under warranty, but why the hell is my spare tire well begining to rust?

i live is so. cal for ***** sake!

anyone else here have any undercarrage rust problems? the rust is around the welds of the female portion of the spare tire retainer, you know, the thing the threaded thingy screws into.

rust on a car with 15k on the clock...

 

I have rust on my hood... Some on the rear fender liner.

 

Should have gotten a rust check chipper!

 

rust?
because you must get some moisture coming in there somehow.

keep an eye on that.....

 

i'm taking it in to acura and having them fix it before it gets any worse.

honda should take their rust proofing a little more seriously imho.

 

It might not be their fault. Maybe something spilled back there awhile ago.

 

if it's worth anything, the metal piece welded to the frame that holds the spare tire down busted off in my car. Now i gotta spare tire that slides and slams into the frame when i turn hard or brake hard

 

i doubt something spilled... but even if it did, it would have to go through the floor mat and the plastic sheet in the trunk.

highly unlikely... plus the rust seems to be coming from a welded spot: the weld used to tack the retainer to the floor pan.

me thinks the weld bead cut through the floor pan, which led to moisture seeping through, and voila! rust.

quality control should have spotted this *****... oh well, i'm glad i caught it early. although it has rusted through, it's still small.


[Modified by stormywaters, 2:09 PM 3/15/2003]

 

that is the exact part that is rusting. at least now i know it's a problem area to look out for.

if any of you haven't checked this area in your itr, i suggest you look into it.


[Modified by stormywaters, 2:13 PM 3/15/2003]

 

well, it's prolly gonna break off soon than, cause i had my car in seattle for over 2 years and donno if it was moisture getting in or what, but yea that part snapped the **** off.

 

hah cool, problem solved. i think i have rust, didn't pay much attention to it though.


[Modified by TypeR 599, 2:19 PM 3/15/2003]

 

One point to note here. The warranty covers rust through (rot), not surface rust.

 

How long does the rust warranty last?

 

this isn't serface rust... it's rot. that's what is so suprising.

i shouldn't have holes in my trunk... and yet, there they are.

 

well it might be rust b/c water is in there. Like 2 weeks ago, i went to get my jack from my trunk and the spare tire well was filled with water (1in). Dealer told me it was my tail light gasket or some chit. But they fixed it anyways. Just take it to the dealership and they will fix it.

 

That is alot of water. After they fixed it has it been ok?

 

Are you the original owner? Has anybody drilled in there for like stereo equipment?

 

no drilling, no nothing.

i am not the original owner, but with 15k on the car i shouldn't have a problem with honda... or at least i would hope not.