Edgeowner_79 Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 The wheels on my 2007 Edge are starting to show signs of corrosion. I have the chrome-cladded wheel options. The corrosion is NOT on the chromed plastic, but rather on the edge of the wheel itself. I am guessing that the part of the wheel which is corroding is aluminum. I appears that the corrosion is underneath some sort of clear coating and has "worked its way" underneath this coating. I only have 18k miles on the vehicle and it is not even 1 year old. While I have seen this type of corrosion on aluminum wheels before, it was not within the first year. More like 5 - 7 years and even then, not to this extent. Has anyone else experienced this issue? I would assume that this is covered as a warranty item? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 i had a dodge truck few years back that the paint on the wheel started peeling, they replaced them all w/ no problems. did want to know what i used to clean them. "soap and water" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sengland Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I also have an 07 edge with the wonderful chrome clad wheels.............NOT! Mine are corroding also. I think that wonderful chrome clad piece is trapping containments and causing this problem. I have had mine since Oct and I have 13,900 miles on mine and all four wheels look like crap. I am going tomorrow to see the dealer. When I bought my vehicle I knew the Chrome Clad was a plastic piece glued to the wheel. I thought it would be alright. Boy was I wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambuckeye Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 I also have an 07 edge with the wonderful chrome clad wheels.............NOT! Mine are corroding also. I think that wonderful chrome clad piece is trapping containments and causing this problem. I have had mine since Oct and I have 13,900 miles on mine and all four wheels look like crap. I am going tomorrow to see the dealer. When I bought my vehicle I knew the Chrome Clad was a plastic piece glued to the wheel. I thought it would be alright. Boy was I wrong! Had the same problem on my wifes 07 edge...with the crhome clad wheels and they peeled or corroded at the lip as wel. replaced under warranty without any questions. now It looks like at 10,000 I have a bad wheel bearing.... why didnt they just put all chrome wheels on them????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaelmunndo Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 [/left] The wheels on my 2007 Edge are starting to show signs of corrosion. I have the chrome-cladded wheel options. The corrosion is NOT on the chromed plastic, but rather on the edge of the wheel itself. I am guessing that the part of the wheel which is corroding is aluminum. I appears that the corrosion is underneath some sort of clear coating and has "worked its way" underneath this coating. I only have 18k miles on the vehicle and it is not even 1 year old. While I have seen this type of corrosion on aluminum wheels before, it was not within the first year. More like 5 - 7 years and even then, not to this extent. Has anyone else experienced this issue? I would assume that this is covered as a warranty item? I've had my Edge since last Oct. and 7,000 miles and the "lips" on my 18 inchers look like crap. I am going to my dealer this week and "complain", hopefully they will replace them!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 thank God for 18" Premium Painted 'real' wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clsfly Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 The wheels on my 2007 Edge are starting to show signs of corrosion. I have the chrome-cladded wheel options. The corrosion is NOT on the chromed plastic, but rather on the edge of the wheel itself. I am guessing that the part of the wheel which is corroding is aluminum. I appears that the corrosion is underneath some sort of clear coating and has "worked its way" underneath this coating. I only have 18k miles on the vehicle and it is not even 1 year old. While I have seen this type of corrosion on aluminum wheels before, it was not within the first year. More like 5 - 7 years and even then, not to this extent. Has anyone else experienced this issue? I would assume that this is covered as a warranty item? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaJohn Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Ford gave me new 18" wheels last summer because they were corroded from the previous winter driving. Now that winter is almost over (I live in Minnesota) I noticed the new wheels are also corroded. I haven't contacted Ford yet so I don't know if they'll keep giving me new ones or not. I'll keep you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazedUp Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 There is a new part # for the wheels. Well it was new as of october '08 They are using a new supplier Lacks Chromtec. There were part #'s on here so do a search and ye shall find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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