2007 & 2008 Toyota Tundra's Paint Quality

Many people on numerous Toyota Tundra discussion forums have complained about the 2007 and 2008 Toyota Tundra paint quality.

They put forward to Toyota that the failure to apply sufficient layers of paint, coupled with the lack of a clear protective coat on a truck does not provide the quality of product that Toyota usually provides, nor the quality of product we were expecting to purchase. We petition Toyota to look into the matter and to respond to each of the respondants in the petition with a resolution. Please detail below your Toyota Tundra Paint Problems and we'll make sure Toyota gets back to you and responds to this Petition!

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Richard de Courtney, 33
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Date Opened: 04 May 2008

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281. Jason Henderson
280. Phil Haberman
	"The day after I purchased my 2008 Tundra I noticed the paint of the cab below both doors on both sides is uneven, sloppy and bubbled."
279. skemnetz
	"this is my first toyota and will be my last unless this problem is resolved you buy a 38k truck and get a 99.99 paint job remember the power of free speech"
278. Jon Nettle
	"I have been noticing the paint chips very easy compared to my Chevy, with the exact same Houston Driving conditions. My 2007 Tundra super white 040 paint code has chips all over the hood. What is UP!"
277. Josh Jones
	"Paint is very thin and scratches easily. This is very unlike Toyotas I've owned before"
276. Brendan Harvey
275. Hal Brown
	"paint chip on the hood on my 2007 double cab 4x4 5.7 the black paint is terrible sent it to be buffed and polished didnt help lots of spider web all over to bad such bad paint i new black was hard to clean but its a losing battle with the condition of paint not what i thought this is my 4 toyota "
274. John Slader
	"Piant scratches much too easily, it has no protection"
273. Tony
	"Paint Quality poor and To Thin of layer used through out the truck... i have a 2008 Tundra DC sr5 TRD offroad WHITE"
272. Fred w Pickles
	"I agree, the paint on my 2007 Toyota Tundra is very substandard to put it mildly."
271. tyler
	"have had all of the same problems"
270. G Bochenko
	"I have an 07 Tundra and my truck that's just a year old looks like it's 10 years old. Everything stratches it and I am meticulous about my truck. Poor quality paint and Toyota should issue a recall on it."
269. J Johnson
	"I have a four month old 08 black Tundra and I cannot keep scratches off of it. Very thin paint. Both surface and below surface scratches and they do not buff out. I have five layers of high-quality wax on it and yet I still am getting surface scratches. I sold an 05 F250 and the paint looked perfect after nearly four years. This Toyo won't last at this rate and I am VERY disappointed in Toyota's quality in this area. Not what I expected and I'll be buying a Ford next time."
268. Michael Sherry
	"My 08 Tundra has paint irregularties, I can see the primer in many locations on the truck. Was told that paint thickness was within tolerances. It does scratch easy and scratches do not buff out . Toyota should m ake this right for all owners with crappy paint. This is so unlike Toyota"
267. travelinman
	"2008 Tundra, slate, very thin paint on sides of bed."
266. David Au
	"Scratches and scrapes off WAY too easily. At least mine's white and touches up easily enough :("
265. Ross Neder
	"2007 slate will scratch if I look at it wrong. I'm very disappointed in the durability."
264. Ryan Sylvia
263. Rudy Fung
	"I have a 2008 Tundra 5.7L DC SR5. I purchased this vehicle in March 2008. In the last 7-8 months of driving, I have 6 paint chips (front hood, both front fenders, and rear drivers wheel well) and one relatively large scratch on the rear passenger panel. This is on a truck with less than 11,000 miles on it and with only city/highway driving. I have not taken this truck off road at all. The paint quality is poor. Water based paints are known to be softer and easier to scratch. This is a known fact and the paint should have been made much thicker to compensate for this softness. I only wish I knew this prior to the purchase of this vehicle as Toyota never advertised this fact. They advertised it as a work truck and a tough one at that. Apparently this does not hold true for the paint."
