GM Paint Problems

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Check in the rec.autos.misc newsgroup. I recall seeing quite a few posts on
this subject.

Garbs1

I don't think there is much to be done here...I *used* to own an '88 S-10,
that had the paint peeling problem, and GM did, in my case at least, make a
good faith effort to fix it...My truck was re-painted at the dealer for no
charge, and didn't peel again...(just got rid of it this year..) You may
have just gone beyond whatever 'window' was setup by GM to correct this
problem...mine was repainted over 3 years ago, and I got in on the last
*week* of the 'window'good luck, but I wouldn't expect
miracles...sorry.

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Had a 88 GMC van the dealer repainted for me 2 yrs ago. The dealer did
drag his feet in admitting GM would repaint due to a defective compound in
the dupont paint. Mine peeled off also. The rules were: (as I remember),
vehicle less than 6 years old from delivery date, they would only paint
affected areas. Roof, hood, not sides. Getting them to finally agree to
paint it was like finding a Doctor to testify against another Doctor in a
malpractice case.

Yeah, you snuck in 'under the wire' as they say...But the guy who posted
the message that got this thread started owned an '89 something or the
other...by my count, that's 7 years, so he's out of luck either way you
slice it...And while we're on the subject of quality <g date-of-purchase? I'd say that's pretty responsible on GMs' part...I think
a class action suit would get laughed out of court at this point..Just my
02 cents, again! <G
Dchob < <>...

Do a web search on peeling paint and GM. Someone out there has a web
page providing details on the subject. To my knowledege, all automakers
have some form of this problem.