2004 Lexus Gx 470

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 THIRD INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. MY HUSBAND WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES BEFORE ENDING UP IN THE MEDIAN ON IT'S SIDE. MY HUSBAND IS A VERY SAFE DRIVER AND WAS EXERCISING MUCH CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. HE'S DRIVEN AN SUV (1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER) FOR EIGHT YEARS. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 12/23/06 AND I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WE'VE DRIVEN IN WORSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND NEVER HAD ANYTHING REMOTELY WRONG HAPPEN...I'M NOT SURE WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS AND SEEK OUT SOME HELP AND ADVICE. PLEASE HELP. *JB

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 PEDAL STUCK. FRANTIC REPEATED BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION BY HER FINALLY DISLODGED FOOT REST FROM UNDER BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JUST BARELY STOPPED PRIOR TO ENTERING INTERSECTION. DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO REPAIR PART. *NM

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 FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.

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 SINCE THE DAY I TOOK DELIVERY AND YOU NEVER ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER THE SUV. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE AND YOU ARE CONSISTENLY MOVING IT BACK AND FORTH TO KEEP THE CAR CENTERED. VERY DANGEROUS I HAVE SPOKEN THE LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE OVER 20 TIMES AND THEY ARE NON-RESPONSIVE TO MY SITUATION.*AK

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 CLAIM THEY ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION TO REPAIR IT BUT HAVE NOT FIGURED ONE OUT YET. I WAS ON A LEXUS OWNERS WEB SITE AND MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ARE THEY WAITING FOR IT TO BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE?!!! I PAID NEARLY $50,000 FOR A VEHICLE AND I AM BEING TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO FIX THE VIBRATING WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY? WILL THEY WHEN ONE OF US LOSES CONTROL OF OUR VEHICLE??? HELP!!!*AK