I did a search and couldn't find anything -_-....

It's been relatively "cold" (California cold ~55f on the day of the event). Now I know that the vq runs hot however thought it was kinda weird that there was a small amount of steam coming from grill area when I was stopped at a light... Pulled into a gas station and opened up the hood and couldn't see where the steam was coming from... Temperature levels were normal smack dab in the middle. checked the coolant levels - fine. Checked the oil - fine. I did however just wash my car at home prior to going out.

Could this have just been steam from the hot engine air and the cold ambient? or a little pocket of water which was just getting heated up in the engine bay? I've also noticed a small faded area in the grill where the smoke was coming out of... I'll try and get a photo of it tonight.

Car is stock with about 58k miles. Any ideas?

 

photos of the small faded area which actually seems a bit like the chrome burned????....

anybody experience this before????

 

Is it raining? Most likely steam. Unless it has an odor?

 

no odor or anything i was thinking it was just steam too. just curious if anybody else has had this happen to them before. those "burn" marks on the grill are a bit concerning to me though, what i've also noticed is that my parents 2008 lexus rx350 also has a similar effect on its grill except the "chrome" is more like a sticker and is just peeling instead of turning black.... any body have those marks on their grill or know where they could possibly come from???

 

Happens to my car with rain and carwashes. Probably just water

 

I think its just steam. I get the same thing and I live in cali as well...though I know that has nothing to do with it. From what I can tell its normal, the car runs fine...no smells no warnings