262. Matthew Helm
	"Blotches: I had noticed 2 blotches in my paint before buying my truck and got it in writing that they would take care of it (done with 'I Owe' document from the dealer showing 'buff out hood'). These are apparent under parking lot lighting and dependent on the angle you're looking at it. Took it back last night. Picked it up tonight. Blotches are still there, despite them claiming that they had taken care of it. Since the truck was parked so close to the truck next to it, I checked down the side for dings and ended up seeing more blotches that I didn't see before. Great! I don't trust them to go back and do something with multiple body panels if they can't get the hood right, so I decided tonight that I am going to accept that I have a sh!tty paint job and not do anything more about it. I am guessing now that this is a factory issue and not a fault of the dealer. Not what I was expecting from my first Toyota."
261. Jackie Thomison
	"Have a 2007 Salsa Red Tundra and very unhappy with the paint. The rep looked at it but only gave me empty words. He had no plans to do anything. My long reply is on the blog. "
260. Matt Harmon
259. William Kitchens
	"I have a 2007 toyota tundra trd dc 4.7, and the paint is less to be expected. The paint under the dorr handles is all scratched just from simple opening of the doors my fingernails which are always cut short scratch it everytime. I was lifting a brand new hose into the bed of the truck today at Home Depot and the nylon part of the hose rub against the bed and scratched it as well. Please help me fix this issue. Thank you for your time."
258. Lee Isley
	"I have noticed that the paint on my 2008 tundra seems very thin with little clear coat to protect the finish. I have unfortunately scratched the truck in a couple places with very little contact. The quality sure seems to be missing in the paint area."
257. Randolph Scheffel
	"I purchased a silver Crewmax this August. A week later, I discovered a deep scratch on the passenger door. I questioned the Dealership and all they would do is touch it up. It looks terrible."
256. Tavis Macalino
255. Guy Miller
	"I have a black tundra with very thin paint. Lots of scratches. Very disappointed. My old 92 tacoma, also black, had a much better paint. In fact, the paint on the 92 is in better shape than my new tundra. I loved my 92 wish this truck was built with the same care. "
254. Michael Dahl
253. Ken Rutledge
252. Carlos Valencia
	"I have had my truck for 16 months and have noticed the paint flacking off the edges of the doors an various scratches on the drivers side from the plastic buckles form by back pack. Not good from a consumer stand point specially with the Toyota quality we have admired for such a long time."
251. chou yang
	"the paint is tooo thin, Toyota need to do something with the issue..."
250. Alex Romanowicz
	"I'm very diappointed in the paint quality on my 2008 Tundra. After only 300 miles I noticed chips on t he hood, and they have continued to appear."
249. garry lem
248. Shawn Coffey
247. Kevin Lyons
	"I have a black 2007 Tundra. I am very disappointed in the paint quality. There are chips all over the lower side panels. Scratches way too easily - under the door handles especially. It is starting to look terrible. Toyota should be embarrassed to have their name on it. I have bought three Toyotas in the past six years. This will be my last one."
246. David Wilfong
	"VERY dissatisfied with the quality of paint on my 5 week old Tundra. I use the highest quality miccrofiber towels to dry the truck off and after 2 washes there are already swirls. Unacceptable for a top-notch automobile manufacture."
245. Daniel Barnett
	"The paint comes off way too easy. I wtach the paint flake off the bed when I was loading cardboard boxes. I even managed to cause a deep scratch when I grazed the side of my bed wearing blue jeans. I am very dissapointed in the quality."
244. Bill Hanrahan
	"Very easy to get paint chips down to paint level and I have 3500 easy miles. Rust starting to show through in places. Very disapponted"
243. Josh Weinberger
	"My paint has chipped horribly at only 5000 miles... Even the E-coat..."
242. Patrick Kevin Ramone Jr.
	"I have a 2007 Black Tundra and a 2008 White Tundra both of them have deep chips in some of the oddest places like the inside of cab that is always covered by the door. Not sure how that chipped."
