I've tkane a look at a few of the other posts, and I'm glad people are having better luck with their Traegers than I have had. We got our Traeger Pro 34 on the 11th of this month. It cooks wonderfully, except that it insists on adding paint flavoring to our food. It's burnt off the paint around the fire box on the auger housing.

Traeger sent out a replacement part, BUT after UPS destroyed that assembly, I talked to the area dealer rep for Traeger. He says it's perfectly normal for them to burn, bubble and flake paint. He also says it's normal for the auger housing, heat baffle and drip tray to warp from heat and rust. Incredulous, I checked Google. That lead me to their own website and it's FAQ page. Traeger outright confirms everything that the dealer rep was saying:
Is it normal for my drip tray or heat baffle to warp?
It is normal for the heat baffle to warp, but not the drip tray.
Is it normal for my grease pan or heat baffle to rust?
Yes, due to the nature of the mild steel used to manufacture these items you may see surface rust on the heat baffle and drain pan.
Why is my paint peeling?
Bubbling or peeling paint is caused when the grill reaches temperatures over 600°F.
Needless to say, after dropping $1000 on this thing, I'm feeling ripped off. Even Rustoleum's grill paint will hold up to 1200 degrees and VHT makes a paint that will hold up to 2000 degrees (for racing car exhausts). It'd be different if this was a 5 or 10 year old grill. heck, my parents' 10 year old Weber gas grill never had paint issues ever and it was only $400
OK, so rant aside, how hard should I fight to return this thing and get a different brand? I mean if I buy a Rec Tec (for example), am I going to have similar paint issues also?