Prolonged contact with road salt may, under certain conditions, cause serious rusting. This can weaken certain undercarriage components: lateral suspension arms, front crossbeam and strut coil spring lower supports.
Risk and remedy
Remedy
Vehicles will be inspected and, if necessary, treated with a rust preventive coating. In some cases, replacement of components will be performed, without charge to owner.
The internal muffler pressure can create a split in the seam if the muffler IS in a deteriorated condition. If this condition exists, the exhaust gas escaping from the split seam can cause excessive heating of a small area of the rear storage compartment.
Risk and remedy
Remedy
Dealer will install a muffler cover to prevent excessive floor temperatures in case of muffler seam splitting.