Just purchased my 2024 GX550 last week. Love it. But noticed that the center section of the hood ripples like waves on water at highway speeds. I saw some reports about it online and took it to my dealership today.
Although it does distract me a bit, it makes no discernible noise. I’m not certain if the sheet metal is steel or aluminum. So my biggest concern is that if not corrected, will the constant flexing just above the twin turbochargers and their heat cause issues with the paint?
My GX has the black metal flake paint and I do not want it damaged due to movement inherent from the factory.
What I was told at the service department is that this is a known issue and that a fix is in progress. They said most parts are in, but they are awaiting some special clips. The mods will be installed on the underside of the hood between the existing sheet metal and the insulation layer.
I don’t know any more about this. I have no idea if they will notify only the folks who complain about it, or if a recall is imminent.
I’m new to this forum and this is my first Lexus (after driving Toyotas for 29 years). As such, I don’t know if any other model years or other models have this fault. But it is a fault. It’s been my experience over the years that this company is reliable, both in its designs and its service.
So this is just an FYI to anyone who was wondering about whether their hood was about to fly over the windshield.
And if they fix this, maybe they’ll give us control of our map orientation on the navigation screen (because in eastern Tennessee the roads have lots of curves and the map constantly spinning is another distraction…)
Although it does distract me a bit, it makes no discernible noise. I’m not certain if the sheet metal is steel or aluminum. So my biggest concern is that if not corrected, will the constant flexing just above the twin turbochargers and their heat cause issues with the paint?
My GX has the black metal flake paint and I do not want it damaged due to movement inherent from the factory.
What I was told at the service department is that this is a known issue and that a fix is in progress. They said most parts are in, but they are awaiting some special clips. The mods will be installed on the underside of the hood between the existing sheet metal and the insulation layer.
I don’t know any more about this. I have no idea if they will notify only the folks who complain about it, or if a recall is imminent.
I’m new to this forum and this is my first Lexus (after driving Toyotas for 29 years). As such, I don’t know if any other model years or other models have this fault. But it is a fault. It’s been my experience over the years that this company is reliable, both in its designs and its service.
So this is just an FYI to anyone who was wondering about whether their hood was about to fly over the windshield.
And if they fix this, maybe they’ll give us control of our map orientation on the navigation screen (because in eastern Tennessee the roads have lots of curves and the map constantly spinning is another distraction…)
