Comments on: Tundra Paint Quality Petition

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:57:28 +0000

Gerald – The paint is chipping off the edge of the doors? Any chance they’re hitting against something when the door is opened? If the chips are hard enough and pull the entire paint layer with them, you’ll absolutely get rust. What am I missing?

By: Mickey

Mickey — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:49:04 +0000

If you have rust bubbles then that is a warranty problem. Now for rock chips can’t help there. Go in the dealer and ask for the manager. If you get no where ask for the factory rep to see you. Also try another dealership to see what results you get. To only have 12,000 miles on an 07 that’s great. I have an 07 and have 67,000 miles on it. Don’t have the paint issue either.

By: Gerald Witmer

Gerald Witmer — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:24:08 +0000

I have a 2007 Tundra with only 12,000 miles on it. The paint is chipping off on the door edges and rust bubbles are forming under the paint. I took it to the dealer and they told me this was normal. They said that any chip in the paint is going to cause it to rust. What a load of crap! I have owned hundreds of vehicles of all makes and models and have never seen such a poor quality of paint and finish. I also have a 2000 tundra with over 160,000 miles on it. It has paint chips but no rust!! This will be the last Toyota I ever own.

By: mk

mk — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:12:12 +0000

I agree, take it in sooner rather than later. I took my 07′ tundra in the very next day I noticed a raised bubble in the paint with a very small rust spot forming thru the paint on the very outside bottom of the tailgate. They had to send pics with to their regional service mgr. and he agreed that it is a factory flaw and I am on this coming Monday having my entire tailgate thru warranty sandblasted and re-painted all for that dime sized raised bubble in the tailgate. I also agree that there is paint and rust quality issues with the 07′ tundras and probably 08’s since I have taken my tundra in for several things that should not go wrong in 20K of driving. I think with all the little things that have gone wrong with my truck, the dealer’s service mgr. knew I was not going to stand for it. I also just noticed yesterday on both driver and passenger front doors the glue holding on the rubber door window gaskets in the upper back corner is not holding and the rubber is flapping and sticking out. Not what I expected from toyota in only 2 years and 24K of driving so far.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:53:33 +0000

Take it in to get it fix. That blemish you should have took the truck in at the time you noticed it. You only hurt yourself waiting.

By: carl campbell

carl campbell — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:05:29 +0000

my 08 tundra has 5k miles and has paint chips all over the rear fenders.i have never driven the truck on gravel roads or off road.the truck also has a paint blemish on the hood under the clearcoat that has been there since purchace.i have now noticed paint cracking on top of truck as well.this is by far the worst quality paint job i have ever seen on a new car.I have worked for Honda as a tech. for 16 years and have never seen paint this bad.I am very dissatisfied and expect Toyota to take care of the problem before it gets any worse.

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:55:53 +0000

Ken – What you describe is uncharacteristic of paint chipping. If I had to make a stab at it, I would say that a pressure washer was to blame. Has anyone been blasting the rear quarter at full power (like a detailer you’ve hired)? I’ve seen it happen – someone without a lot of experience gets too close and boom off come big flakes just like you’ve described. Usually it’s on older vehicles with weakened paint, but not always.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:46:49 +0000

Paint Issue – I have a 2008 Tundra w/25k. I noticed a section of paint missing off the left rear wheel well just above the mud guard, 3/8″ x 4″. This was down to bare metal and appeared as if the edges of the paint was lifting. So today i went to the dealer and showed them – the response – “Oh Yes, I’ve seen this before, stones and rocks have chipped the pait.” Chipped the paint – this is a complete section that appears as if a paint scraper removed it to beare metal – there are no dings or nicks in the metal – just missing paint. I have previously owned an ‘04 and put 160k on it with no issues like this. If this was/is a Toyota “weak” spot why am I not seeing more of this on other Tundra’s?

By: Mickey

Mickey — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:04:43 +0000

Plain ole acid rain is their excuse.

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:53:56 +0000

Lori – I think that water based vehicle paints are the problem. Environmental regulations have made modern paints less durable. Still, fading after only 3 years is unacceptable. As Mickey says, waxing and cleaning has got to be a ritual to keep the shine. None of the manufacturers will offer to repaint anything, by the way. They always claim outside elements when it comes to paint.