2005 LEXUS GX470 Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHASSIS WAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE...

Mileage: 153,000

VEHICLE DASHBOARD BECOMES SHINY (ALMOST LIKE ITS MELTING) CAUSING GLARE ON THE WINDSCREEN WHEN EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT. THIS MAKES DRIVING DIFFICULT. DASHBOARD ALSO EMITS ODORS CAUSING NAUSEA

CRACKING DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL (LEATHER PORTION) SUN BURNT JUST MISSED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM LESS THAN A MONTH (05/17) SO LEXUS OFFERED ME A FREAKING DASH MAT UP TO $200. WHAT A TOTAL JOKE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED AT 60,000 MILES. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK WHEN DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...

Mileage: 89,000

SAFETY RECALL GLB (NHTSA RECALL ID 16V065) ISSUED FEBRUARY 2, 2016. IT HAS BEEN ONE FULL YEAR, AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX THE CAR! THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS, AND HAVE NO PLAN ON WHEN THEY WILL GET PARTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM NOTICE DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD B...

RECALL WAS FEB 2ND 2016 AND STILL NO REPAIR ABLE TO BE SCHEDULED WHEN I CALL THE LEXUS DEALER.

Mileage: 130,000

MY DASH HAS CRACKED ALL OVER THE COMPLETE DASH , NOT A SMALL PART , ALL OF IT . I WAS NOTIFIED A YEAR AGO AND IT IS STILL NOT REPLACED . YOU SHOULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO GO THIS LONG AND THEN AN ISSUE WITH AN AIRBAG CAME IN THE MAIL AND IT TOO HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED ! NOW THE NEWS SAYS I LIVE IN A DAMP A...

MY DASH HAS CRACKED ALL OVER THE COMPLETE DASH , NOT A SMALL PART , ALL OF IT . I WAS NOTIFIED A YEAR AGO AND IT IS STILL NOT REPLACED . YOU SHOULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO GO THIS LONG AND THEN AN ISSUE WITH AN AIRBAG CAME IN THE MAIL AND IT TOO HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED ! NOW THE NEWS SAYS I LIVE IN A DAMP A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARN...

Mileage: 104,000

RECEIVED A LETTER FROM LEXUS ON 11/20/2015 AND SPOKE TO LEXUS OF SAN ANTONIO, TX.,NORTH CENTRAL PARK. THE LETTER INDICATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACE DUE TO A FAULT OF COMPANY'S DEFECT EFFECTING THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE SINCE THEN RECEIVED A SECOND LETTER, AS IT WAS STATED, ON THE FIRST...

THE LEXUS GX470 HAS MANY MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO END UP IN DEATHS FOR EXAMPLE THE SUNROOF DRAINING SYSTEM OVERFLOWS AND DRAINS ON AND NEAR THE BRAKE PEDALS AND THE THEN OVERFLOWS ONTO THE FLOOR BOARDS CAUSING THE WHOLE GENERAL AREA TO BE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AND AT TIMES RENDERING THE BR...

THE LEXUS GX470 HAS MANY MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO END UP IN DEATHS FOR EXAMPLE THE SUNROOF DRAINING SYSTEM OVERFLOWS AND DRAINS ON AND NEAR THE BRAKE PEDALS AND THE THEN OVERFLOWS ONTO THE FLOOR BOARDS CAUSING THE WHOLE GENERAL AREA TO BE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AND AT TIMES RENDERING THE BR...

THE LEXUS GX470 HAS MANY MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO END UP IN DEATHS FOR EXAMPLE THE SUNROOF DRAINING SYSTEM OVERFLOWS AND DRAINS ON AND NEAR THE BRAKE PEDALS AND THE THEN OVERFLOWS ONTO THE FLOOR BOARDS CAUSING THE WHOLE GENERAL AREA TO BE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AND AT TIMES RENDERING THE BR...

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING

WHEN CRANKING THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE VSC AND TRACTION LIGHT ALL COME ON. HAD THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PUT IT ON THE MACHINE SAID IT WAS SOMETHING WITH EMISSIONS THAT WOULD RUN AROUND 2K TO REPAIR AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE RUNS PERFECT. LIGHTS WILL GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES BUT THEN COME BACK O...

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE IDENTIFIED A BROKEN WIRE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG. RECOMMENDATION WAS ALSO MADE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HARNESS AT $2500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED FOLLOWING THE CONTOUR OF THE CONTROLS AND GLOVEBOX. THIS WAS REPLACE...

