Where do these cars rust?

[CoryM]

Hey guys,

Sorry to mention the unmentionable but someone in a salty part of the world must have been unfortunate enough to learn where these cars rust. Just would like to know so as to take steps to avoid it on mine.

My wiper blade arm is rusting under the paint. Going to see if warranty will cover it. If not I will take it off and fix it.

Thanks for any input.
Cory

[vector9mm]

I have read of problemsin the snowy states with the anti lock bracks corroding. If you have ABS, you may want to do a search on that.

[yaris2010RS]

i have yet to see a yaris rusted out, from what i have seen with toyotas, they rust at the bottom of the doors and the bottom of the rear hatch/trunk/tailgate


reference: 2001 Camry, 1999 4 Runner, 1987 corolla (wheel wells also), 2003 Matrix(metal around door handle)

the Echo had quite a bit of hood rot

[MickZEL]

Originally Posted by CoryM

Hey guys,

Sorry to mention the unmentionable but someone in a salty part of the world must have been unfortunate enough to learn where these cars rust. Just would like to know so as to take steps to avoid it on mine.

My wiper blade arm is rusting under the paint. Going to see if warranty will cover it. If not I will take it off and fix it.

Thanks for any input.
Cory

I live in Russia, we have a lot of snow in the winter too, I too worried about this issue.
You can show pictures?

[anthpace]

I had this Issue myself. They aren't rusted. - They are corroding. The Wipers are made of aluminium. I just sanded them down to bare, and resprayed them.

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by CoryM

Hey guys,

Sorry to mention the unmentionable but someone in a salty part of the world must have been unfortunate enough to learn where these cars rust. Just would like to know so as to take steps to avoid it on mine.

My wiper blade arm is rusting under the paint. Going to see if warranty will cover it. If not I will take it off and fix it.

Thanks for any input.
Cory

Look up a local rust protection place and have them spray the car with oil, you'll never see rust for as long as you want to keep the car.
Applications usually cost $100 per year ''
I like the Krown system but there are plenty of others..

http://www.krown.com/#process/

[Klink10]

Originally Posted by anthpace

I had this Issue myself. They aren't rusted. - They are corroding. The Wipers are made of aluminium. I just sanded them down to bare, and resprayed them.

Not sure what a "F" model Vitz looks like but if the wiper blades on it are aluminum and they fit a stateside Yaris can you get me a set? Pics would be nice.

[joe keeney]

Texas they don't I can even find a muffler shop around here.

[Yury]

I am yet to see a rusted Yaris or Echo in our salty locale. From the looks of it the rear quarters may become a problem with the way the sheet metal bends in at the lip. Dirt does accumulate there. On the other hand there's some kind antirust coating there. I wonder if it's provides enough coverage though.

[DebbyM46227]

I don't think any Yaris' are old enough to rust yet. My Honda CRX wasn't rust-proofed and it started when the car was 6 years old, right above the rear wheel well, where they all do.

[WeeYari]

The hundreds of spots were stones violate the cheap ass paint on these cars.

[RedRide]

All paint is "cheap" on modern cars compared to cars made years ago. This is due to lead no longer being use in paint which gave automotive paint its hardness and durability.

It's something we all have to live with since leaded paint has be outlawed.

[Yury]

Originally Posted by DebbyM46227

I don't think any Yaris' are old enough to rust yet. My Honda CRX wasn't rust-proofed and it started when the car was 6 years old, right above the rear wheel well, where they all do.

same with my 93 civic, the perforation started at 6 years of age.
pretty much all hondas have problems with rear quarters, including my prelude where I had it fixed recently.

[Hamster]

Is six years typical when rust starts appearing on any car? If so, that could explain why Toyota's warranty on rust is only for five years.

As an aside, I'm surprised by all the comments people made about getting large amound of stone chips on their cars. I only have two stone chips on my Yaris, one on the hood, and one on the front bumper. The miles on my car are mostly highway. If you keep your distance from the car in front of you, you will avoid most chips. Apart from avoiding chips, it's a good idea to keep distance for safety reasons.

[Yury]

I think 6 years is a bit too soon unless there are some spots where debris accumulate and act as a never drying sponge. Like in chevy malibus up to 2003, those bubble and perforate around the fuel door and nowhere else.

A coworker had a Corolla for 11 or 12 years, it never rusted. He had it undercoated new but never maintained the coating and still it did not rust. He never washed the car either :)

[thebarber]

rust on paint chips on roof above windshield

[devinlamothe]

I have a small spot on the back rear wheel well, but it's just a pinhead.

But yeah the wind shield wiper arms are kinda corroded ... thinking of just sanding and painting.

[Yury]

Originally Posted by devinlamothe

I have a small spot on the back rear wheel well, but it's just a pinhead.

But yeah the wind shield wiper arms are kinda corroded ... thinking of just sanding and painting.

Unless it's a paint chip, this pinhead is a sign that there's quite a bit more rust under it. Unfortunately no easy way to fix it, need to cut out, weld an repaint. Better do now while it's small, once it's there it will get worse. On my old Civic a pinhead like this turned into a gaping whole in 3-4 winters.