2003 Lexus Gx470
Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
46
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-10 | 03V088000 |
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | 3,666 | — | Details |
| 2003-02-11 | 03V031000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 5,878 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN LOW RANGE GOING IN REVERSE WITH A TRAILER VERY SLOW WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE IT ENGAGED FASTER AND WOULDN'T S… |
| 2019-02-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. IT WAS REPORTED TO US BY THE SHOP THAT WH… |
| 2018-08-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR SUSPENSION ARM BROKE A WAY FROM A FRAME SECTION THAT APPEARS ROTTED. NO OTHER RUST ON VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WH… |
| 2018-07-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN 35 MPH REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER STATIONARY VEHICLE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. THE OT… |
| 2018-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE BRA… |
| 2017-06-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS SLOWLY BECAME FOGGED OVER TIME CAUSING GRADUALLY DECREASING LIGHT OUTPUT. THE MANUFACTURER W… |
| 2016-09-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME IS ROTTING FROM INSIDE OUT, EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON AN OTHERWISE SPOTLESS VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT WAS… |
| 2014-10-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IT IS POSSIBLE TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL WHEN BRAKING, THIS CAUSES SUDDEN UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION … |
| 2014-03-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A GX470 LEXUS. THIS VEHICLE ALONG WITH OTHER VEHICLES IS GARAGE KEPT. I DON'T DRIVE SOME OF … |
| 2013-11-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY LEXUS GX470 (2003) WITH MY FAMILY ON A LOCAL STREET AT AROUND 35 MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED… |
| 2013-01-08 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND MELTED. |
| 2012-12-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | HAIRLINE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. GARAGE KEPT. *TR |
| 2012-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 3 YEARS TO GET THE CRACKED / MELTING DASHBOARD REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL I RECEIVED OVER 3 YEA… |
| 2012-03-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | SEVERAL CRACKS (SOME HAIRLINE AND OTHERS WIDER) HAVE APPEARED ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD, NEAR VENTS, ABOVE INSTRUMENT CONS… |
| 2011-04-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS GX470. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR… |
| 2010-05-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 LEXUS GX470 ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MY THREE YEAR OLD SON ' WHO WAS EXPERIENCING BREATHING… |
| 2010-01-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 LEXUS GX470. ON FRIDAY JANUARY 8TH AS I WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR BEFORE TURNING RIGHT TO ENTER A BLVD… |
| 2009-05-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS GX470. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE, IT SUDDENLY ACCEL… |
| 2009-02-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON A TWO LANE PAVED ROAD (SUTTON ROAD) NEAR SUTTON SCHOOL. WEATHER WAS SNOWING AND ROAD CONDITI… |
| 2008-05-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IN 2007 OR 2008 THE ACCELERATOR ON MY LEXUS GX 470 STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION. I HAD FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR TO P… |
| 2006-12-15 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A LEXUS GX470 IN APRIL 2003. AROUND DEC. 2006, SOMETIMES WHEN I WOULD PUT ON THE BRAKES, I WOULD HEAR A THUMP … |
| 2006-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACE IN THE PARK POSITION WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS EX… |
| 2004-08-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM MADE THE VEHICLE LIFT ON ITS OWN. MANUFACTURER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, AND AIR SUSPENSION SY… |
| 2004-02-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. *AK |
| 2004-02-04 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | STRANGE THUMPING SOUND ON MY LEXUS GX470. EASY CRACKING OF THE WINDSHIELD ( A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL). |
| 2004-01-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN HARD ACCELERATING SULFUR SMELL ENTERS CABIN MAKES ME NAUSEATED... WONDER IF CARBON MONOXIDE IS ENTERING CABIN ALSO… |
| 2004-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | PURCHASED GX 470 JULY 03, BEGAN NOTICING THUMPING WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING FROM SLOWING DOWN AND/OR STOPPING APPR… |
| 2003-12-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY LEXUS GX470 HAS BEEN RETURNED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME DEFECT, THE LAST TIME(4TH) MY CAR WAS IN FOR S… |
| 2003-12-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 2003 GX470 LEXUS HAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN 1700 AND 2200 RPM'S. HAS HAD IT SINCE IT W… |
| 2003-11-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | LEXUS GX470 HAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS FROM 10 TO 70 MPH. DEALER MADE AWARE OF PROB… |
| 2003-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2003 LEXUS GX470 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A SERIOUS CLUNK/THUMP IN THE REAR TRANSMISSION. I BR… |
| 2003-10-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITION ON, A SULFUR LIKE ODOR ENTERED THROUGH THE A/C VENT. THE CONDITION CAUSED HEADACHE… |
| 2003-10-15 | STEERING:COLUMN | Yes | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED STEERING WHEEL FAILED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL THE VEHICLE, A… |
| 2003-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | A SULFUR ODOR OR ROTTEN EGG ODOR, IS PRESENT IN THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SMELL AT MY 1,000 MI… |
| 2003-09-02 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE 470 GX WITH 7 MILES ON IT. IT BEGAN TO "LURCH" AT ABOUT 2500 MILES. WHEN I REPORTED IT TO LEXUS, THEY AG… |
| 2003-09-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY SUV WHEN EVER GOING UP OR DOWN A HILL AT ANY SPEED LETS OUT A HORRIBLE SMELL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM… |
| 2003-08-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | WHENEVER GIVING THE VEHICLE MODERATE TO HIGH ACCELERATION, A ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMES OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. T… |
| 2003-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND AT ANY BRAKING CONDITIONS WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS HITTING THE … |
| 2003-05-31 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE LUNGES AND THRUSTS FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKE IS FIRMLY ENGAGED AS A RE… |
| 2003-05-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED 2 GX470'S AND BOTH HAVE HAD A "KNOCKING" WHEN YOU STOP THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAS TAPPED… |
| 2003-04-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN DESCENDING A HILL AT 40-45 MPH IN DRIVE AND GENTLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAINTAIN SPEED TRANSMISSION DOWN SH… |
| 2003-02-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MAKES A THUMPING NOISE. AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS TAPPING ME IN THE… |
| 2003-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHENEVER GIVING THE VEHICLE MODERATE TO HIGH ACCELERATION, A ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMES OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. T… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VENTS SPEW OUT A HORRIBLE SULFUR ODOR. THE ODOR IS SO BAD THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES. DEALER CANNOT D… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THERE WAS SEVERE SHIMMYING/VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE WHEN IT OCCURRED ON A WET S… |