My rain channels, the really deep ones on the sides, are bubling and blistering off the paint. Anyone else notice this? Go look and tell me what you find.

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Soulgiver, It's who I am.
2001 F-150 SuperCrew
Harvest Gold, Clear Coat finnish
Life is like a Ford, GREAT!

 

This is the kind of SCrew I have....

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Soulgiver, It's who I am.
2001 Ford F-150 SuperCrew XLT 4x4 Crew Cab 139 WB
Harvest Gold Clearcoat Metallic
Trailer Tow Group, Class III
5.4L Triton(TM) V8
Electronic 4-Speed Automatic Overdrive
Payload Package #2
3.55 Limited Slip Axle Ratio
P255/70R16SL OWL All-Season Tires
16" 5-Spoke Cast Aluminum Wheels
Rear 60/40 Cloth Split Bench (Fold-Flat)
Medium Parchment
Cloth 40/60 Front Split Bench with Recliners, Armrest, and Manual Lumbar Support (Driver's Side)
Electronic AM/FM Premium Stereo, Single CD Player and Four Speakers
Cab Steps
Skid Plates (4x4 Only)
Remote Keyless Entry
Engine Block Heater

Future Mod:
* Hopefully Superchip
* Bed Liner
* Tanneau Hard Cover
* Bug Deflector

 

Soulgiver,

I personally don,t have this problem but look back in the older posts, I remember someone having the same problem that you are having.
Welcome to the board!

Minncrew

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2001 SuperCrew XLT 4x4, 5.4L, 3.55L/S,
Rear Slider, Skid Plates, Keyless Entry,
Tow Package, Cab Steps, Black, Line-x
Bedliner, Raven Topper

 

I have already had the unfortunate experience of taking my SCrew to the body shop. Long story short - I had it at the muffler shop to check out the exhaust. When the dumb**s put it on the lift and lifted it, he lifted it too high and ran the top of my truck into the garage door. Crushed the top on the right rear corner. I had only had my pickup for a week and had less than 500 miles on it. Didn't take me long to get hotter than a freshly fornicated feline!

Anyway...the bodyman at the local ford shop told me that the rubberized filler that is in that channel is made by 3M and tends to crack and seperate. Ford is having it out with 3M about the whole situation. He said it does seperate sometimes and that there is really nothing that can be done about it (ie can't be repaired easily). He said it is nothing to worry about, because there is a coat of clearcoat over it (unless it cracks, too) and it will not leak. I was lucky because the body damage on my pickup did not get into the channel and he will not need to jack with it.

I will still need to have my new truck in the shop for about 5 days for body repair. Not a good thing, but the muffler shop will be billed direct for the repair (we've already worked that out). And I ended up going elsewhere to have my dual exhaust installed. Just came down to a matter of trust.

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2001 F150 SCrew Lariat
5.4L 4x4
White/Silver
Flowmaster 40 Dual Chamber Muffler
Dual Exhaust Rear Exit/3-1/2" Chrome Slant Tips

On Order: Superchip & Airforce One induction

Priceline gas member ($1.41/gallon Premium)

 

unfortunately, almost the entire channel is cracked and looks like there is rust coming from the crack, or this filling has the same color...

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Soulgiver, It's who I am.
2001 Ford F-150 SuperCrew XLT 4x4 Crew Cab 139 WB
Harvest Gold Clearcoat Metallic
Trailer Tow Group, Class III
5.4L Triton(TM) V8
Electronic 4-Speed Automatic Overdrive
Payload Package #2
3.55 Limited Slip Axle Ratio
P255/70R16SL OWL All-Season Tires
16" 5-Spoke Cast Aluminum Wheels
Rear 60/40 Cloth Split Bench (Fold-Flat)
Medium Parchment
Cloth 40/60 Front Split Bench with Recliners, Armrest, and Manual Lumbar Support (Driver's Side)
Electronic AM/FM Premium Stereo, Single CD Player and Four Speakers
Cab Steps
Skid Plates (4x4 Only)
Remote Keyless Entry
Engine Block Heater

Future Mod:
* Hopefully Superchip
* Bed Liner
* Tanneau Hard Cover
* Bug Deflector

 

Soul Giver,

What does your dealer say? That problem is covered by your warranty and the dealership should correct the defect. Regardless if anyone else has had this problem Ford should take care of it.


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Mtn Mike

 

They will take care of it, but I am scared that the paints will not match very well... and My dealer is a whole state away from me! ARG! He said he will give me a loaner for my return 500mile trip...

 

what channel are you describing? where is it?

 

Soulgiver,
Do you have pictures of this problem. I'm trying to create a database of all the problems that people have reported but visual is always better than words.
Thanx.
BTW - It might also be handy for your own records.

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(Currently) Ordered 4 May 2000 from AAFES Cancelled, and reordered from Hotze Ford on June 29th. Order accepted by Ford on 7/10; expected delivery 11th Sept 2000.
Arrived at dealer 7 Sept.
Ford F-150 SuperCrew 2001
Arizona Beige Clearcoat Metallic
Pickup Bed Extender
Power Moonroof
F-150 SuperCrew Lariat
5.4L Triton(TM) V8
Front Premium Leather-Trimmed Captain's Chairs with Console, Recliners, and Manual Lumbar Support (Driver's Side)
Electronic AM/FM Premium Stereo, Cassette and 6-Disc CD Changer
Trailer Tow Group, Class III
3.55 Limited Slip Axle Ratio

 

Sorry, No camera. not even an old one with the film. ;( oh well. I will try to find someone with a digital camera. after all, I am a Computer Technition.....

 

The Deepest ones on the far edges nearest to the doors.

 

Super(crew)Freak -

Just to set the record straight - 3M does NOT make that filler - not our business.

Actually, I had something similar on mine, but just the very rear end of that channel on the passenger side. It looked like somebody in assembly had a little too much of a sealer, wiped it with a thumb, and smeared in in that channel before the paint bake. The result was a painted gummy mass that I could pull back and expose bare sheet metal. Being 6'5", I was about the only one to see it - and I had to get into the bed to really examine.

Bottom line, dealer apologized and sent it to the body shop to fix before I accepted the truck. Fix doesn't look too bad - but I'm glad it's up to high for anybody to really notice.

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2001 F150 SuperCrew 4x4 XLT, 5.4L, Toreador Red, Dark Graphite Cloth, Moon Roof, 60/40 Bench, 17" 10-spoke wheels, Sliding Rear Window, Remote Keyless Entry, CD Changer, Limited Slip, Bed Extender, Bug Shield, Nerf Bars, Rhino Spray-In Bedliner, Access Roll-Up Tonneau Cover

 

Sorry for the erroneous information on 3M. I wonder what else was bulls*%t that this guy told me about my truck fix?

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2001 F150 SCrew Lariat
5.4L 4x4
White/Silver
Flowmaster 40 Dual Chamber Muffler
Dual Exhaust Rear Exit/3-1/2" Chrome Slant Tips

On Order: Superchip & Airforce One induction

Priceline gas member ($1.41/gallon Premium)