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#9 of 20 Re: 2007 rav4 paint chipped [tree329] by raralew Jul 14, 2008 (7:41 am)
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. Replies to this message: bbff (Jul 31, 2008 6:02 pm) tree329 (Oct 14, 2008 2:28 pm) sage3 (Oct 14, 2008 6:33 pm) tree329 (Jul 03, 2009 9:27 pm)
#10 of 20 Re: 2007 rav4 paint chipped [raralew] by bbff Jul 31, 2008 (6:02 pm)
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. Replies to this message: tree329 (Oct 14, 2008 2:28 pm) sage3 (Oct 14, 2008 6:33 pm) tree329 (Jul 03, 2009 9:27 pm)
#11 of 20 Dupont protection worth while? by sage3 Oct 13, 2008 (4:43 pm)
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.
#12 of 20 Re: 2007 rav4 paint chipped [bbff] by tree329 Oct 14, 2008 (2:28 pm)
Replying to: bbff (Jul 31, 2008 6:02 pm) I don't think they offered this when I purchased my Rav 4, I will tell you I don't think I would buy another Toyota product. I have 27,000 miles and need new brakes (mostly highway miles) Also it feels as though the trans is starting to slip when I go around corners. I expected more from my 2007 Rav 4. My paint is HORRIBLE! Replies to this message: sage3 (Oct 14, 2008 6:33 pm) tree329 (Jul 03, 2009 9:27 pm)
#13 of 20 Re: 2007 rav4 paint chipped [tree329] by sage3 Oct 14, 2008 (6:33 pm)
Replying to: tree329 (Oct 14, 2008 2:28 pm) Wow, Sorry to hear about your negative toyota experience. My Matrix still has the original breaks with 70 K miles on it! Only complaint is that there is a strange wind up sound from the engine compartment, sounds like a sport bike that is far away, I don't think it's serious. I am, however, in the same boat as far as my next vehicle; it will most likely by a Honda or Subaru. I heard toyota quality is decreasing due to the high production numbers, sure looks like it is true.
#14 of 20 Oily stain on paint by macrae Oct 18, 2008 (11:05 am)
On my 2008 RAV4 with 5000 miles on it I have recently - in last 2 months - been getting a yellowish brown oily stain on the right rear fender panel - same side as the tailpipe. I have to wash it off with soap and water but in a day or two there it is again. The longer I leave it the worse it gets. The dealer seems perplexed and offered this explanation: Water on road splashes on to tailpipe, turns to steam and deposits the result on the panel. No way! I have checked with other RAV4 owners in the area, examined others parked in various lots and see no such stain. Toyota head office couldn't/ wouldn't offer any diagnosis via email and suggested I contact my dealer. Seems to be a catch 22. Anyone else out there with an answer I can present to my dealer? Replies to this message: sage3 (Oct 18, 2008 2:02 pm) upstateny5 (Dec 30, 2008 7:13 am)
#15 of 20 Re: Oily stain on paint [macrae] by sage3 Oct 18, 2008 (2:02 pm)
Replying to: macrae (Oct 18, 2008 11:05 am) Do you park under something that can drip onto that spot like a garage with rusting metal or under a tree? Replies to this message: upstateny5 (Dec 30, 2008 7:13 am)
#16 of 20 Re: Oily stain on paint [sage3] by upstateny5 Dec 30, 2008 (7:13 am)
Replying to: sage3 (Oct 18, 2008 2:02 pm) I have a 2008 Rav4 Limited with less than 3,500 miles and it has 2 spots on the rear bumper where the paint is worn down to the primer. There is really no indication that stones hit the car and the car was primarily garaged until now. I was not offered any deal for extra paint protection and probably would have said no since I have never had paint problems with my other 5 Toyota cars.
#17 of 20 Re: Rav4 2007 Passenger side water leak [iceman293] by cmr6 Mar 07, 2009 (11:11 am)
Replying to: iceman293 (Oct 13, 2007 3:45 pm) I have a 2007 RAV-4 and it also had a passenger-side leak. I found cbmorton's post with the service bulletin number before bringing it in for servicing and it saved us from your ordeal. The folk's at the dealership had no idea that there was a service bulletin for passenger-side leaks in 2006-2007 RAV-4. Fortunately, I had brought the service bulletin number TSB BO021-06 with me. When he looked it up, he said the repair was VIN specific, that is the cause of the leak depended on which factory your RAV-4 was built. They fixed the leak and replaced the sound proofing and carpet. We love our RAV-4 Sport V-6 and this has been the only problem that we've had. And thanks to cbmorton's post, it is now resolved.
#18 of 20 mysterious dents on 2008 RAV4 by 1rav4gal Jun 22, 2009 (3:46 pm)
My car only has 7025 miles on it. I had a 5000 mi. service 2/25/09. On 3/06/09, I took the car back to the servicing dealer (not selling dealer) because it had eight dents on it. Oddly enough, all dents were within the 10-12 inches just below the bottom of the windows or on front fender in top 10-12 inches. No paint was chipped/broken. Dealer paid for paintless dent removal. Everything looked great when I got my car back from dent removal. On 3/18/09, I again took car to local dealer to have two more dents documented. They were a result of having a hand car wash. On 4/08/09, a factory rep. looked at the dents and determined that they were from "outside influence". I washed my car on 6/16/09 and again got dents. My contention is that the metal body panels are not strong enough or fabricated properly to stand up to light pressure without getting small dents in them. When the factory rep. looked at the problem he did not apply any pressure on the body panels to see what happens (didn't want to dent the car). These dents are not a product of "door dings" and no paint has ever been chipped. Has anyone else had this problem with their 2008 RAV4?

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