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2005 Lexus GX470

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2005 Lexus GX470 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 28.

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30Owner complaints

Model-year median: 28

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
46
200332
200430
200528
200627
200713
2008
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
10Structure
8Unknown Or Other
4Vehicle Speed Control
4Electrical System
2
All reported categories
Latches/locks/linkages
2Seat Belts
2Service Brakes
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Seats
1Steering
1Suspension
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 18 of 30 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Feb 25, 2015
Electronic Stability Control (esc)

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 ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR…

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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 ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING GREAT. OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ACCORDING TO MY GOOGLE INQUIRIES. I ALSO HAVE HAD MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACK WHICH I UNDERSTAND LEXUS WILL BE FIXING AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *JS

NHTSA ODI #10690614

Official recalls

1

16V065000 · Air Bags:side/window

Feb 5, 2016

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.