Girlfriend's car is coming up for 3 years old so the warranty expires in a months time. There are spots of rust bubbling up underneath the paint on the front of the roof, one in either corner at the front, about 2 - 3 inches from the top of the windscreen where it joins the roof.
Took it to a Fiat dealer to get it sorted under warranty. A guy from their service department comes out to look at the car and immediately starts telling us it must be stone chips!! On the roof? WTF! There isn't a mark on the bonnet or windscreen (where a stone chip would be most likely) and how the hell does a stone fly up and hit the roof? There are no scratches or paint flaking where a stone has impacted but this clown says there is a tiny pinhole where the stone has puncture the paint through to the metal so that it is what has caused the rust.
We weren't really buying this so he said he will email Fiat and see if they will sort it under warranty. He is going to get back to us in a few days once Fiat respond but I could tell he was just going through the motions and know exactly what his answer will be.
Would just like to know if anyone else has had this problem or if it is a recognised problem on Puntos or other Fiats as I would like to arm myself with as much info. as possible so we can get this sorted and not be fobbed of with some bullsh*t excuse. The car's less than 3 years old and there's no way it should be rusting already.
Thanks in advance.
Took it to a Fiat dealer to get it sorted under warranty. A guy from their service department comes out to look at the car and immediately starts telling us it must be stone chips!! On the roof? WTF! There isn't a mark on the bonnet or windscreen (where a stone chip would be most likely) and how the hell does a stone fly up and hit the roof? There are no scratches or paint flaking where a stone has impacted but this clown says there is a tiny pinhole where the stone has puncture the paint through to the metal so that it is what has caused the rust.
We weren't really buying this so he said he will email Fiat and see if they will sort it under warranty. He is going to get back to us in a few days once Fiat respond but I could tell he was just going through the motions and know exactly what his answer will be.
Would just like to know if anyone else has had this problem or if it is a recognised problem on Puntos or other Fiats as I would like to arm myself with as much info. as possible so we can get this sorted and not be fobbed of with some bullsh*t excuse. The car's less than 3 years old and there's no way it should be rusting already.
Thanks in advance.