2004 LEXUS GX 470 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2004 Lexus GX470. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the driver’s side seat heater was activated on the high setting. The contact stated that the following morning he noticed small blisters on his back; medical attention was needed. The vehicle was not d...

Mileage: 67,000

The contact owns a 2004 Lexus GX470. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the driver’s side seat heater was activated on the high setting. The contact stated that the following morning he noticed small blisters on his back; medical attention was needed. The vehicle was not d...

Mileage: 67,000

MY GX470 2004 HAS RUST ON FRAME, SHOCKS AND SUSPENSION. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WILL COST MORE THAN VEHICLE. LEXUS SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER THESE FRAMES FROM DANA OHIO IN THE RECALLS AS THE OTHERS. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE HAD THE RADIATOR, EMERGENCY BRAKE AND R...

MY GX470 2004 HAS RUST ON FRAME, SHOCKS AND SUSPENSION. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WILL COST MORE THAN VEHICLE. LEXUS SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER THESE FRAMES FROM DANA OHIO IN THE RECALLS AS THE OTHERS. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE HAD THE RADIATOR, EMERGENCY BRAKE AND R...

MY GX470 2004 HAS RUST ON FRAME, SHOCKS AND SUSPENSION. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WILL COST MORE THAN VEHICLE. LEXUS SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER THESE FRAMES FROM DANA OHIO IN THE RECALLS AS THE OTHERS. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE HAD THE RADIATOR, EMERGENCY BRAKE AND R...

VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO RUST HOLE IN FRAME AND TRANSMISSION SUPPORT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE REST OF THE FRAME IS IN GOOD CONDITION WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT MUST BE A DEFECT WITH MATERIALS USED FOR THE FRAME, I WOULD EXPECT SAME TYPE OF DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE FRAME. THE CAR W...

Mileage: 102,877

PEARL WHITE PAINT IS PEELING OFF LIKE PAPER ON MY 2004 GX 470 WHAT IS GOING ON WITH LEXUS PAINT I HAVE OWNED 3 LEXUS CARS NEVER HAD THIS TO HAPPEN TO THE OTHER CARS NEEDS HELP IN SANFORD NC

THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AVAILABLE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE "ACTUATOR" REPLACEMENT PART # 36100-6D190, IS CRACKING AROUND 90,000 TO 100,000 MILES AND LEAKING OIL ON STREETS AND ANYWHRE YOU PARK. THE CAUSE IS FROM LEXUS SERVICE AT THE 100,000 MILE TUN...

Mileage: 100,000

ENTIRE FRAME OF THE CAR IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT ALMOST NOTHING IS HOLDING THE CAR TOGETHER AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED IN GARAGE AT NIGHT AND ON MOST WEEKDAYS. CAR SHOULDN'T BE RUSTED OUT WHEN CARED FOR METICULOUSLY...

Mileage: 120,000

ENTIRE FRAME OF THE CAR IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT ALMOST NOTHING IS HOLDING THE CAR TOGETHER AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED IN GARAGE AT NIGHT AND ON MOST WEEKDAYS. CAR SHOULDN'T BE RUSTED OUT WHEN CARED FOR METICULOUSLY...

Mileage: 120,000

ENTIRE FRAME OF THE CAR IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT ALMOST NOTHING IS HOLDING THE CAR TOGETHER AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ON REGULAR BASIS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED IN GARAGE AT NIGHT AND ON MOST WEEKDAYS. CAR SHOULDN'T BE RUSTED OUT WHEN CARED FOR METICULOUSLY...

