Soft Paint on my 2007 Avalon

[sdimaggio]

After 1 year of driving this car, my only real complaint is the paint work. I had a lot of pitting primarily on my hood....I've never owned a car that had this much problem...I've gone back to the dealer but, of course, that went no where.....so much for customer sat....Anybody else out there with a similar problem and some guidance?

Thanks,
Sam

[njerald]

Originally Posted by sdimaggio

After 1 year of driving this car, my only real complaint is the paint work. I had a lot of pitting primarily on my hood....I've never owned a car that had this much problem...I've gone back to the dealer but, of course, that went no where.....so much for customer sat....Anybody else out there with a similar problem and some guidance?

Thanks,
Sam

Soft paint dents, it doesn't chip.

Don't follow trucks so close.

[Tom in Tacoma]

I've noticed the same on mine. I've put about 35,000 miles on mine in the past 18-months and the leading edge of the hood and the bumper cover is pretty well pitted. I would agree that the paint does chip fairly easily. The Avalon looks much worse now than either of my trucks did at 100,000+ miles and the same things to be said in comparison with my 40,000 mile Mustang.

But I still love the Avy!

...and it has absolutely zip to do with following trucks too closely... (I follow them just as closely in other cars)

[sdimaggio]

Tom,

Exactly my thoughts...I've had lots of cars and driven lots of miles behind trucks but I've never had a car pit down to the metal like this one. The clearcoat should provide a lot more protection than I'm seeing....maybe we both received Friday hoods...I should not see this kind of pitting after 1 yr...

I'm was curious to hear if there were others with similar observations.

Thanks,
Sam

[00avxls]

yeah, I got a 06 avy with a lot of pits on my hood and also my side mirrors.

[alangc]

I too have had paint issues on my 05 Limited. I had two spots on the lower front quarter panels that blistered and peeled. Both were fixed, but both should not have happened on a new car.