Mileage: 75,000

DASH BOARD HAS BEGUN TO CRACK. CONCERNED THERE WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE LEXUS GX470 FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS. *TR

GROWING CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASH. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH MANY OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

GROWING CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASH. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH MANY OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I SAW [XXX] NEWS, WATCH DOG REPORT ON CRACKED/MELTING DASHBOARDS. I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT THAT I TOO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE CRACKING STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO AND HAS SLOWING CONTINUED. MY ENTIRE DASH IS LITERALLY CRACKING OFF IN PIECES AND THERE IS FOAM PADDING EXPOSED. IT IS GETTING WORSE. I'M ...

I SAW [XXX] NEWS, WATCH DOG REPORT ON CRACKED/MELTING DASHBOARDS. I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT THAT I TOO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE CRACKING STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO AND HAS SLOWING CONTINUED. MY ENTIRE DASH IS LITERALLY CRACKING OFF IN PIECES AND THERE IS FOAM PADDING EXPOSED. IT IS GETTING WORSE. I'M ...

THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS WITH CERTAIN TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES DASHBOARDS CRACKING. THIS IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE (PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG) AS WELL AND EVEN TOYOTA REPAIR MANUALS SAY TO REPLACE THE DASH IF THERE ARE ANY CRACKS YET DEALERS ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 116,000

THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS WITH CERTAIN TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES DASHBOARDS CRACKING. THIS IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE (PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG) AS WELL AND EVEN TOYOTA REPAIR MANUALS SAY TO REPLACE THE DASH IF THERE ARE ANY CRACKS YET DEALERS ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 116,000

THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS WITH CERTAIN TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES DASHBOARDS CRACKING. THIS IS NOT ONLY A COSMETIC ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE (PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG) AS WELL AND EVEN TOYOTA REPAIR MANUALS SAY TO REPLACE THE DASH IF THERE ARE ANY CRACKS YET DEALERS ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLE...

Mileage: 116,000

DASH BOARD HAS BEGUN TO CRACK. CONCERNED THERE WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE LEXUS 03-09 IN THE GX MODEL AND ALSO THE RX MODEL. LEXUS IS FULL AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAS HAPPENED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. *JS

Mileage: 70,580

NOTICE WHAT LOOKS LIKE A CUT ACROSS MY DASHBOARD, SO I ASKED MY DAUGHTERS DID ANYTHING HAPPENED WHILE THEY HAD THE TRUCK(?). I THAN GOOGLED CRACKED DASHBOARD ON GX470 2005 AND FIND MANY LEXUS OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WITH ALL OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, I LOOKED FOR A RECALL. TO MY SURPRISE ...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD CRACKED NEAR THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THE CRACK ORIGINATED BEHIND DASHBOARD IN THE STEERING AREA DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE LEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH HALF OF T...

Mileage: 60,000

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM COMPLAINT REGARDING SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF HIS 2005 TOYOTA LEXUS GX470 *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AS HER HUSBAND WAS ENTERING THE GARAGE, HE SLOWED DOWN TO MOVE AROUND A GARBAGE PAIL IN THE GARAGE. AT THAT MOMENT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERAT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ENTERING HER GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO THE BACK OF THE GARAGE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATES AGGRESSIVELY TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHEN GOING UP HILLS OR WHEN THE ELEVATION GRADE INCREASES. IT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT THE LEXUS DEALER HAS CHECKED IT AND STATED "IT WORKS AS DESIGNED". *TR

Mileage: 500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, WHEN AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. THE THREE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY TEST DROVE IT AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. TH...

Mileage: 5,000

MY 2005 LEXUS GX 470 HAS HAD 3 DOOR ACTUATORS REPLACED ALREADY, AND THE 4TH DOOR ACTUATOR JUST WENT BAD, ALONG WITH 1 OF THE 3 THAT HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED. THE DOOR ACTUATORS ARE WHAT UNLOCK THE AUTOMATIC DOORS. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE ONLY DOOR THAT OPENS WITH A KEY IS THE DRIVER...

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2005 GX470 HAS HAD 69,000 TROUBLE FREE MILES UNTIL YESTERDAY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND CALLED ME WITH THE REPORT OF THE VSC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. THE VEHICLE ACTS FINE AND THE GAUGES ARE READING NORMAL. I CHECKED THE FUEL CAP AS THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGESTED FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT BUT NO RE...

Mileage: 69,835

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR REMAINED ACTIVATED. WHEN THE DRIVER STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE DROPPED AND THE REAR SHOCK, RIGHT SENSOR, COMPRESSOR,...

Mileage: 62,977

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR REMAINED ACTIVATED. WHEN THE DRIVER STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE DROPPED AND THE REAR SHOCK, RIGHT SENSOR, COMPRESSOR,...

Mileage: 62,977

POWER TAILGATE STRIKER TRAPPED FINGER, CAUSING INJURY. *AK

Mileage: 19,500