They tested it by measuring the paint's thickness from all parts of the
truck. The only part that passed was the tailgate. The dealer said that
it was a short time period that this mistake happed and was limited to the
metallic based colors. Seems like they missed a pass of paint or coating
of some sort. The paint on my truck looks absolutely great. But they feel
it would give in within a year.
I'm just glad they did start another 1990 (late 80's) incident with peeling
paint.
James Bird BirdJD@InternetMCI.com
'97 Dakota CC, V8, 5sp, 4x4, 3.55 gears, loaded, 500w of serious sound
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan LeBlanc [SMTP:rleblanc@deltanet.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 1997 6:27 PM
To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
Subject: Re: Hats off to Chrysler
James Bird wrote:
>
> Two weeks ago Chrysler asked me to get my paint checked on my '97.
> And now they call me telling me I have three options:
>
> 1> A new paint job, loaner car, bed liner, life time satisfaction on
> the paint, and a compensatory measure for my trouble
> 2> A new truck, 97 if available, '98 if they can't find a 5sp v8 w/
> all the options
> 3> Give me back all my money + Tax + License + Interest on my loan
>
> Option one looks good, Option #2 looks better since I will have 9000
> miles on the truck by the time I give it back. But I have invested
> days (weeks) of work in sound proofing and installing the stereo, amps
> and subs. This takes me back to option one. More importantly, a new
> paint job will not be water-based, but a much better quality paint.
> Who knows what the OEM paint will be like in '98?
>
> It's nice to see Chrysler take that extra step to ensure their name
> stays in good standing for their new product and to keep their
> customer happy! Once again, hats off to Chrysler!
>
> James Bird - BIRDJD@InternetMCI.COM
> '97 Dakota CC, 4x4, V8, 5sp, 3.55, loaded, 500W of serious sound
Ok... This is the second time I have heard of a "recall" on 97s for
paint reasons. A month or two ago, there was a posting about some guy's
brother getting the same story. Does any body have the scoop on this?
I would like to know since there were some minor flaws in my paint when
I received my truck. Nothing to worry about at the time, but I would
like to get this taken care of if it is a legitimate problem.
Ryan
97, CC, 5.2L, SLT+
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