Body Rust 23 off road

They say they will pull the front and rear glass and paint the whole roof. The dude even felt bad handing me the estimate. Going to look for other shops obviously. Anyone in central Florida that could recommend somewhere would be appreciated.

 

I'm sure he feels terrible, one estimate at a time...

 

Can't hurt to see what Toyota says........

 

Just thought I’d post an update. I’ve been going back and forth with Toyota corporate for over a month. Finally they are sending a tech from Toyota corporate to the dealership to inspect my truck. She also asked if I needed a rental. Not sure what to make of this new development. But at least they didn’t say flat out no. We’ll see I guess.

 

Always say yes and take the free rental. If they have your truck and you have theirs, it makes it easier for them to think you aren't ''just'' going away.

 

if it’s a dealership getting ready to sell the truck, they will get some dude to sand it down and hit it with some touchup paint and maybe some paint protection.

If a body shop gets a whiff that somebody with deep pockets is paying for it he is already getting ready to speed dial the hookers and his coke dealer.

 

Curious-did you ever drive it at the beach ….in the water? Sorry this happened so soon for you. Wouldn’t have believed it could happen already to a ‘23.

Thanks for the updates about your dilemma.

 

Thanks for the advice.

 

Nope. Never drove it on the beach.

 

I had a rust spot like that on my 3rd gen 4Runner and I only paid 350 dollars. Go to an independent body shop instead of the dealership.

 

How many miles did it have when you drove it off the lot?

 

8 or so I think

 

Yep!
Many dealers no longer have a legit collision shop, and are going to mark it up and sub it out.

 

No that didn’t have to take off the windshield but it still shouldn’t cost anywhere near 4K for that.

 

You have a right to be pissed. And Toyota has the right to have their face punched in for having such garbage paint. And for not having a driver side grab handle.

 

Thats real messed up. It is 4K now but it will be even more expensive later if rust spreads.

It cost me 5K to repair tailgate, damaged rear bumper, side fender all together when i was rear ended, 3 weeks truck at body shop. I feel like that 4K is kinda expensive, try other shops , see what they estimate.

btw, are u still paying for the truck? or its paid off

 

I’m still paying on the truck. I took it to Toyota just to see what they would say. They have a “certified” body shop on the premises and that’s where I got the 4 grand quote from. It included pulling the windshield and rear glass which I’m not a fan of to be honest. I’m supposed to meet with the tech from Toyota on Monday. If they say that I’m on the hook for it. I’ll get other quotes for sure. No way I’m paying 4 grand for that. I just want to make sure it’s done correctly and that I don’t have a leak or rust in the future.

 

Like they sold you certified truck? I have no idea how it rusted that bad in 1 year lol. Did you buy it new or pre owned?

 

The truck was brand new when I bought it. I bought it on November 20, 2023, so I’ve had it just over a year but I noticed the rust in October. It was the last of the 3rd gen. It has 15k miles on it. The body shop is certified. Whatever that means. The dealer claims the rust is from a rock chip.