Mileage: 120,000

2004 LEXUS GX 400. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD NOT AVAILABLE TO REPLACE CURTAIN-SHIELD AIRBAG MODULE AND CRACKED DASHBOARD. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED, A YEAR PASSED AND THE AIR BAG AND DASHBOARD WERE NOT REPLACED. UPDATED 03/22/2017 *JS

2004 LEXUS GX 400. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD NOT AVAILABLE TO REPLACE CURTAIN-SHIELD AIRBAG MODULE AND CRACKED DASHBOARD. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED, A YEAR PASSED AND THE AIR BAG AND DASHBOARD WERE NOT REPLACED. UPDATED 03/22/2017 *JS

LEXUS IS SELLING VEHICLES WITH BAD BRAKE ACTUATORS. I TOOK IT TO THEM TWICE AND WHICH THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HERE THE NOISE AND WHY MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS RATTLING WHEN I LOOK ON THE LEXUS FORUMS I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKE ACTUATORS ARE GOING OUT ON THEIR VEHICLES SOME VE...

CURTAIN SHIELD AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE. RECALL # 16V-065. LEXUS IS NOT REPAIRING THIS IN A TIMELY FASHION. IT HAS BEEN APPROX. SIX MONTHS SINCE WE FIRST RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS GX 470. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS) THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MA...

CRACKED DASHBOARD AND OCCASIONAL THUMP,BUMP WHEN I STOP AT STOP LIGHTS

Mileage: 160,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD WITH SHINY SPOTS THAT GIVE GLARE WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUN.THIS IS AN ISSUE WHENEVER THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON ANY SURFACE (STREET, HIGHWAY, TURNING, ETC). WE RECEIVED ZLD WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION AND GOT ON LOCAL DEALERSHIP (GRAPEVINE, TEXAS) "WILL CALL" LIST OVER A YEAR AGO....

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM THE LEXUS DEALER IT HAD AN OCCASIONAL THUMP, BUMP CLUNK WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS. SORT LIKE SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO BUMP ME FORWARD. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AT EVERY SERVICE APPOINTMENT INCLUDING WARRANTY APPOINTMENTS. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. ...

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM THE LEXUS DEALER IT HAD AN OCCASIONAL THUMP, BUMP CLUNK WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS. SORT LIKE SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO BUMP ME FORWARD. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AT EVERY SERVICE APPOINTMENT INCLUDING WARRANTY APPOINTMENTS. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. ...

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM THE LEXUS DEALER IT HAD AN OCCASIONAL THUMP, BUMP CLUNK WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS. SORT LIKE SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO BUMP ME FORWARD. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AT EVERY SERVICE APPOINTMENT INCLUDING WARRANTY APPOINTMENTS. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. ...

Mileage: 40,000

WE FIRST NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE TINY BUBBLES UNDER THE DASH AND THE RAISED AREAS STARTED TO SHOW TINY SPLITS AND SINCE THEN HAS CONTINUED TO BUBBLE, SPLIT AND CRACK. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SPLITTING AROUND THE OUTLINE OF THE GAUGES, ACROSS THE TOP OF THE DASH, DOWN THE SIDES AND THEY CONTI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BULBS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN WHICH THE BULBS WOULD BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILE...

Mileage: 112,000

SNOW CHAINS FOR LEXUS GX470 2004 BROKE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES. PURCHASED: FEBRUARY, 2010. USED ONLY ONCE BEFORE IT BROKE (3 OF 4) AND DAMAGED VEHICLE. REPORT: CHAINS, FILLED QUESTIONNAIRE, SENT TO MANUFACTURER: SCC, IN CLACKAMAS, OR TO [XXX]. RESULTS OF [XXX]: CHAINS SHOULD HAV...

SNOW CHAINS FOR LEXUS GX470 2004 BROKE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGES. PURCHASED: FEBRUARY, 2010. USED ONLY ONCE BEFORE IT BROKE (3 OF 4) AND DAMAGED VEHICLE. REPORT: CHAINS, FILLED QUESTIONNAIRE, SENT TO MANUFACTURER: SCC, IN CLACKAMAS, OR TO [XXX]. RESULTS OF [XXX]: CHAINS SHOULD HAV...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, HEAD AND BACK. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE AND BROKEN CHEEK BONE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. ...

