I’ll be contacting Toyota to find out what they are prepared to do, and to let them know that this affects cars beyond their 2009-2018 scope. I love, LOVE my car otherwise, and am not prepared to dump it because of cosmetics, but also don’t want to drive around in something that look like it’s not cared for. I’m somewhat relieved that it’s not just my car, but also angry that it may not be fixed. You’re going to be chasing this forever.” And then I get home, look up bad paint job on Toyota’s online and discover this is not just my car, but a widespread and ongoing issue, which clearly falls beyond the years that they have identified. Literally just came back from getting a quote for a paint job, and the guy told me “I can fix it, but can’t guarantee it will stay that way, because this looks like a bad paint job on the entire car. Also noticing chipping and beginnings of peeling on other areas of my car, which I know will get worse over time. I have a 2008 Rav4 in Blizzard Pearl and am experiencing this exact issue! Actually my car looks precisely like the one in this video, just move the giant paint peel to the top of the passenger side door, and it would be mine. Here’s a link with all relative Toyota contact information. Supposedly this problem affects Toyota’s made between 2009-2018.Īlso, if you have a Blizzard Pearl or Super White paint job, noticed flaking, and don’t get a letter from Toyota, I’d contact them A.S.A.P. Googling around reveals that Toyota Canada’s already rolled out a similar program fixing shoddy paint jobs. Submit proof of a payment made before a certain date. In the letter, it spells out if you’ve already repaired a shoddy paint job out of pocket, there’s a reimbursement program in place that will refund you the amount you spent. I don’t think you’ll have your choice of color, though. Some hypothesized that Toyota would only repaint affected panels, but that’s asinine and I fully expect Toyota to hook you up with a brand new paint job with some durable paint this time. Paint and clear coat nowadays is notoriously thin, but this is on another level and it’s about time Toyota fessed up to their mistake. When you pour in thousands of dollars a year paying off and maintaining your car, the least you can expect from a Toyota is for the car to start up every day (given basic maintenance) and for the paint not to fall off while you own it. Here’s an example via Performance Auto Repair. Searching online for examples of what this looks like and it’s honestly disheartening to see such a poor paint job. The covered condition may occur when sunlight over time degrades the adhesion between the factory- applied paint primer coat layer and the base metal electrodeposition layer causing the paint to peel from the metal body panel. “This customer support program provides coverage for involved vehicles with the original factory Blizzard Pearl or Super White paint.
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