Undercarriage Rust! Problem or not...?

Modshack

Your dealer's an idiot If it's the tie rod arms. those are raw cast iron parts. They surface rust naturally as any cast part will (like brake rotors) and the new ones will too, unless painted or finished in some way....Betcha Nissan kicks that warrantly claim back, though it'll be no skin off your back... You're not really accomplishing anything by replacing those..

Here's a pic of some brand new ones when my car had a few hundred miles on it:

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Pushing_Tin

It's not the tie rod arms. I posted pictures of the rust at the beginning of the thread of the parts that are rusted.

Modshack

Ah...OK..Ready-fire-aim, sorry! I'll still be amazed if Nissan reimburses the dealer for that. Looks like wear and tear to me. As I mentioned earlier, the finish quality under the car isn't so good, but the warranty, at least as written, doesn't cover it... The new parts are going to have the same poor paint quality. Good luck.

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Mod - I would hope even the absolute worst dealer mechanic will have at least looked under enough cars to know where rust is, and is not, normal

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Modshack

Huh? Have you looked under yours? Mine has a few small places at the leading edges of those pieces where the lousy paint has cracked and slight rust has started and I live in the south, have less than 5K on the car and rarely drive in the rain. I wasn't kidding when I said the undercarriage finish quality sucks so yeah, it's normal for THIS car. The quality of paint on everything under the car is marginal, so after a little sandblasting, it's all gonna rust. If you think Nissan is gonna replace all this on every car, you're crazy as Warranty specifically excludes this. The only fix is to refinish or recoat with a more durable finish material like some of the stuff Eastwood sells for this purpose or get the car undercoated... Wait til you see the undercarriages of the northern and midwestern cars after this first winter....It isn't gonna be pretty...

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Pushing_Tin

I really didn't think it was a big deal or I would have taken it in months ago. I had the oil changed and told them to take a look, so his reaction was surprising. I thought they'd say it's normal and superficial, but he said "it looks like a part of a rusted 1930s Power Wagon."