Mileage: 89,000

MY LEXUS GX 470 HAS ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY SINCE JAN7, 2010 (FIRST OCCURRENCE) AND LAST OCCURRENCE MARCH 12, 2010 . IT GENERALLY OCCURS AT LIGHT THROTTLE FROM A STOP AND TURNING LEFT AT INTERSECTIONS AND IS COMPOUNDED BY A LOSS OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ALSO ON WET PAVEMENT. THUS ...

Mileage: 31,542

SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN A 2004 GX-470 DECELERATED FROM 30 MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH TO TURN LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, ONE IN THE FRONT NEXT TO THE DRIVER...

SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN A 2004 GX-470 DECELERATED FROM 30 MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH TO TURN LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, ONE IN THE FRONT NEXT TO THE DRIV...

Mileage: 51,172

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR NEWLY PURCHASED 2004 LEXUS 470GX TO GEORGIA WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVING UNDER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS IN NORTH FLORIDA. MY HUSBAND COMMUNICATED THE STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE AND THE CAR WAS PULLING. ACCORDING TO MY HUSBAND, THIS HAPPENED TWO TIMES AND ON THE...

Mileage: 23,300

AUTO: LEXUS 2004 GX470 SUV PART: DRIVER'S LEFT FOOT REST. PROBLEM: THE PART IN QUESTION BECAME UN-BOLTED TO THE VEHICLE INSIDE CABIN DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR AND BECAME WEDGED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. DRIVER (MY WIFE) APPLIED BRAKE APPROACHING STOP SIGN ONLY TO FIND BRAKE PE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS A DESIGN DEFECT INVOLVING THE SUSPENSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS THE CONSUMER'S 2004 LEXUS GX470 JERKED. *TS *NM

CLUNK AND VIBRATION AND THUMP IN TRANSMISSION. *NM

Mileage: 2,000

DRIVESHAFT AND BRAKE/ROTO PROBLEMS WITH LEXUS GX470. DRIVE SHAFT "THUMP" HAS OCCURRED SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE (MARCH 2004). DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT IN AUGUST 2004 WITHOUT SUCCESS. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY THAT AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES, I HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR OUT OF BOTH F...

DRIVESHAFT AND BRAKE/ROTO PROBLEMS WITH LEXUS GX470. DRIVE SHAFT "THUMP" HAS OCCURRED SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE (MARCH 2004). DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT IN AUGUST 2004 WITHOUT SUCCESS. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY THAT AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES, I HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR OUT OF BOTH F...

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *NM

Mileage: 9,000

I HAVE MY VEHICLE IN TO 3 DIFFERENT LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR A TOTAL 6 TIMES. I HAVE MADE THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT THE 2004 LEXUS GX 470 MOVES (STEERING WHEEL) WITH THE CROWN IN THE ROAD DRAMATICALLY. THE COMPANY AND THE DEALER ARE NO LONGER ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURING S...

Mileage: 4

THERE IS A VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING FROM THE DRIVESHAFT OF MY 2004 LEXUS GX470. LEXUS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND STATES MANY OF THE 2004S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED PARTS ON 12/7/04 AND TOLD ME IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND LEXUS CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. THEY...

Mileage: 16,000

WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE EMITTED A SULFUR/ROTTEN EGG SMELL. *NM THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *SC *JB

DRIVESHAFT HAS A JERK FEELING WHEN STOPPING AND ACCELERATING. WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT YOU GET A JERK FEELING, AS THOUGHT SOMEONE FROM REAR BUMPED INTO YOU. HAD LEXUS LOOK AT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY ADJUSTED SOMETHING IN THE DRIVE SHAFT. BUT IT STILL HASNT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ...

WE HAVE TWINS AND HAVE TO USE TWO CAR SEATS. CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT LATCH SYSTEM ON THE SECOND ROW SEAT OF A LEXUS GX470 BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT POSITIONED ACCORDING TO FEDERAL GUIDLINES. ONE LATCH IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BIGHT OF THE SEAT AND THE OTHER LATCH IS IN THE MIDDLE ...

Mileage: 1

WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH VIBRATION INCREASED. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM