I went and looked at a used ‘19 on the lot after I bought mine to see where the rocks hit; you found it! I wrapped the front of the flare with paint protection film. I also did the entire lower rocker panel. Mud flaps don’t help the rocker and front of the rear flare. Not having a running board to block the rocks leaves it vulnerable.Anyone else having this issue? I have 3500 miles on the truck, no off road use. I'm guessing it's from whatever salt mix they're using on Pennsylvania. Just chipping here, nothing on the front of the vehicle.
Time for some flaps at a min. View attachment 14708
I'm not sure exactly what the mixture is, but it definitely contains some stones / gravel.Have they started using gravel (they call it "sand") like they do here in Colorado?
Thanks for the heads-up. I'll have to keep an eye out for that.
Doubtful. It would be a battle to get Chrysler to repaint the flares only for it to continue to happen.Mine is doing the same exact thing. I wonder if it could be some sort of warranty issue?
I went and looked at a used ‘19 on the lot after I bought mine to see where the rocks hit; you found it! I wrapped the front of the flare with paint protection film. I also did the entire lower rocker panel. Mud flaps don’t help the rocker and front of the rear flare. Not having a running board to block the rocks leaves it vulnerable.
@bonebro or whomever. What paint protection film did you use/recommend? 3M or other? I don't have the issue, but had plans to do this on the hood and will add this in. Thx.
What am I missing here? How is it chipping in that spot when it faces away from the tire?
I'll go out and take a look at mine in a bit.
The OP's pic is the right rear wheel so it's getting hit by debris from the right front tire kicking it up.
This is the rear fender flare facing the front of the vehicle. Whatever chips this area is being kicked up by the front wheels. The front flares are untouched.I am trying to tell by the picture... Is this the flare just adjacent and facing the rear passenger door? I am trying to figure out where the splash pattern is kicking stuff up by looking at the picture.