Nissan Rogue Forum

Hello all,

I just received a call from my dealer saying that Nissan is making a study concerning rust on the rear passenger doors.

Has anyone else received a call like this?

I agreed to let them do this, they will replace the two rear doors and put brand new ones.
provide me with a gift certificate for 100$ and a rental for 24 hours while the car is getting worked on.

Ok, was this legit? What happened? Follow up please!

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Brilliant Silver '11 Rogue SV w/SL AWD

It was legit, I got new doors and the old ones were sent to Japan.

I have a new Rogue as my lease was up and got a great deal on it.

If my doors rust I'll send them to Japan myself! And I live in the rust belt, MN. Car turns white in the winter. And washing just drives the salt into all the nooks and crannies of the body and frame.

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When an eel bites your thigh like a big pizza pie, that's a moray.

do you guys have rust proofing garages ?

I doubt it since I don't know what a rustproofing garage is. Can you tell me?

We DO have a lot of crappy drivers though.

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When an eel bites your thigh like a big pizza pie, that's a moray.

Basically it's a garage where they put a thick Vaseline type substance in the doors , fenders, trunk ETC,

the under carriage of the vehicle is sprayed with like a TAR substance which becomes hard so the salt does not penetrate and eat at the metal.

I got the treatment from the dealer. They actually removed parts off the vehicle to treat them with the anti-rust substance.

we also have some shops here in Montreal where they make Holes in your doors and spray the insides and fenders ETC with a thick oil . Personally I hate the fact that they have to make holes. You over pay at the dealer however it lasts wayyyyy longer

Yeah, we get an "environmental protection" pkg from the dealer which includes rustproofing, undercoating, paint sealant, and fabric protection. I find that rust thru is based more on how the car was "put together" rather than specific treatment. Also most people never wax their cars and I think that helps protect the paint.

I recall they used to make holes but now they tell me the holes in the doors are already there.

I usually have very few rust problems. I had a Ford Aerostar van (1990) which had some rustthru under the doors. The 2004 Aveo was starting to rust at the bottom of the doors. Once rust starts I usually dump the car. Usually there's about 150k miles on it at that point and I'm ready to move on.

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When an eel bites your thigh like a big pizza pie, that's a moray.

But what was the results of the study? Any way to find out? This has rather piqued my curiosty.

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Brilliant Silver '11 Rogue SV w/SL AWD

Unfortunately I have no access for the study, not sure what they found.
Ill try to ask my dealer but I doubt they will have any information.