241. Don Buccella
	"I have a 2008 Tundra in nautical blue and the paint chips if you look at it the wrong way. Please help!"
240. Ingelheim Eribal
	"Truck is barely 1 month old and I already have 2 paint chips. "
239. Mario Morales
238. Joe Marroni
	"Poor paint, considering a new paint job."
237. Kevin Nguyen
	"i havnt been abusing my tundra at all just normal usage and notice paint chip around the truck ....thought it was tundra tough??"
236. P Vogel
	"2007 Tundra with bad paint chips, had 18 vehicles,this one has the worst paint of them all....My 2002 Dodge Ram looks better."
235. William Kitchens
	"I have a 2007 toyota tundra trd dc 4.7, and the paint is less to be expected. The paint under the dorr handles is all scratched just from simple opening of the doors my fingernails which are always cut short scratch it everytime. I was lifting a brand new hose into the bed of the truck today at Home Depot and the nylon part of the hose rub against the bed and scratched it as well. Please help me fix this issue. Thank you for your time."
234. Edward M Bowers
233. Eugene Dickson
232. Robert Finch
	"I own a 2007 Tundra Crew Max Limited. I love the truck but the paint is awful. It has numerous scratches. It seems that it scratches just sitting in my garage."
231. Mark McGuire
	"I purchased my 2008 Tacoma around 2 years ago. I love the truck, but I have a few paint chips on the hood and some other places around the vehicle. It seems as though it takes very little to cause these and I can't help but wonder if it is similar to the problem described above."
230. JOE E ARMOUR
	"I OWN A 2008 TUNDRA LIMITED & WISH TO SAVE THE PAINT . DO I NEED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL CLEAR COAT ADDED"
229. Melvin Linville
	"My 2007 Tundra paint has developed spots on the hood, top, front fenders and bed sides where the paint appears to be flaking off or pitting. This truck only has 5500 miles on it and has only been driven locally and never on the highway. I have the red paint and I seem to see gray primer under the paint. I have also noticed that anything that touches the truck seems to leave scratches and swirls. I have never seen a paint job this poor. Between this paint problem and the V-8 engine that is clacking like a diesel I really regret this purchase. "
228. Michael Ekstrom
	"2008 DblCab Tundra with Midnight Blue. Paint scratches by looking at it. Very satisfied with the mechanics of the truck but extremely dissatisfied with the paint quality. I sold my 98 Ford F-150 with fewer scratches than my new Tundra has!!!!"
227. Matt Marshall
	"I have a 07 Tacoma and the paint is absolutely horrible. I love the truck but the paint is like it scratches from the air when your driving down the highway. If you look at it too hard it scratches."
226. Brance Camp
	"The paint is crap would not have purchased if I had known "
225. John p Hovsepian
	"I bought my tundra in 07 very unsatisfied with the paint I took my truck to frontier toyota in valencia ca and they said that someone will call but no call. My first 2 weeks of owning my truck I noticed several deep scratches in the paint just from washing it . I took my truck to a expert and he said that my truck was poorly painted that i should demand a new paint job I have owned chevys , fords , & dodge never had challenges like so w/ paint John P. "
224. ANTHONY LARWA
	"PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. YOU CAN SEE THE PRIMER THRU THE PAINT. ALSO THE PAINT SCRATCHES FROM THE WIND. I COULD PARK MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT AND SEE A NEW SCRATCH IN THE MORNING, ITS RIDICULOUS. NEVER MIND THE ORANGE PEEL. THE WORST PAINT JOB ON A VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED."
223. Juan Ralda
	"I just bought my 08 Tundra Crewmax, and after the first week I had it, my bed is all scratched up just by placing groceries in the bed and drag in them on the bed to get them closer to me. I am really astonished of the poor paint quality. "
222. Bobby Spears
	"2008 DC Tundra with Radiant Red paint. The paint quality on this vehicle is pathetic at best. Maybe I should shop around for my next vehicle purchase. So much for that Toyota quality."
