[Mickey]

Originally Posted by FriendSite.com

I'd have to disagree Mickey.. I've had numerous black trucks, and whilst I agree about the swirls, no truck I've had has had the amount of scratches and chips that the Tundra has had... I've had a Grand Jeep Cherokee and an BMW X5, both in black, the swirls showed, but there were zero scratches and chips.

On my Tundra, there's wear marks in the door where my wifes clothes or bag has rubbed against the edge, there's scratch marks in the tailgate where my keys knocked ONCE against the paint when locking the hard cover, a plastic garbage bin rolled against the body, lightly for about 2 inches... a huge scratch mark, there's scratches where people have walked inbetween the truck and another car in a car park. This is all within a month... I had the previous trucks for few years each, and NON had the marks on it the Tundra has - I sold the X5 a couple of months ago and after 3 years, it did not have 1 scratch, nor chip, but yes, light swirl marks.. even though I wipe with the 'flow' of the vehicle and don't swirl when putting on wax or clean...

To me the Tundra is a truck, it's meant to be harder and tougher than anything out there (other than diggers and dozers!), and it simply isn't the case..

147 other people seem to think the same as well: Tundra Paint Petition

Some of the things you mention in what happen would've scratch anything. A garbage bin rubbing up against your truck come on now. Depends what was in the purse. As for your keys touching that metal on metal. As far as the parking situation people don't care about your vehicle. How many times you use that lock cover? That's why you never open your doors by key so you don't get scratches. Also having I think it's 157 people now and their reasonings why they're pissed at Toyota. Did you actually read some of those? I put a bedliner in my truck and pulled it out states the guy and wondered why he had scratches in his bed. Those are ridiculous reasons and that was just plain stupidity of that one. The paint isn't made to take an abrasive rub against it. That's on all vehicles. Cardboard boxes will do that too. You have a long uphill battle in your endeavors trying to get Toyota to fix this. If you read all manufacturers follow the similar way that Toyota takes on the paint issues. Also 157 trucks equal to maybe 1 % if that much of trucks out there. Now you see to get toyota to do something you need a lot more to get it settled. I'm sure you filed with NHTSA and ODI for this paint problem. I would if I had this problem try using the state's DA instead of BBB that's a waste of time. I'm not sure if you can use the lemon law on this also being the fact Toyota doesn't recognize your issue. Like I said you have an upward battle. ALso I had something you didn't have which I'm finding out that it was a great deal with Southeast Toyota Group in having paint sealant put on my truck and the wheel wells along with the frame undercoated.