Very soft hood

[usuzukuri]

I was at the dealer yesterday doing another test drive. Dealer called me said the car is ready, drove in and they said they made a mistake......

The demo vehicle definitely has the hood flutter issue. After test drive, I tried to press down on the center of the hood and noticed that it's super soft with lots of flexibility, more like plastic than metal. I did the same to other Lexus models like RX, TX and didn't see this problem. All the hoods on TX/RX are pretty solid.

Anyone observing this?

 

[hanrahansessions]

The vehicle I test drove had no hood fluttter up to 75mph. The vehicle I purchased has shown no hood flutter up to 88mph.

 

[NoriGreen]

My hood is okay at hwy speeds. A little vibration.

I’ve noticed the sheet metal all around feels thin to me.

You can press on the doors in certain areas and get that soft feeling.

When I press on my Cayenne in the same areas it feels hard as a rock.

But, let’s be honest with ourselves…. We’re getting a little soft and not hard as a rock like we used to lol