2024 Lexus GX550

Here we are, a little over 10,000 miles on the GX550 and I figured I’d add some thoughts.

She’s still thrilled with it. As am I, I drive it quite a bit too. There are a few downsides though, I’m always transparent about that stuff.

The hood needs some more reinforcing. The center of it shakes on the highway, kinda makes you nervous thinking it’s going to fly open. The dealership looked at it and said it’s a common issue, we need to contact Lexus corporate to see if they can get a campaign going. The windshield being pretty vertical is the sissiest thing out there. 7 chips, 2 of them are huge, and 2 of them have turned into cracks. Just the way it’s going to be. My dad had the same issue with his FJ Cruiser. Gonna ride it out until a crack appears in the immediate field of vision. The fuel tank is TINY. I think it’s supposed to be 20 gallons, but it’s more like 18 usable. Which when towing a trailer and getting 10 mpg or so (she’s got a lead foot), it swings in at gas stations often when she’s towing her trailer.

Other than that it’s the perfect car for her. Tows her travel trailer like an absolute dream, it’s a great commuter for her 66 mile round trip commute, 60 miles of which are purely interstate. It gets 19.5 mpg average which is about to be expected, it spends most of the time at 80 mph. And it’s really capable off-road too.






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Many Toyotas have “just enough” gas tanks, and my GX also gets about 10mpg towing 7k. That hood issue seems unlike Lexus of old. I hope that trend doesn’t persist.
 
Many Toyotas have “just enough” gas tanks, and my GX also gets about 10mpg towing 7k. That hood issue seems unlike Lexus of old. I hope that trend doesn’t persist.
Yea, a friend’s Tundra with the extended capacity fuel tank can make the trip between the Bay Area and Tahoe on a tank of gas. I can get my parent’s RXh to Monterey/Santa Cruz and back on 2/3rds of a tank but Tahoe trips require a refuel between Sacramento and the Bay Area. I don’t like running things bone dry but see the 1/4 full or two ticks as my refuel mark. I think Toyota tanks are small by default.
 
It flutters in the middle of the hood.

Had this on my wife's Highlander. The hood latch in front of the motor had to be adjusted to let the hood sit slightly lower. It took care of the issue. Looking at the PIC you provided-it looks (to me) between the side fender and the hood there could be tolerance for that adjustment.
 
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Hood flutter on the GX550s is a commonly reported issue in the online forums for these. Lexus is reportedly looking in to it and may issue a TSB when they find a resolution.
 
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