2000 Accord SE paint cracking on hood
 

Our 2000 Accord Special Edition has paint cracks on the hood. The cracks
look like little "crows feet". The paint color is dark green. The car only
has 50000 miles on it. When I took the car to be checked out by the Honda
dealer they were baffled. The cracking doesn't appear on any other part of
the car. The service manager performed a test using what looked like a tire
pressure gauge with a magnet on the end of it. When he did the test on all
the other parts of the car surface the gauge read between 4 and 6. When he
performed the test on the hood, the gauge read between 12 and 14. He said
that it appeared that the car had been painted improperly. He thought that
the hood may have not had the proper amount of clear coat. I told him that
I had not had any repairs whatsoever to the hood. I have only ever taken
this car to this dealer since we bought car from them in 2000. The dealer
performed a check to see if the car had any history of repairs or damage
prior to arriving at the dealership. They found nothing. The dealership
says that American Honda refuses to pay for any repairs (dealer estimate of
$371.00). Has anyone else had a problem with paint cracking in a localized
auto body part (hood, fender, roof, trunk, etc.)?

Steve in Fort Worth.

Re: 2000 Accord SE paint cracking on hood
 

Sounds like it has been repainted by someone at some point, maybe on the side
in somebody's garage.

Steve in Ft. Worth wrote:
>Our 2000 Accord Special Edition has paint cracks on the hood. The cracks
>look like little "crows feet". The paint color is dark green. The car only
>has 50000 miles on it. When I took the car to be checked out by the Honda
>dealer they were baffled. The cracking doesn't appear on any other part of
>the car. The service manager performed a test using what looked like a tire
>pressure gauge with a magnet on the end of it. When he did the test on all
>the other parts of the car surface the gauge read between 4 and 6. When he
>performed the test on the hood, the gauge read between 12 and 14. He said
>that it appeared that the car had been painted improperly. He thought that
>the hood may have not had the proper amount of clear coat. I told him that
>I had not had any repairs whatsoever to the hood. I have only ever taken
>this car to this dealer since we bought car from them in 2000. The dealer
>performed a check to see if the car had any history of repairs or damage
>prior to arriving at the dealership. They found nothing. The dealership
>says that American Honda refuses to pay for any repairs (dealer estimate of
>$371.00). Has anyone else had a problem with paint cracking in a localized
>auto body part (hood, fender, roof, trunk, etc.)?
>
>Steve in Fort Worth.


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Re: 2000 Accord SE paint cracking on hood
 

Steve in Ft. Worth wrote:
> Our 2000 Accord Special Edition has paint cracks on the hood. The cracks
> look like little "crows feet". The paint color is dark green. The car only
> has 50000 miles on it. When I took the car to be checked out by the Honda
> dealer they were baffled. The cracking doesn't appear on any other part of
> the car. The service manager performed a test using what looked like a tire
> pressure gauge with a magnet on the end of it. When he did the test on all
> the other parts of the car surface the gauge read between 4 and 6. When he
> performed the test on the hood, the gauge read between 12 and 14. He said
> that it appeared that the car had been painted improperly. He thought that
> the hood may have not had the proper amount of clear coat. I told him that
> I had not had any repairs whatsoever to the hood. I have only ever taken
> this car to this dealer since we bought car from them in 2000. The dealer
> performed a check to see if the car had any history of repairs or damage
> prior to arriving at the dealership. They found nothing. The dealership
> says that American Honda refuses to pay for any repairs (dealer estimate of
> $371.00). Has anyone else had a problem with paint cracking in a localized
> auto body part (hood, fender, roof, trunk, etc.)?
>
> Steve in Fort Worth.
>
>

The paint on the hood of my '92 Accord has very small cracks that do
not continue to the fenders. With 227,000 miles on the car, I just
figured the paint got old and the heat from the engine caused the
cracking. bob

Re: 2000 Accord SE paint cracking on hood
 

My 99 Accord (dark green) has the same thing on the hood. Kind of looks
like an old painting that's crackled. Every time I see an emerald green
Accord I take a peek at the hood. 9 times out of 10 they've got the problem
as well. It's Honda's paint job. IMHO they always had week paint. I plan
on having the whole car repainted next spring. BTW I waxed the car recently
and the crows feet looked worse.




