I have a blue 2004 Touareg that I bought brand new. This year the clear coat has fallen off of the hood, passenger side door and passenger side rear door. The dealer required three estimates from the body shops. I went to three body shops that I've dealt with for years, all extremely good reputations in town. While at the first one, the guy doing the estimate said he'd seen this happen to the same year Touareg before. On to the next shop. He looked at it and said he'd seen it on the same year Touareg only it was red. While sitting there another blue Touareg pulled in the parking lot. A lady came in and asked me if by chance I was here because of the clear falling off. Imagine that. Her Touareg looked just like mine. Two of the body shops told me that they're opionions, both the same, was that the base coat was allowed to dry too long before the clear was applied which caused it to not stick. The dealer here in Lincoln Nebraska asked his field rep about it and he said that his was the only dearship in the U.S. that had this problem. He and I both have anextremely hard time believing that. Three Touaregs in three hours in a little town like Lincoln in one day? Come on. Now they're real axious to get it fixed. I'm worried that we'll do that and the clear will fall off the other side after the warrany has expired. I think the whole thing should be stripped and re-painted. One German Automotive expert I talked to said that if there is a paint problem from the factory that it can take two to four years to surface. Has anyone else out there had their clear fall off the paint in chunks? If so I would be extremely gratefull to know so. Otherwise I love the Touareg. Thank you, Dave
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Don't think black had a problem,maybe it's just industrial fallout.The bubbles maybe park it in the sun or use a hair dryer carefully.Haven't seen any on mine yet,only a couple spots on the hood,that i may clay bar to see if they come off.If I see bubbles or clear coming off,I'll be at the Jeep Dealer getting a 09 Turbo diesel.
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I just got declined on the warranty. They said that they could see a small rock chip on the hood and that caused the flaking. I still dont believe that the clear coat would flake from a rock chip.
I guess I'll just bend over and take it up the tailpipe again.
I just got declined on the warranty. They said that they could see a small rock chip on the hood and that caused the flaking. I still dont believe that the clear coat would flake from a rock chip.
I guess I'll just bend over and take it up the tailpipe again.
Its Sad It has get to the point of loosing the clearcoat,please read this
Introduction to Car Detailing
Im really sure that after reading this you'll change your car washing habits.
I have Clay bared the complete carhttp://articles.autopia.org/articles/14-using-detail-clay-clean-your-cars-paint-1.html
also used the KLASSE Productshttp://www.autopia.org/reviews/censura.php?csid=bang0tn7lhpdf3riefov1dhbl4&cmd=vendor_info&vendorid=19 that are just something out of the real, and the overall out is that your car looks fantastic and at the end washing your car becomes 3 or 4 times faster and the best of all stays protected at least for six months!!!
repair what you need to repair
And seal it
you wont be disappointed
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My thoughts exactly. It's a defect with the clearcoat adhearing to the base coat, but they can't - or don't want to admit that.
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i have an 05 shadow blue and clear coat falling off too. im goona go to the dealership tomorrow to have this fixed........ ill keep you guys posted
Clear Coat Pealing
I have just read all of the clear coat horror stories and I am another! I also have a blue 2004 and there was a quarter sized spot where the clear coat began to peal...no under dent either!
I had an issue with rust on the inside seam of the passenger rear door and there as a quarter sized clear coat pop there also. Additionally, the clear coat is pealing off of one of the wheels!
I too this into the dealer and VW is willing to cover the rust issue...they think the weld wasn't good which caused the rust to occur and actually come through and bubble the outside of the door.
So, I get a call today from the VW dealer who is doing the work and he informs me that as they pealed the masking tape off of the T-egg, the clear coat just pealed off with the tape! He is contacting VW to see what the issue is and if they will be covering this...
Will post once all is completed~!
I have just read all of the clear coat horror stories and I am another! I also have a blue 2004 and there was a quarter sized spot where the clear coat began to peal...no under dent either!
I had an issue with rust on the inside seam of the passenger rear door and there as a quarter sized clear coat pop there also. Additionally, the clear coat is pealing off of one of the wheels!
I too this into the dealer and VW is willing to cover the rust issue...they think the weld wasn't good which caused the rust to occur and actually come through and bubble the outside of the door.
So, I get a call today from the VW dealer who is doing the work and he informs me that as they pealed the masking tape off of the T-egg, the clear coat just pealed off with the tape! He is contacting VW to see what the issue is and if they will be covering this...
Will post once all is completed~!
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damn this is not good! reminds me of the buicks and certain colours peeling.. if they refuse to fix it everyone should get together and file something along the lines of a class action for the defect.
So, anybody have an update on this issue? My 04 Shadow Blue is peeling and my dealer (100 miles away) is willing to go to bat for me with the regional manager, but I'd like a little more ammo before I pursue this. My car is out of warranty so I'd like to know if anyone is getting VW to own up to this?
Thanks,
Paul
Thanks,
Paul
Last person to post about it was back in 08, so it does not appear to be a real common problem.
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mine got resprayed for free ... same color too
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Followup: The regional manager said it wasn't VW's problem. No one admitted that the Shadows had peeling problems. I brought it to my local paint shop and he did a respray with good results. This was last year. I think I need to visit the forum more often! lolorthobiz said:
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