2005 LEXUS GX470 Complaints

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 ACCELERATED AND HIT A STORAGE SHELF AND THEN CRASHED THROUGH THE REAR WALL OF THE GARAGE. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED IT TO GO OVER THE FOUNDATION LIP OF THE REAR WALL. FORTUNATELY, THAT IS WHAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM GOING FURTHER . THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES DURING THE ACCELERATION, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *JB

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 WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED HER THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CONTACT THEIR LAWYERS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 03/17/11*LJ UPDATED 12/30/11 *CN

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

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 WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED FIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE REGARDING THE VEHICLE ROLLING OVER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 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. THE LEXUS MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 5/24/10 *CN UPDATED 09/07/10*JB

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 DOOR. IF SOMEONE NEEDED TO ENTER THE CAR QUICKLY TO ASSIST SOMEONE AT ANY LOCATION OTHER THAT THE DRIVER LOCATION, IT COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM. THIS OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS AND I SUSPECT I'M NOT THE ONLY GX 470 OWNER WHO HAS HAD THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE DEFECTIVE ACTUATORS BEING INSTALLED BY LEXUS AND ALTHOUGH THE LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY IS FAIRLY LOW, IT COULD BE A PROBLEM IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

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 RESULTS. I TAKE IT IN TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY RESET THE WARNING AND THEN IN TWO TO THREE DAYS IT IS BACK ON AGAIN. I HAVE READ BLOGS THAT IT STATES IT MAY BE THE O2 SENSORS. THIS OCCURS A LOT IN LEXUS VEHICLES. *TR

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, AND REAR AIR BAGS WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE DRIVER HURT HER JAW WHEN THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,977 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 03-30-09 *BF THE COMPRESSOR CONTINUED TO INFLATE UNTIL THE PRESSURE BECAME SO HIGH THAT IT EXPLODED. THE SEAT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY WAS JAMMED. UPADTED 03/31/09. *JB