221. Ray Carina
	"mine scrached looking at it"
220. kevin rock
	"paint chip day i got it and car washes seen to make new ones"
219. Wesley Dobek
218. Bobby Todd
	"toyota needs to do a recall on the 07 and 08 Tundra. Just bite the bullet and re-paint the trucks. I have a 08 crewmax"
217. Kevin Solmundson
	" My 2007 Tundra seems to have extremely soft paint. I was encouraged by the dealer to have a "diamond coat" applied to protect the black finish. Visible orange peel and thin spots. Scratches easily from twigs."
216. james mizelle
	"my tundra bed is doing that"
215. Travis Harmon
214. Wyatt Warren
	"There is lots of pitting in the paint job."
213. Dylan Spencer
	"5000 miles a countless scratches that appear from no where, been in the dirt once."
212. BRIAN DAHME
	"2008 D-CAB, WHITE, FRONT END CHIPS DONT EVEN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY."
211. Gary J Vandenbusch
	"My 2007 Toyota Tundra Double Cab 5.7 Liter. I have been having the same problem as these other owners mention, I need help! "paper thin paint ....waaaaay too easy to scratch. Not happy with this situation." The paint job on the Tundra truck is very poorly done. You can get scratches and chips that will continue to chip off. I don't know what it is with the paint but the quality and durablity is not there. " In all my years I have never had paint fall off of any of my vehicles old or new like this one is. "
210. U.S. Grant Ervin
209. John Holman
	"I had dealer check my paint when new. There are chips all over my truck. They said every thing was fine. I had them enter this information into my record at the dealer. "
208. Ronald L. Streete
	"Mine is an 2004 Tundra and the paint job is pathetic. Made in Princeton, IN"
207. Daniel Russo
	"This paint job is terribly thin. I have several knicks on the body and lots of scratches in my bed. I have had two new Dodge pick ups and I could throw cement block in the bed and it would not go down to bare metal. I am terribly disappointed in the quality of this paint job and thought that forty grand would buy more!!!"
206. Jack Collier
	"I can't believe Toyota would put such thin paint with no clear coat (white) on a 40k truck. Me 08 ram had better paint. My new Snug Top shell has way better paint then my truck. That is sad!!!! "
205. Scott Ford
	"I have just purchased a 08 Tundra D Cab . After washing and waxing a few times I can notice that the paint seems a little sloppy in places"
204. Andrw Harris
	"Have had my Tundra for about 2 months. A week of ownership I was rinsing out the bed with a hose. The hose was rubbing against the side of the bed, no big deal that I thought. The whole side of the bed is completely scratched. Just from a hose? I don't think the paint is strong enough to hold up to anything. Now when anything get's near my Tundra I stress out. That isn't right."
203. Neil C. Johnson
	"Paint quality is poor. I would like compensation. 2008 Tundra 30000 spent and paint is garbage"
202. Bradley Bushey
	"I have an 2007 double cab and the paint is anything but good.It scratches way too easy!!"
201. Michael Kelly
	"My 2007 Tundra has more than a few scratches that I contribute to a poor paint product. I have previously owned Chevy and Ford PU's and have never experienced this problem before. "
200. Chris Adams
	"My truck in not even a week old and already i am seeing signs of a bad quality paint, I am glad i found this petition"
199. James Muela
	"Problems with rust and overall quality of the paint is unlike any other car I have had in the past. Especially for a $40,000 truck. And worst of all No clear coat! PAINT SCRATCHES WAY TO EASILY!"
198. Ron Black Sr.
	"2008 Tundra I have the salsa red color, only 3.000 miles on truck paint scratches so easily that the truck looks used already. even plastic and paper in the box have scratched the wheel well"
197. Robert Bergman
	"I have a 2005 Tundra in Salsa Red Pearl that has paint chips missing all over the vehicle. I took it in to the dealer while under warranty and they said that since they are chips that they won't cover it. I had to take the truck in to a dealer referred body shop to fix a spot where someone had keyed it and they looked at the paint and asked if I constantly drive behind rock trucks or something similar due to the amount of chipping. When I informed him that I do not and that it's from regular driving, he was shocked at how easily the paint chips on my truck. Something should be done to fix this problem because I definitely will not be purchasing anymore toyotas if this is the case."
