Rusting away..

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by jingles

White Yarii develop rust easily

I see no evidence that this is a widespread problem or unique to the yaris. ive looked at (literally) hundreds of used yaris, including private party, over the past 7-8 years. ive seen no rust issues and this is in the upper Midwest where we use tons of salt.

obviously, the folks posting here have this problem, (which is the nature of threads discussing a particular issue) but I see no evidence in the real world that yaris rust easily.

the 07 yaris I sold is 8 yrs old (from manufacture date), and has not a spec of rust. my brother has a pair of 08 sedans, and likewise not a spec.

[dip1]

Here is some of the rust! Cars a little dirty...

[Exiwolfman]

Originally Posted by dip1

Here is some of the rust! Cars a little dirty...

i have seen same problem on Highlander same spot 2011 up gets fixed by Toyota.

[Hershey]

. Should get that taken care of under the warranty .

[matti]

dip1, thanks for posting the pictures. My white 2012 Yaris L has similar rust, but not as bad as yours. When I get an oil change this spring, I'll ask about warranty coverage on the rust spots.

[dip1]

The chrome on the front air dam is rust colored too. I need to wash it next couple of days and really look the car over. There probably is more somewhere else...

Darrell

[YodaBird]

Interesting, I should check mine once again. Did you get rust protection ?

[Hershey]

There's rust coverage that comes with the car like that of the bumper to bumper and powertrain . Should be at no cost .

[YodaBird]

dip - You are most likely still under warranty, they will fix that, whether it's replacing the body or whatever they will fix. Do it now before your warranty expires.

[Gogogordy]

The corrosion warranty usually specifies "perforation" or "rust through" and Id be surprised if a cursory detailing and touch-up isnt all they do for it at this point.

Given the OP's location, (and judging from the pictures) acccumulated dirt, including what is likely "road salts", aren't helping matters.

Washing your car regularly year-round especially ones that get used in "rust belt" states where they DO salt the roads, and have dirty rain is more important in the winter months for this very reason.

I know it seems silly to wash a car when snow-ice-rain-crappy weather as much as guaranteed, but doing so is actually more a preventative measure than a cosmetic one.

The old saying "a clean car lasts longer" comes to mind.

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by Gogogordy

Washing your car regularly year-round especially ones that get used in "rust belt" states where they DO salt the roads, and have dirty rain is more important in the winter months for this very reason.

I know it seems silly to wash a car when snow-ice-rain-crappy weather as much as guaranteed, but doing so is actually more a preventative measure than a cosmetic one.

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^this. I wash my cars regularly, especially in the winter. most of my cars ive kept 10 year and 200,000 miles and always end up with very minimal rust.

[IllusionX]

Originally Posted by Gogogordy

The corrosion warranty usually specifies "perforation" or "rust through" and Id be surprised if a cursory detailing and touch-up isnt all they do for it at this point.

In this case, it really depends on the dealer. My sedan trunk lid had similar rust.. and also under the license plate, and they repainted it under warranty.

[Chuck G]

Originally Posted by jingles

White Yarii develop rust easily, blazing blue ones will have their clearcoat start to peel... are there any other problem colors I should know about before I buy one?

Unexpected acceleration? (joking of course!)

[YodaBird]

I found rust the size of my pinky finger nail, within the back headlight area, you can't see it, unless you look real close. The rust is light brown, I believe it still can be removed. The problem is finding something that can remove the rust.

This winter has been real brutal, especially the extreme cold temps, first time in a long time I inspected most of the car, car door hinges etc. Since this rust spot is small, best to remove it while it remains small.

Any suggestions for a rust removal product ? Toyota won't do nothing on this rust spot since it's not visibly noticeable, I don't even have to ask, I know from a mechanic at the dealer.

[matti]

I just wanted to followup that, during my oil change this morning, I had the service manager look at the rust spots that had formed on my 2012 Yaris L hatch. I have rust similar to the OP, but not as bad. The service manager took some pictures and will send them off to regional (?) for the okay, but he said they should be able to cover the rust repair under warranty, no problem.

[Deadliestflea]

You need to just take care of it better.....but hindsight 20/20 cause once the rust starts your gonna have problems from now on.

[YodaBird]

The Rust I found, can be cleaned but it's in a spot none of you would ever look :)

[mr9865]

Originally Posted by mr9865

2012 as well, just showing signs of rust above the license plate

As a follow up to this post, Toyota covered the sanding and repainting of my hatch this week. There was about 5 pin sized rust spots, and a lot behind the license plate. Apparently there was nothing under the chrome trim piece.