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I have a 09 Corolla S and from the get go, the paint was having problems. I took it to the shop and was told it was natural. I had a Ford Escort GT 1993 and it NEVER had that problem. I just sold it.
I think Toyota has been cutting corners everywhere and I think there has to be a recall of this model.
I am mad.
Even the paint on my hub cups is bubbling...
This is my first Toyota and it is paid for and I am very upset.
Furthermore...I have been checking online and there is INDEED a widespread paint problems with Corollas. It is time for a RECALL
Thanks
MNF
All you have to do is use Google: 131,000 hits for corolla paint problems.
http://www.google.com/search?q=corolla+paint+problem&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=- UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
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For the most part, I like mine and haven't experienced a paint issue - yet. I do have the "wandering" steering and have had two recalls. It's probably my last Corolla, although it's my 5th Toyota. As a daily work car, it'll likely be a Civic next.
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It all depends on how much the dent bothers you...
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I am so upset about this and blamed myself, well any advice would be greatly appreciated. I plan on visiting the dealership near my home.
I guess I had a very small indentation (hardly noticeable, and the paint was still intact) on my passenger side spoiler. When I hit it with the pressure washer from the car wash, it instantly blew paint off the spoiler. The area missing paint ended up being about the size of a nickel.
I decided to just fix the area with Toyota certified touch-up paint. When washing the car again, the same area lost more paint, leaving an area about the size of a pea without paint.
It happened to me a third time on my driver side spoiler on the area that turns into the wheel well. I was washing the car with a high pressure wand, and when I sprayed it on the spoiler a big line of paint instantly blew off! The gash is two inches long.
I just took it to my local Toyota dealership, and was told it's not a defect so it wouldn't be a warranty issue. The service manager actually told me they were scratches! He wouldn't believe me when I told him that washing my car peeled the paint off. He said in "all his years" as a service manager he'd never heard of paint peeling off from washing a car.
The little goon I talked to before the service manager told me it was normal for paint to peel off around the area of a ding or chip. I said, "Oh, so it's okay for me to get a chip and have all the paint in the world peel off around it?" He said it was. I am royally pissed off at stupid Menlove Dodge/Toyota in Utah.
The service manager said someone from Toyota could look at it next Friday. I plan to go in, and print out post from various threads detailing others that have had the same problem.
The paint clearly doesn't adhere correctly to the plastic spoiler. If you've had this same problem, please create an account and post your experience. It's the only way to have our voices heard.
On a side note, I told Carlos (the little goon) that the stationary radar points I drive by always read my speed as three miles an hour slower than what my speedometer says. He told me that radar is unreliable and is often incorrect by as much as five miles an hour; so, no need to check it. Unbelievable!
About a month ago I saw 3 white spots on the door. When I looked closer I saw the paint was chipping off.
I took the car back to the dealership to be looked at and was told acid had gotten my paint. The 3 managers found many other chips all over the car. They suggested I call my insurance company.
My company paid for an entire new paint job. The manager of the body shop said that the second day they had my car their was more damage than the day before.
I am afraid it will happen again. I bought my 1st Toyota in 1972 and have driven Toyota s ever since. I never had a problem.
I understand the need to reduce VOC's, but if the paint is going to chip so easily then why even paint it?
Also, I would recommend that when you wash & wax your corolla that you consider using an acrylic coat such as Klasse instead wax for durability. YOu can always apply a coat of wax over the acrylic if you want the 'wet' look. You can NOT apply acrylic on top of wax so be aware!
After 25 yrs of driving toyota's I am so turned off by this current generation that when it's time to replace it Toyota will not even be on my list of considerations.
I also have a 2001 Corolla that the clearcoat is peeling off the roof and rear left door. I am the second owner of his car, purchase in So Cal. and have waxed it tried to keep out of the sun....
Now that I live in Vegas, the heat is doing a number on the anything glued down, trim inside the door frames have peeled off.
I love this car even it looks like I dont...This car has less than 89000 miles on it
This is not the mark of a quality paint job. Haven't there been postings about problems with Corolla paint for years?
The other poster claims it's _all_ companies having paint problems now. Is that true?
Read the Lexus forums? Any postings about problems with poor paint and poor adhesion in the Toyota Lexus models? Or is the cheap paint process on the Corolla? Also read the Camry/Avalon postings.
My GM cars have never, never had paint flake away from a scratch. My Cobalt has had a couple--2008. No flaking. No problems.
Good luck in finding a resolution for the paint quality problem.
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Is it on the lower line models? Or broadly based through the various price levels.
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Additionally, these often come in conjunction with complaints about "flimsier" body metal. The use of lighter, thinner metal is pervasive in an attempt to meet consumer demands for increasingly more fuel-efficient vehicles. Obviously, making a vehicle lighter in weight helps.
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I recently noticed that a lot of 5 to 10 years old Honda cars have very bad paint problems (peeling off) on the roof and hood. I'd like to open a new discussion on that but could not find any link or button. Can you help?
Thanks
About halfway down the page there is a list of topics and there's a link "add discussion."
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On top of that, the speaker covers in the back cracked. I saw a bunch of 2003 Camry owners with the same problem. This is very frustrating.