WHAT ARE THESE MARKS

[Alymar]

Hi everyone. Checking the alloys on my one year old Fiat Ducato motorhome, three of the wheels are fine but one of them ( passenger side rear ) has marks on it. Non of the marks can be felt by rubbing a finger over it except the widest mark which is a slight bump. Can anyone give any advice please. Thank you in advance.

 

[Just smiffy]

Known as alloy worm... the lacquer cracks and water gets underneath it.. nothing you can do... when it gets bad some have their wheels powder coated...

 

[Skyway]

Is the wheels not covered in the warranty ?

 

[gus-lopez]

Is the wheels not covered in the warranty ?

probably & if only a year old get on to the dealer.

 

[Alymar]

I have 1 year left on warranty with Fiat, just needed to know if you guys thought it was something I've done or a fault with the wheel. Thanks.

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[Skyway]

Fault with the lacquer on that wheel as the dealer no lose

 

[Skyway]

Ask

 

[Robert Clark]

Time for new wheels under warranty

 

[pappajohn]

If left it will cause blistering under the lacquer.
Had my 4 year old cars wheels replaced twice under warranty.
The replacement wheels are refurbished, not brand new.

 

[thebriars]

If left it will cause blistering under the lacquer.
Had my 4 year old cars wheels replaced twice under warranty.
The replacement wheels are refurbished, not brand new.

That's interesting, on my OH's Mitsubishi I found two of the wheels were showing marks under the lacquer after two years. Took it into the Mitsu garage where, on inspection, they found a third wheel showing a small mark. First time they'd seen that problem. Couple of days later I got a phone call from the garage to say that all 4 wheels would be replaced under warranty with new wheels (not refurbished), and that they would let me know when they arrived.

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[Alymar]

Who do you think the claim would be to. Rollerteam dealer or Fiat dealer.

 

[Robert Clark]

Who do you think the claim would be to. Rollerteam dealer or Fiat dealer.

Supplying dealer

 

[Dunnster]

As above. Check all your wheels and get pics sent to your garage to kick off the process. Had all 4 alloys replaced under warranty on a Citroen ax gt back in the day that suffered from it terribly.
Maybe offer to buy one back on the cheap as a spare???

 

[Alymar]

Thankyou for all your views, much appreciated.

 

[Rutts]

Often in car washes they use a acid to clean wheels and if they don't rinse off within a certain time it can damage the lacquer, tell them to just use soap and water in the future (if you use them)

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[dunnah01]

On many Fiat alloys (and other branded wheels) they now paint the silver part as well as laquering the bare alloy due to premature failure of coatings. It should be a warranty issue but make sure any replacements have the silver painted rather than just lacquered. This could be called a refurbished wheel but is still better than older stock new or just new if not painted