2007 Lexus GX470 Driver assistance Problems

HEIGHT CONTROL FOR REAR AIR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT AND THE VEHICLE BOUNCE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND THE CONTROL SWITCH FOR THE HEIGHT IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL

NHTSA ID

11127921

Incident

Sep 6, 2018

HIT SIDE ROAD ON HIGHWAY THAT WAS GRAVEL. TURNED WHEEL TO GET BACK ON HIGHWAY AND SUV ROLLED 1 1/2 TIMES - HAD TAKEN IT IN A COUPLE YEARS PRIOR DUE TO BACK WHEELS NOT BEING STABLE ON GRAVEL ROADS AND WAS TOLD THE STABILITY CONTROL WAS FINE WHICH IT WASN'T.

NHTSA ID

10983464

Incident

Apr 25, 2017

Mileage

125 mi

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE VSC,ABS,AND ETC LIGHTS CAME ON,THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED,THE LIGHTS HAS CAME ON BEFORE WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND IN PARK.THE VEHICLE NOW WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR IT ONLY STAYS IN PARK.IT STILL WILL START BUT CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR. THE CAR ALSO WAS PULLING TO THE SIDE WHILE DRIVING AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL FOR WHATEVER REASON .I SEARCHED GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE AND SOMEONE SAID TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY FOR 30 MINUTES AND IT SHOULD START AND IT DID. I FORGOT WHAT THEY SAID THE CAUSE OF IT,I THINK THEY SAID THE EMS NEEDED TO BE RESET.I DON'T THINK THESE THINGS SHOULD BE HAPPENING BUT EVERY TIME IT DOES IT HAPPENS IN THE SAME PATTERN AND WE HAVE TO RESET THE EMS .THE GEAR JUST RECENTLY MALFUNCTIONED THIS WEEK.I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED LEXUS BECAUSE IT IS POINTLESS AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT,I SHOULD KNOW FROM PAST EXPERIENCES WITH THEM.

NHTSA ID

10730786

Incident

Jun 2, 2015

Mileage

120,230 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE ENGINE RPMS RACED TO 7500. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10440030

Incident

Dec 15, 2011

Mileage

51,000 mi

WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO GO IN REVERSE IN MY 2007 LEXUS GX 470, THE CAR ACCELERATED FAR MORE THAN I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, AND EVENTUALLY COLLIDED WITH A CONCRETE POLE. ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A SCRAPING SOUND, BUT THE DEALERSHIP "COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM." AFTER THE INCIDENT, I PROMPTLY REPORTED THE ISSUE TO LEXUS AND LEFT THE VEHICLE UNTOUCHED FOR NEARLY 2 WEEKS, AWAITING INVESTIGATION. LEXUS PROMISED TO CONTACT ME WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS TO INVESTIGATE, BUT DID NOT DO SO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10325647

Incident

Mar 29, 2010

ON 8/15/09 I WAS IN MY 07/LEXUS/GX470/WGN V-8. I HAD PARKED IN OUR HOSPITAL PARKING LOT WHERE I VOLUNTEER. I WAS MOVING MY VEHICLE FROM THE W SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT TO THE E SIDE OF THE LOT TO ENTER ANOTHER AREA OF THE HOSPITAL. MY AUNT WAS WITH ME THE AUXILIARY PRESIDENT WALKED DOWN THE SIDEWALK TO MEET US. I DROVE TO THAT AREA SLOWLY CAME TO A PARKING SPACE WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO THE SPACE, A FEW FEET FROM THE SIDEWALK MY CAR WENT ABSOLUTELY WILD AND CRAZY, IT SOUND AND ACTED LIKE AN ANGRY VIOLENT ANIMAL, IT JUMPED THE SIDEWALK, I MANAGED TO MISS A TREE THAT WAS IN ITS PATH, IT WENT UP A GRASSY AREA ALONG THE SIDEWALK HEADED FOR THE FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL, I THREW THE CAR OUT OF GEAR AND IT STOPPED. WE WERE NOT HURT, THE AUXILIARY PRESIDENT WITNESSED THIS AS SHE WAS WALKING DOWN THE SIDEWALK. I CANNOT DESCRIBED TO YOU HOW I FELT, THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE, MY AUNT AND AUXILIARY PRESIDENT WERE ALSO SPEECHLESS AND HORRIFIED. I SLOWLY DROVE HOME IN THE VEHICLE, IMMEDIATELY CALLED LEXUS LITTLE ROCK, AR WHICH IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME IT HAD TO BE THE FLOORMAT, I CHECKED IT AND IT IS SECURED WITH GROMETS,, THEY TOLD ME IT HAD TO DRIVER ERROR WHICH I DON'T THINK IT WAS, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THEY SAID I MOST PROBABLY HAD IT ON THE GAS ALSO. I CANNOT PROVE THAT I DID OR I DIDN'T, I DID NOT LOOK DOWN,, I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR DID DIG UP SOD WHEN IT WAS GOING CRAZY ALONG THE SIDEWALK WHATEVER THAT MEANS. I HAD ROADSIDE TAKE MY CAR IN THEY LEXUS CHECKED IT OUT, FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE NO INCIDENTS. MY INVOICE DOES NOT SHOW I HAD A PROBLEM, CALLED MY DEALER LAST WEEK TO VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT ALL THE RECALLS, ASK WHY SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOT DOCUMENTED ON INVOICE, HE STAMMERED SAID WELL IT SAYS YOUR BRAKES WERE SPONGY AND GRABBY, ALSO A COMPLAINT ,BUT THAT WAS DEFINITELY NOT WHY MY CAR WAS HAULED IN. WOULD YOU PLEASE DOCUMENT THIS AND DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10308366

Incident

Aug 15, 2009

Mileage

22,787 mi

AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND APPLYING BRAKE WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. MY WIFE HAD THE BRAKE PUSHED AS HARD AS SHE COULD BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT HIT AN EMBANKMENT. SHE SLID INTO THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL AND WAS SORE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. SHE HAD A PASSENGER WHO WITNESSED THE EVENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10305360

Incident

Jan 30, 2010

Mileage

32,000 mi

2007 LEXUS GX470 STILL ACCELERATED AFTER SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. OWNER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DISCOVERED THE FLOOR MAT WAS WEDGED UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10302769

Incident

Aug 13, 2009