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153 messages, Last post on Jun 01, 2009 at 3:18 PM
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I had my 09 about a 2 months. I noticed a chip on the hood even before we drove it off the dealers lot...but didn't say anything...it is small. Now my wife noticed two chips on the trunk lid. I didn't tell her about this chip problem so it wasn't a result of me making her think about paint chips. We have a spoiler and you know the lid is pretty small. I can't think of any way it would chip...we never put anything on the trunk lid. Anyway the car is white and I think I can paint the chips. They are very small, but noticiable. The undercoating (primer) seems to be black. I expect chips when rocks hit, but tell me how it would hit the trunck lid behind the rear windshield and in front of the spoiler? |
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Replying to: slowlearner1 (Sep 03, 2008 7:06 am) Easy! Rocks fly sideways too! I had a large one hit the side window one time that I thought for sure was going to cause a crack - I acutally saw it flying at me, almost at a perfect 90 degree angle. Seriously, have you looked at other forums? Honda has the same complaints of people saying the paint quality is bad, and so does Chevy, to name a few.
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Replying to: slowlearner1 (Sep 03, 2008 7:06 am)
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Replying to: mcdawgg (Sep 03, 2008 8:45 am) Complaints on other forums? Means nothing to me. Its like telling me I shouldn't complain about going down on the Titanic simply because others are going down too. I have had several Toyotas and if this one will simply hold up like they did, I'll be happy. I'm not a Toyota basher. I also expect a few chips in life.
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Replying to: slowlearner1 (Sep 03, 2008 10:23 am) Hope everything turns out good for you.
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I happened to be near a Toyota dealership this weekend and, having read these posts, took a look at the paint on the Corollas and Camrys. There were noticeable chips/defects on the Corollas that I couldn't see on the Camrys. Needless to say, Toyota is not painting Corollas they way they do Lexus. All the defects I saw were round areas of 3-4 mm where the paint was either thin or gone.
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| Very interesting, we should take a picture of these new corolla with paint chips and give to a claim attorney. | |
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Replying to: smithed (Sep 08, 2008 9:28 am) |
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I was just reading all the recent, and I must say depressing, postings for this forum. I guess it some how makes me feel a little bit better that I am not the only one and THAT I AM NOT CRAZY! I recently sent off a total of 9 identical letters to 9 big names in Toyota. They consisted of my Better Business Bereau Letter, my letter that was sent to Toyoat 8 months ago whom nobody had the decency to reply to, along with printed copies of this forum to show that I am not alone. It took MONTHS of searching but I found the addresses of several "big wigs" in the company including the Vice Chairman and Head of R&D, President, Founder and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and a few more.PLEASE let me know if you would like for me to provide the names and addresses of these people. I will include for you my letter to use as a template. IF ENOUGH OF US DO THIS MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL TAKE NOTICE AND DO SOMETHING!  
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Replying to: grlady2908 (Sep 08, 2008 11:43 am) Thanks. |
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