I had the mispleaseure to be pelted by pavement rocks while driving through a construction area in the road. I am currently filling out the claim information form against them.

The damage is on the fwd fender and hood. I was wondering about the paint repair. Should I accept it if they want to rub it out or show I say repaint it. Some of the chips appear to go down to the metal. If they do repaint, did they need to strip and repaint the entire hood or just spot paint. I just wanted to be educated when I say 'OK' or when I say 'BS'!

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I would call Ford customer service and see what they reccommend...or call a few dealers

 

Definately make them repaint it. It'll save you alot of headaches.

 

TL

The only spot painting they could do(i think) is filling the chips with touch-up paint. You can do just as good a job yourself, if not better. If they are willing to fix it for you, make sure they do it right. I'd go for painting the entire hood.

I know how you feel. I recently got blasted by a salt truck down the whole side of my truck.



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I hate to be the one to say this but here goes. As a truck driver, i hear all people complaining to me about how we chip the cars windshields. Let me say this... you gotta be kidding me. As the driver of that vehicle behind me, you chipped your own windshield, obviously you were following too closely. I dont see what it is that people dont get about it. As far as your chips go, you said that the chips were on the hood. Unless the workers were physically throwing the rocks on you, i have to say that you were follosing someone too closely adn they threw the rocks on you. If you had been either the first in line or far enough back, the rocks would have only went airborn when you hit them, and then they would have gone under the vehicle, not onto the hood. Seems to me that the construction company is going to tell you its tough for you but hey, i have heard of stranger things, maybe they will see it your way.

 

You're right some of the time. I've been in a different lane than a few dump trucks and been blasted before. Law here in Ga says that a driver is responsible for securing their load and all damages that result from not securing that load. However, a driver is not responsible for rocks or other debris that is kicked up from the road. I suspect that other stated have similar laws.

 

The reason for the chipped hood was not because I was following any vehicle. The construction people were using equipment to pound the pavement with a 2 foot wide blade in order to break the pavement and follow it up with a backhoe to remove the pavement. The pavement breaker through up the debris at my vehicle. They were working about 6 inches from the white dashed lines with only traffic cones separating vehicles from the construction equipment. I talked to the site foreman and inspector and they then changed the blade to a solid pole to pound the pavement because I had brought it to their attention. It does not through up debris.

I don't recall mentioning or blaming and truck drivers. I too drove a big rig in my days, KW to be exact.

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Whats the problem here really. I live on a gravel road with 18 wheelers going 60 up and down it. I have rock chips all over my last truck and starting on this one. I just deal with it.
As for the paving crew tearing up the road and throwing the rocks up, i'd have jsut shrug it off. They have to tear up the road to fix it or repave it, at least your getting a new road. I know a few road districs that wont work on your road for along time if people start complaining about the road and then complaining when the work on it.

 

I think the problem here is that we all pay several thousand dollars for our trucks and want to keep them looking new as long as we can. If you want the hood of your truck to look like WWII took place on it, all I can say is it's a free country! lol

 

I stand corrected.

 

As a truck driver, you should be aware that if I see a rock fall from your truck and crack my windshield, you are responsible for it. BUT I have to stop you, on the spot and report it to you and your company.
I would pass on the right or median, or wherever I could before I'd ever follow a semi down AZ roads. Those tarps over loads are a joke for most parts. Belly dumps are the worst.

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well, obviously, that is a different story. a rock falling from a truck adn a rock being thrown from a tire are much different situations.