I was driving very slowly (5 to 10 MPH) through a rain storm on May 28th. The water rose to about 6 inches (fairly still, not rushing water), and I heard a loud and alarming noise under the car. I drove on for one block on a neighborhood street until I could get to higher ground. I discovered that the force of the water pulled down the fabric and plastic shrouds from the wheel-well into the wheels. The cloth and plastic shrouds were then pulled under the wheels, and the whole connected assembly was ripped off the car. This caused damage to both front fenders, the front bumper, and possibly to the safety sensors behind the bumper. I took it to my local Toyota dealer the next day, and they said this happens all the time, and that it will cost at least $2,000 to repair — maybe double that if the safety sensors behind the bumper were damaged. I posted to some forums on-line about this problem, and heard from many other owners of the BZ4X and the identical car from Subaru (Soltera) that they had experienced the same thing. The Toyota dealer is correct — this happens all the time — it is clearly a serious design flaw, and it is a serious safety concern. The Toyota dealer has said that this is my problem, not theirs. The Toyota USA customer-service said the same thing. They clearly do not want to accept responsibility for a badly designed front-bumper assembly. This car has less than 3,000 miles on it, and despite my extremely cautious driving, it is already falling apart.