What Causes Corrosion?

Corrosion is the result of deterioration or removal of paint and protective coatings from your vehicle.

The most common causes are:
• Road salt, dirt and moisture accumulation.
• Stone and gravel impact.
• Insects, tree sap and tar.
• Salt in the air near sea-coast localities.
• Atmospheric fallout/industrial pollutants.
• Bird droppings.

    See also:

    Operation
    Voice commands can be used to operate the Uconnect™ Phone and to navigate through the Uconnect™ Phone menu structure. Voice commands are required after most Uconnect™ Phone prompts. You wi ...

    Sound Horn On Lock
    This feature will cause the horn to chirp when the doors are locked with the RKE transmitter. This feature can be turned on or turned off. To change the current setting, proceed as follows: • F ...

    HSA Activation Criteria
    The following criteria must be met in order for HSA to activate: • Vehicle must be stopped • Vehicle must be on an 8% or greater incline (3% for manual transmission equipped vehicles) • Gea ...