Anybody Got Dark Oil Drips On Driveway?

[Supermobile]

My chin dropped when I went out to my garage this morning and saw a line of black oil-looking drops
underneath the passenger side of the Av.

First reaction is, "on no, did I buy a lemon?!"

Relieved when I called the dealer service department and they said they have been having a lot of that because of the hot weather.

It is the undercoating dripping off.

Whew.

Just thought I would let others know.

Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[nfhjr]

Who get undercoating these days anyway

 

[ygmn]

I do not have undercoating and I do not have any drips..

 

[Wiki]

I have undercoating. You can't tell you have it untill you go under there and look close. I found out by accidently scratching the frame with my fingernail. The coating got under the fingernails, felt like sticky wax. If I remember correclty it was dark brown or black. It is hard to tell its under there though.

 

[GoldBowTie]

The coating on the frame is wax.

I read that somewhere, maybe a Silverado brochure, I'll have to check later.

 

[bmontini]

Oh no.. I can see it now... "to zaino or wax the underside of your AV?"

 

[wrchism]

Is your 'undercoating' that is dripping off the factory applied wax discussed here or an aftermarket dealer added undercoating?

I've seen nothing dripping off of mine.

 

[Blueruck]

I had dripping under my AV - it was the transfer case - I would look into this a little more, your AV should not be dripping.

Mine has been in over 100F temps and it didn't drip & Crexis lives in Tucson where it is even hotter and I dodn't recall him having dripping issues.

 

[NJAV]

I freaked myself out oneday, hauling rear down the parkway to south jersey when I got there I parked the Av and noticed that the bottom was dripping and must have been dripping onto part of the exhaust because all you would here is a sizzling sound....needless to say I put 2/2 together and figured out the Av was just sweating......

 

[Blueruck]

I needless to say I put 2/2 together and figured out the Av was just sweating......

Like a well worked horse

 

[Supermobile]

I have had no further problems with this.

I think the undercoating is sort of laced with a sort
of wax substance that can actually melt if it gets excessively hot.