Roof Rails Rusting

[X5_2_OBX]

Try saying that one 5 times fast!

When fitting our Yakima clamps and cross-bars to the roof rails, we noticed some bubbling under the paint on the rails that looked like it could possibly be rust. We had to take the car in today for other reasons (a warning that came up saying not to make sharp turns and the trunk won't open fully) and showed this to the service guy. Sure enough, he confirmed that the rails are rusting.

Just for ID purposes... The car was built in February of 2007. The area where the rails are rusting is at the seams where the straight piece meets the curved pieces that attach to the roof.

It's obviously not a major problem or a difficult issue to fix but it's worth checking out just to make sure you can get it fixed before it gets bad.

Anyone else experienced any rust problems with the E70 this early?