"Steve in Ft. Worth" <sjm008@joimail.com> wrote in message
news:xcVYe.2205$zQ3.1142@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> Our 2000 Accord Special Edition has paint cracks on the hood. The cracks
> look like little "crows feet". The paint color is dark green. The car
> only has 50000 miles on it. When I took the car to be checked out by the
> Honda dealer they were baffled. The cracking doesn't appear on any other
> part of the car. The service manager performed a test using what looked
> like a tire pressure gauge with a magnet on the end of it. When he did
> the test on all the other parts of the car surface the gauge read between
> 4 and 6. When he performed the test on the hood, the gauge read between
> 12 and 14. He said that it appeared that the car had been painted
> improperly. He thought that the hood may have not had the proper amount
> of clear coat. I told him that I had not had any repairs whatsoever to
> the hood. I have only ever taken this car to this dealer since we bought
> car from them in 2000. The dealer performed a check to see if the car had
> any history of repairs or damage prior to arriving at the dealership.
> They found nothing. The dealership says that American Honda refuses to
> pay for any repairs (dealer estimate of $371.00). Has anyone else had a
> problem with paint cracking in a localized auto body part (hood, fender,
> roof, trunk, etc.)?
>
> Steve in Fort Worth.
>

Re: 2000 Accord SE paint cracking on hood
 

Interesting! I wonder how many dark, green 2000 Accords are sitting on used
car lots with the same problem?
I might do some local surveying.

Steve in Ft. Worth

"Rick" <razingkane@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:_-CdncrsLMHH_ajeRVn-oQ@adelphia.com...
> My 99 Accord (dark green) has the same thing on the hood. Kind of looks
> like an old painting that's crackled. Every time I see an emerald green
> Accord I take a peek at the hood. 9 times out of 10 they've got the
> problem as well. It's Honda's paint job. IMHO they always had week
> paint. I plan on having the whole car repainted next spring. BTW I waxed
> the car recently and the crows feet looked worse.
>
>
>
>
> "Steve in Ft. Worth" <sjm008@joimail.com> wrote in message
> news:xcVYe.2205$zQ3.1142@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>> Our 2000 Accord Special Edition has paint cracks on the hood. The cracks
>> look like little "crows feet". The paint color is dark green. The car
>> only has 50000 miles on it. When I took the car to be checked out by the
>> Honda dealer they were baffled. The cracking doesn't appear on any other
>> part of the car. The service manager performed a test using what looked
>> like a tire pressure gauge with a magnet on the end of it. When he did
>> the test on all the other parts of the car surface the gauge read between
>> 4 and 6. When he performed the test on the hood, the gauge read between
>> 12 and 14. He said that it appeared that the car had been painted
>> improperly. He thought that the hood may have not had the proper amount
>> of clear coat. I told him that I had not had any repairs whatsoever to
>> the hood. I have only ever taken this car to this dealer since we
>> bought car from them in 2000. The dealer performed a check to see if the
>> car had any history of repairs or damage prior to arriving at the
>> dealership. They found nothing. The dealership says that American Honda
>> refuses to pay for any repairs (dealer estimate of $371.00). Has anyone
>> else had a problem with paint cracking in a localized auto body part
>> (hood, fender, roof, trunk, etc.)?
>>
>> Steve in Fort Worth.
>>
>
>

Re: 2000 Accord SE paint cracking on hood
 

Too much paint ( applied to thick ) Used to be common on mid 80's GM
products . However , with the GM vehicles it would show up after first year
or two . Chances are , paint will begin to flake off the affected areas. (
just what you wanted to hear I'm sure ! )
-Dana

