GX550s are melting

I live in vegas, parking under 100+ degree days most of the summer. No issues with mine. Looks like a concave mirror/window or a nearby reflective surface melting the plastic.
This is a reasonable explanation
I would think that by now Toyota would be sourcing proper materials that wouldn't melt.
 
I’m glad someone posted this topic because I came across a YouTube clip on it yesterday and was going to post it. If vibrations, squeaky brakes, and hood flutter weren’t enough, now we have to be worried about plastic trim melting. C’mon Toyota, get your shit together! I’m still waiting for my OT+ but I’m becoming more concerned with spending $85-90K on a vehicle that I may lose sleep over if issues creep up. Unfortunately, there’s no other SUV out there that I would rather have. Already sold my 2016 4Runner Limited too.
 
I found an article where GX and LC black trims are melting from the sun.

So becareful where you park.

Oh wow, my windshield cracked when I had less than 1k miles, while I was sitting in a parking lot, I literally heard it and saw it. I heard of that issue happening to someone else in the internet, it’s right under the driver side wiper and gos up to where the heads up display is at, no sign of a rock hitting anywhere, very weird.
 
Oh wow, my windshield cracked when I had less than 1k miles, while I was sitting in a parking lot, I literally heard it and saw it. I heard of that issue happening to someone else in the internet, it’s right under the driver side wiper and gos up to where the heads up display is at, no sign of a rock hitting anywhere, very weird.
So is that a warranty item? Do you have a dashcam and if so perhaps the camera caught it happening as proof.
 
I had read somewhere the melting side mirror was the product of an electrical issue in the power mirror.

Cars aren’t melting.

Sadly, this is the world we live in. Misinformation combined w a general laziness where curiosity for the actual facts are concerned is lacking.
 
I’m glad someone posted this topic because I came across a YouTube clip on it yesterday and was going to post it. If vibrations, squeaky brakes, and hood flutter weren’t enough, now we have to be worried about plastic trim melting. C’mon Toyota, get your shit together! I’m still waiting for my OT+ but I’m becoming more concerned with spending $85-90K on a vehicle that I may lose sleep over if issues creep up. Unfortunately, there’s no other SUV out there that I would rather have. Already sold my 2016 4Runner Limited too.
Lots of haters are springing up. I just crossed over 2K miles - zero squeaks, rattles, break noise, or vibrations. I came out of an X5M and my daily before that was a Cayenne Turbo - the GX is an outstanding vehicle. Are there some parts that feel a little cheap - sure - but all in all an outstanding car.
 
I found an article where GX and LC black trims are melting from the sun.

So becareful where you park.

Look at the click bait title, GX and LC are melting!!
seriously!
More like the brains of some people are melting.
Taking something out of context, adding a little garnish and a little lie here and a little poetic license there and lo and behold there is yet another ridiculous yet catchy news to catch a few more clicks.
Freedom of speech should come with some restrictions and cost for false/half baked information.
 
Look at the click bait title, GX and LC are melting!!
seriously!
More like the brains of some people are melting.
Taking something out of context, adding a little garnish and a little lie here and a little poetic license there and lo and behold there is yet another ridiculous yet catchy news to catch a few more clicks.
Freedom of speech should come with some restrictions and cost for false/half baked information.
It’s a classic example of Brandolini's law - "The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it"
 
I’m glad someone posted this topic because I came across a YouTube clip on it yesterday and was going to post it. If vibrations, squeaky brakes, and hood flutter weren’t enough, now we have to be worried about plastic trim melting. C’mon Toyota, get your shit together! I’m still waiting for my OT+ but I’m becoming more concerned with spending $85-90K on a vehicle that I may lose sleep over if issues creep up. Unfortunately, there’s no other SUV out there that I would rather have. Already sold my 2016 4Runner Limited too.
I have zero brake issues, zero vibrations, rattles etc. The hood flutter is something that has been posted on this site and addressed - it has not bothered me at all - minor at best. The melting is someone's BS story after they did something stupid - a friend took his GX to Death Valley over the summer for 3 days. I'd think when the temp hit 128 you'd see melting if it was a real issue. Complete nada.
 
I think the whole melting issue is overblown - you have so many upsides like improved ventilation only marginally increase road noise.


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