hawkeye rust issue

[jebus82]

noticed a bit of rust on the passenger side door, its under the door handle surround. smaller than a 5p the now, going to take it to ian grieves tommorow presume it will be covered. as the surround slots into the actual door i think water may have got in behind it. just thought a would post this up so everyone would be aware of it that it may be an issue on the hawks..

cheers jebus

Edited October 7, 2010 by jebus82

[mystery machine]

Assuming the paintwork's never been repaired in that area, that's pitiful to see on a car so new!

Hope you get that sorted on the warranty

[wrxmania]

I assume you've had the 1 and 3 year body warranty services done?

Brian

[jebus82]

I assume you've had the 1 and 3 year body warranty services done?

Brian

only got the car in january and its now just 3 years old

[wrxmania]

only got the car in january and its now just 3 years old

OK - I'd check your service book. To maintain the body warranty it needs to have a 1 year body service then a 3 year body service carried out, at extra cost. It is not part of the standard service.

In case they use that as a "get out".

Brian

[jebus82]

took it in yesterday, they dont have a body shop so ive gota take it to get a quote. the one they gave me is in airth so i wont be able to get over till wednesday. once they get the quote they will make a decision.

[Spaceman]

took it in yesterday, they dont have a body shop so ive gota take it to get a quote. the one they gave me is in airth so i wont be able to get over till wednesday. once they get the quote they will make a decision.

where in airth bud or what they called?

[wrxmania]

where in airth bud or what they called?

It'll be Burgoynes - they are excellent.

[Spaceman]

oh aye how did i not get that lol

[jebus82]

It'll be Burgoynes - they are excellent.

yeah thats where ive to go, not too familiar with airth so i will be sat naving it......hope i dont end up at the top a mountain or in a loch!!

[mystery machine]

yeah thats where ive to go, not too familiar with airth so i will be sat naving it......hope i dont end up at the top a mountain or in a loch!!

It honestly couldn't be easier to find. Head along the M876 towards the Kincardine bridges - about a mile before the bridges, just as the motorway becomes dual carriageway, exit the M876. At the roundabout at the end of the slip, take a left - Burgoynes is about 1/4 mile down that road on the right. If you reach the bright lights of Airth (which itself is about the size of a tea biscuit) then you've gone too far

Edited October 10, 2010 by Mystery Machine

[jebus82]

looks to be getting sorted under warranty now. the warranty dept knocked it back at first sayin it was a stone chip!! however it was reckoned that this was down to the photo quality, so charlie at grieves took some better ones and sent them off.

subaru said they wanted there paint specalist to have a look, so he did on monday and agreed that it was not a chip but a paint issue. so its goin in for a respray n fix in about a week. glad to get it sorted under warranty.

so again hawkeye owners keep an eye on the paint round the handle surround in case this aint a one off issue

cheers jebus

[Jimmy321]

My Hawkeye started showing corrosion on the roof in under 3 years, it's a Euro import without the bodywork service so Subaru UK won't fix it.

It's also had an engine part replaced (under warranty), also the front diff broke months 3 years and 2 months after it's reg date so I had to pay for that, it started to whine 2 weeks after it's 3 year service.

[mystery machine]

Glad you got that sorted under warranty and thanks for making us aware of the problem

[craigdmcd]

I had rust issues on the roof of my 2004 WRX SL back in 2006, so duly told Halley's about it at the next service (it was 2years 9 months old at the time) only to be told it was stone chips. Argued with the area rep about it but got nowhere, so I've vowed never to buy another brand new Subaru again, and if I get one, it will be a JDM, as the lack of aftersales care is appaling. BTW, the "stonechips" were behind the sunroof - what a joke!!!!