"Steve in Ft. Worth" <sjm008@joimail.com> wrote in message
news:YXdZe.2925$oc.1708@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> Interesting! I wonder how many dark, green 2000 Accords are sitting on
> used car lots with the same problem?
> I might do some local surveying.
>
> Steve in Ft. Worth
>
> "Rick" <razingkane@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:_-CdncrsLMHH_ajeRVn-oQ@adelphia.com...
>> My 99 Accord (dark green) has the same thing on the hood. Kind of looks
>> like an old painting that's crackled. Every time I see an emerald green
>> Accord I take a peek at the hood. 9 times out of 10 they've got the
>> problem as well. It's Honda's paint job. IMHO they always had week
>> paint. I plan on having the whole car repainted next spring. BTW I
>> waxed the car recently and the crows feet looked worse.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Steve in Ft. Worth" <sjm008@joimail.com> wrote in message
>> news:xcVYe.2205$zQ3.1142@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>> Our 2000 Accord Special Edition has paint cracks on the hood. The
>>> cracks look like little "crows feet". The paint color is dark green.
>>> The car only has 50000 miles on it. When I took the car to be checked
>>> out by the Honda dealer they were baffled. The cracking doesn't appear
>>> on any other part of the car. The service manager performed a test
>>> using what looked like a tire pressure gauge with a magnet on the end of
>>> it. When he did the test on all the other parts of the car surface the
>>> gauge read between 4 and 6. When he performed the test on the hood, the
>>> gauge read between 12 and 14. He said that it appeared that the car had
>>> been painted improperly. He thought that the hood may have not had the
>>> proper amount of clear coat. I told him that I had not had any repairs
>>> whatsoever to the hood. I have only ever taken this car to this dealer
>>> since we bought car from them in 2000. The dealer performed a check to
>>> see if the car had any history of repairs or damage prior to arriving at
>>> the dealership. They found nothing. The dealership says that American
>>> Honda refuses to pay for any repairs (dealer estimate of $371.00). Has
>>> anyone else had a problem with paint cracking in a localized auto body
>>> part (hood, fender, roof, trunk, etc.)?
>>>
>>> Steve in Fort Worth.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Re: 2000 Accord SE paint cracking on hood
 

My 98 Honda Accord Coupe has that problem but it looks terrible. The color
is Black Current (aka deep purple). I need to take pictures of it. I was
told Honda will not do anything on it after 80,000 miles and I had 115k
miles then. I now have 120k miles and it is ing. It looks like the
front of the hood and the front center on the roof have it the worst. I see
it starting on the door as well but not very noticeable yet

"Rick" <razingkane@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:_-CdncrsLMHH_ajeRVn-oQ@adelphia.com...
> My 99 Accord (dark green) has the same thing on the hood. Kind of looks
> like an old painting that's crackled. Every time I see an emerald green
> Accord I take a peek at the hood. 9 times out of 10 they've got the
> problem as well. It's Honda's paint job. IMHO they always had week
> paint. I plan on having the whole car repainted next spring. BTW I waxed
> the car recently and the crows feet looked worse.
>
>
>
>
> "Steve in Ft. Worth" <sjm008@joimail.com> wrote in message
> news:xcVYe.2205$zQ3.1142@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>> Our 2000 Accord Special Edition has paint cracks on the hood. The cracks
>> look like little "crows feet". The paint color is dark green. The car
>> only has 50000 miles on it. When I took the car to be checked out by the
>> Honda dealer they were baffled. The cracking doesn't appear on any other
>> part of the car. The service manager performed a test using what looked
>> like a tire pressure gauge with a magnet on the end of it. When he did
>> the test on all the other parts of the car surface the gauge read between
>> 4 and 6. When he performed the test on the hood, the gauge read between
>> 12 and 14. He said that it appeared that the car had been painted
>> improperly. He thought that the hood may have not had the proper amount
>> of clear coat. I told him that I had not had any repairs whatsoever to
>> the hood. I have only ever taken this car to this dealer since we
>> bought car from them in 2000. The dealer performed a check to see if the
>> car had any history of repairs or damage prior to arriving at the
>> dealership. They found nothing. The dealership says that American Honda
>> refuses to pay for any repairs (dealer estimate of $371.00). Has anyone
>> else had a problem with paint cracking in a localized auto body part
>> (hood, fender, roof, trunk, etc.)?
>>
>> Steve in Fort Worth.
>>
>
>