Definitely rust. It's just bubbling your paint. Eventually paint will flake off.ausername wrote: ↑ this is the rear of my 2016 rav4. this must be a very uncommon spot for rust given that there are no comparable cases found on google. what should i do? i am monitoring it to see if it will get worse.
photo: https://prnt.sc/jN79flQm7l_g
Toyblowta rust warranty is only 60 months or 5 years. If OP bought their vehicle in 2016 (or 2015), that ship has sailed anyway.thebluegoat wrote: ↑ Most rust warranty I have seen needs to have a perforation but Toyota may be different. Very unfortunate once it starts though. Hard to fix and never the same.
how can you tell? this was a pre owned car i purchased this summer from the dealerjayoldschool wrote: ↑ Something is going on here. There is damage/rust under that paint. It's been touched up already.
if the dealer does not do anything, can it be fixed by sanding down the bubbles, applying rust converter?ur_too_crazy wrote: ↑ Not sure what Toyota's rust warranty includes and for how long, but the first thing I would do is get it properly evaluated by them first. Don't even attempt a silly repair as suggested above with a touch up pen (it'll look like crap and won't even last a few months before you see rust again). I have a Mini Cooper which was covered under their 12 year rust warranty for rust which wasn't this bad. It was eight years old at the time and BMW ended up replacing several body panels and doors, (to the tune of about 15000$, much more than the car was worth at the time).
ur_too_crazy wrote: ↑ Not sure what Toyota's rust warranty includes and for how long,
ES_Revenge wrote: ↑ Toyblowta rust warranty is only 60 months or 5 years.
I can tell from your photo. It is incredibly obvious that someone simply slapped some touch up paint over rust craters. In fact, looking again, it might not be touch up paint, I think it was sprayed.
I agree, this looks like a previously touched up spot. It's not uncommon to see tailgates rust out after they've been repaired after an accident. Did you get an autoplus report when you bought this car? It's also possible it was fixed outside of insurance. Either way... not much you can do. Maybe consider annual oil sprays to slow it down.jayoldschool wrote: ↑ I can tell from your photo. It is incredibly obvious that someone simply slapped some touch up paint over rust craters. In fact, looking again, it might not be touch up paint, I think it was sprayed.
i purchased the car fax report w the VIN number. no indication of repairs, but as you suggested, these reports are not 100% all inclusivewyseguy wrote: ↑ I agree, this looks like a previously touched up spot. It's not uncommon to see tailgates rust out after they've been repaired after an accident. Did you get an autoplus report when you bought this car? It's also possible it was fixed outside of insurance. Either way... not much you can do. Maybe consider annual oil sprays to slow it down.
Yeah, sure. You'll see the extent of the rust when you start sanding (from experience, it's usually a lot more extensive than you think). If you do enough sanding (I'm not convinced those rust converters do anything at all), keep in mind you'll need body filler, primer and paint. It'll slow the progression somewhat, but rest assured the rust will be back ( every time I've sanded anything down to bare metal on my car, rust was imminent)
Agree with this assessment. If that was un-retouched rust, those "craters" would be exposed rust as opposed to the colour of the paint job. My guess is that whoever sold the car, knew about this rust spot.jayoldschool wrote: ↑ I can tell from your photo. It is incredibly obvious that someone simply slapped some touch up paint over rust craters. In fact, looking again, it might not be touch up paint, I think it was sprayed.
