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Re: 2007 rav4 paint chipped [tree329]
by cbmorton
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Jun 28, 2007 (2:00 pm)
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Replying to: tree329 (Jun 27, 2007 7:38 pm)
Modern paint chips easily. I got a nick on my way home from the dealership. Consider investing in paint protection film (aka, a "clear bra") if this is a concern.
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Re: 2007 rav4 paint chipped [tree329]
by hlee_good
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Jul 03, 2007 (10:30 am)
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Replying to: tree329 (Jun 27, 2007 7:38 pm)
This caused by the small rocks when you travel on the road. I have few places in my 06 RAV4 too. I confirmed this does not cover by rust warranty. I had 1992 Camry and never had this problem, seems the paint qulaity is getting poor in Toyota products. Things you can do are buy a touch up paint to cover those places and install a hood protector to protector the front hood.
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Re: 2007 rav4 paint chipped [hlee_good]
by dtown40
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Jul 04, 2007 (2:44 am)
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Replying to: hlee_good (Jul 03, 2007 10:30 am)
Ive got a nic on my hood too. I purchased a hood protector after the fact, and some touch up paint as well. Toyota paint just doesnt seem to hold up as well as the paint on my old Honda did.
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Rav4 2007 Passenger side water leak
by thriftytrooper
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Oct 12, 2007 (7:38 am)
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I've my car for about 9 months and suddenly, the passenger side seem to have a water leak coming from somewhere in the dash. Does anyone know where this is coming from?
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Re: Rav4 2007 Passenger side water leak [thriftytrooper]
by cbmorton
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Oct 12, 2007 (11:07 am)
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Replying to: thriftytrooper (Oct 12, 2007 7:38 am)
There is a service bulletin (BO021-06) for this exact problem, that applies to 2006-07 RAV4s. Apparently water can get in through a fresh air inlet under the windshield. Your dealer should be able to fix it at no cost to you.
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Re: Rav4 2007 Passenger side water leak [cbmorton]
by iceman293
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Oct 13, 2007 (3:45 pm)
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Replying to: cbmorton (Oct 12, 2007 11:07 am)
I had an 06 Rav4 with the same problem. I took it to the dealer 9 times and they still couldn't fix the leak. My leak started around 7,000 miles and I got rid of the car with 21,000 miles. Sometimes it would leak the next time it rained and other times it would hold for a few months. I hope your dealer fixes it right the 1st time and you don't have to go through what I did.
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Re: 2007 rav4 paint chipped [tree329]
by verdi942
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Dec 01, 2007 (10:03 am)
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Replying to: tree329 (Jun 27, 2007 7:38 pm)
Trees, it may be 6 months since your post, but I want to tell you my new white RAV4's paint is just plain FRAGILE! There seems to be no protective clear coat like US cars all have; in just a month I'm finding chips right down to the galvanized coating on the hood! The last car that did that to me was a '79 Chevy. At this rate, I'll need a gallon of touchup paint.
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Re: 2007 rav4 paint chipped [tree329]
by raralew
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Jul 14, 2008 (7:41 am)
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Replying to: tree329 (Jun 27, 2007 7:38 pm)
I bought a brand new 2007 RAV4 in October 2007. I haven't driven 4,000 miles yet, and I already have 3 small chips on my hood. I am stunned that a "quality" company like Toyota would sell cars with such bad paint. I know there's a legitimate problem because when I contacted Toyota in October about body side molding (it did not come with the car), they told me that it was "currently unavailable". When I asked why, I was told that the side molding wasn't staying on the car. "There was a problem with the paint." It didn't occur to me at the time to ask about chipping paint. Of course this conversion was over the phone so I don't have it in writing. At no time did the dealership mention anything about the paint during the sale. Has anyone considered or heard of a class action lawsuit?
By the way, I had a new Honda Accord from 1991 to 1998, and a new Honda CR-V from 1998 to 2007. In all those years I never had the paint chip. Needless to say, I won't buy Toyota again.
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Re: 2007 rav4 paint chipped [raralew]
by bbff
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Jul 31, 2008 (6:02 pm)
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Replying to: raralew (Jul 14, 2008 7:41 am)
I agree 100%. The quality of paint on the RAV 4 is very poor. I have a 2007 RAV 4 and it has so many scratches, paint chips, dings. The paint and body work are terrible.
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Dupont protection worth while?
by sage3
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Oct 13, 2008 (4:43 pm)
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Toyota was pushing the dupont paint protection during my Rav4 purchase. Has anyone had any experience with this product, after reading about the poor paint I am thinking about getting it done. My 06 Matrix has 70K miles on it and the hood and front bumper are freckled with touch up paint! I am guessing that chips on the dark gray Rav will stand out more then the silver Matrix.
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