Anyone else experience this on the muffler tips (before the stainless steel tips)?
Have about 6k miles on it. I'm in Texas, granted we did get some rain a few months ago. Car was built in February 2016 and has never been on a salted road.





Maxima muffler rust at 6k miles.
I haven't mentioned it yet to my dealership Crest Nissan of Frisco but suspect it would not be covered by the 3/36k since it's considered a wear item. Thoughts?

 

I also have this on both pipes. However my car has 11k miles and I live in Hawaii right on the beach so I thought it was normal since everything rusts. Let me know what your dealer says if you mention it.

 

I'm showing a few signs of rust at 21k.

 

Possibly condensation that doesn't dry from taking short trips.

 

This has to be the worst problem anyone has reported on this forum. I can't imagine the agony you are going thru.

 

I know right. So much pain it keeps me up at night.

 

Its just surface rust, and very normal. Don't worry about it.

 

Yeah I think I will ignore it. I don't like replacing parts that aren't broken and the factory exhaust probably wouldn't fetch a lot of money.

 

Thats not rust, its surface oxidation, the reaction of the metal with air and moisture, my 09 Maxima has it but it is rock solid for 7 years, now my brothers 300C with his aftermarket Borla exhaust, that exhaust rusted bad, you could push your fingers into the mufflers like a cookie, the tips fell off.