196. Rodney Elliott
	"paint scratches too easily."
195. Josh Hogg
	"Just weeks after buying my tundra, I started seeing scracthes everywhere. If I touched the truck in any way it scratches. I wash my truck one body panel at a time and rinse out my microfiber mit each time and make sure its clean, still it does horrible damage. All over my truck is scratched just from leaning on it... not rubbing. Ive had little bushes scracth it that never scracthed any of my other trucks. Ive got alot of scratches right down to bare metal and I have no clue how they even got there. My hood is peeling paint in alot of places from rocks... I dont ride close enough to anyone to do that bad of damage. "
194. Craig Currier
	"I drove a 91 lexus ls that never had 1 paint chip,after driving my tundra for a little over a year,I probley have 15 to 20 big paint chips,truck is awesome,but I expected more from the paint,If theres no improvements il never buy another!!!"
193. cheeky
	"I have a Tundra and the paint is sorely disappointing"
192. tessiestar
191. david wallace
	"paint is very thin not enough clear coat scrathes way to easy very poor paint job (silver)"
190. Ed Montreuil
	"I just bought my '08 double cab two months ago, and I have to agree, the paint scratches far too easily. I have no kids, I work at night and garage the truck during the heat of the day, I park in areas where no one else parks, and I still have paint scratches. I wash it every week and I wax it often. I really baby that thing. No four wheeling. No tailgating. Still, I have scratches in just two months of ownership"
189. Keith Werner
	"I have a 2007 Salsa Red Pearl Tundra. Great Truck. BUT I've owned a lot of vehicles and this is by far the worst paint That I've seen. Small white scratches all over and of course the dealer says that it's my fault."
188. Joshua White
	"my 2008 DC tuntra with 15000 miles has lots of paint chips whith rust and the running board brackets are full of rust also inside the bed is lot os rusty spots Ive looked at a number of older real worktrucks that are abused daily that dont have chips or rust spots"
187. James Eddy Parker
	"'07 Tundra, red. Thinnest paint job I have ever seen on a vehicle. "
186. Tom Lanigan
	"07 Tundra, rcsb, white. Lots of tiny chips on The hood, bumper and fenders. some have tiny rust spots beginning. The truck is a 4x4 but is never off road and never been on gravel roads. My wife has an 07 fj and see similar problems on it as well."
185. Brian Cancienne
	"This is my first new vehicle purchase and I am for the most part very happy with my 08 Pyrite Mica Crewmax purchase. My only problem with this truck is you got it, the paint job. Don't get me wrong its a beautiful color, but man is this paint fragile. I have 408 miles on this truck and have leaned against it a few times loading and unloading items from the side and have scratches that are very noticable from brushing against the side with blue jeans. For a truck with a 44,000 MSRP, you would think it would have a better quality paint job than this, this is BS. My 98 chevy original paint is much tougher than this. Toyota is going have to do better than this if they expect a repeat purchase from me. I realize certain chemicals have been banned from the painting process in the states, but we've got to do better with todays technology this shouldn't be happening."
184. Mark Trenor
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183. kevin perrault
	"Many white swirl marks. black paint. Other black trucks I owned example ford expedition these marks would buff out no problem year after year. My 2007 tundra is only 10 months old and looks terrible.The marks wont polish out .It seems like their is not any paint on truck. Its shot already. I will have to pay for a complete paint job 7000 .00 just so I am not embarresed by my truck . My brother inlaw has a 2005 chevy silveraldo that is perfect. He laughes at me for buying toyota. My tundra is a far better truck but the paint is bad."
182. Mark Gadway
	"paper thin paint ....waaaaay too easy to scratch. Not happy with this situation."