2007 Lexus GX470 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

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.

THE SUNROOF DOOR IS RUSTED ALL OVER THE METAL SURROUNDING THE GLASS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROOF OF THE CAR IS OK BUT I FEAR THE RUST WILL EVENTUALLY GET THERE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE SUNROOF DOOR MIGHT GET DETACHED WHILE DRIVING AND MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE SPOKE TO THE LOCAL LEXUS DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO CAMPAIGN OR RECALL ON THE ISSUE. MY CAR IS ALWAYS IN THE GARAGE WHILE NOT IN USE AND THERE IS NO LEAK ON THE DOOR SO I BELIEVE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIAL USED ON THIS MODEL. I HAVE ANOTHER LEXUS A 2000 GS 400 AND THE SUNROOF DOOR IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. I HAVE SPOKE TO OTHER GS 470 OWNER AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL APPRECIATE FROM YOU TO INVESTIGATE WHY IS THIS HAPPENING WITH THIS MODEL BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THANKS.

CRACKED DASHBOARD.

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

THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE AGGRESSIVELY. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM RECTIFIES ITSELF AND THE SYSTEM MIRACULOUSLY BEGINS FUNCTIONING AGAIN WITH PROPER FILL OF THE AIR SUSPENSION BLADDERS OR PROPER SENSOR CONTROL. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND YEAR. SO MUCH SO THAT THERE ARE COMPANIES DEDICATED SOLELY TO SELLING ONLY AIR RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS/COMPONENTS AND AIR SUSPENSION CONVERSION SYSTEMS TO COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE AIR SUSPENSION FROM YOUR VEHICLE AND CONVERT TO TRADITIONAL SPRING SUSPENSION. THIS IS CERTAINLY A HAZARD AND HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE IN FAST AND SLOW SPEEDS. CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH BECOMES INTIMIDATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS470. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND TRAVELED OVER THE CURB BEFORE CRASHING INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE BODY DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

STOPPED SHORT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT (ABS ENGAGED). PROCEEDED TO IDLE FORWARD TOWARD THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A MINOR ACCIDENT AT 5MPH. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. IN ADDITION, UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC KEYLESS FOB FAILED AND THE ONLY WAY TO ACTIVATE THE DOOR LOCKS WAS WITH THE KEY FOB. THERE WAS NO MANUAL ENTRY FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS AND THE REAR HATCH WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD RETURN HER CALL WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF NOTIFICATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 10/17/11 *BF THE DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. UPDATE 10/26/11

NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SINCE BEING NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL MONTHS AGO. RECALL NO. 16V-065

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG WAS DESIGNED WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE FROM THE DASHBOARD. MAJOR CONCERN WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SPEED WITH LESS RESISTANCE FROM DASHBOARD. ALSO CONCERN ABOUT FRAGMENTATION OF DASHBOARD DURING DEPLOYMENT. *TR

- ENTIRE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40MPH - 65MPH. DOES NOT VIBRATE WHEN NOT ACCELERATING OR COASTING. - ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND CHIPPING.

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.

I OWN THIS LEXUS 2007 GX470, AT 120,00 MILES HAS A COMPLETELY OVERHAULED AND NOW 143,000 MILES ALL YELLOW WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THAT INCLUDING "ENGINE" THE ENGINE STARTS MAKE NOISE AND KING OF DRAGGING SOMTHING, AFTER DIAGNOSTICS. "THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN BOTH ONE AND TWO" I CALLED DEALER AND TOTAL PARTS COST ME $1,200 NOT INCLUDE LABOR YET. THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 LEXUS GX470 (VIN [XXX]). A MONTH OR SO AGO, AT OR ABOUT 56,500 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH ABOUT THREE OTHER YELLOW WARNING LIGHTS. ALSO, THE ENGINE WENT INTO A MODE THAT BARELY ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 27 OF THIS YEAR, I LIMPED TO THE LEXUS DEALER FOR INSPECTION. AS THE ATTACHED REPORT INDICATES, MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM WITH A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $2,114.60. (SEE PAGE 9 OF THE ATTACHED AUTOPOINT FITNESS INSPECTION & TREATMENT PLAN). AFTER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS ENGINE TYPE. I WOULD ASSERT THAT MINE IS A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP (PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM) IS DEFECTIVE AND DETERIORATES, CAUSING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING. THIS THEN CAUSES THE ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE ENGINE TO A "LIMP MODE" THAT IS DANGEROUS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DUNLOP GRANDTREK AT20 265/65R17 TIRES DRYROTTED ON INNER AND OUTER EDGES OF TREAD. VEHICLE IS A 2007 LEXUS GX470 WITH 16,180 MILES. TIRES ARE ORIGINAL. CONTACTED DUNLOP AND ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER [XXX]. THEY REFERRED ME TO LOCAL DEALER TO INSPECT. DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A TIRE ISSUE LIKE THAT. AFTER WAITING A WEEK. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE TIRES PRO-RATED AND DISCOUNTED FROM FULL MSRP. WHEN I SHOWED THE DEALER THAT OTHER LOCAL VENDORS HAD THE SAME REPLACEMENT CHEAPER, THEY REFUSED TO PRICE MATCH. IT'S GOING TO COST ME OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE DRYROTTED TIRES WITH THE SAME TIRE. NOT MUCH OF AN OFFERING FROM GOODYEAR (WHO OWNS DUNLOP) AND I'M LEFT WONDERING HOW LONG THE NEW ONES WILL LAST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. IN ADDITION, UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GX470. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC KEYLESS FOB FAILED AND THE ONLY WAY TO ACTIVATE THE DOOR LOCKS WAS WITH THE KEY FOB. THERE WAS NO MANUAL ENTRY FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS AND THE REAR HATCH WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD RETURN HER CALL WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF NOTIFICATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 10/17/11 *BF THE DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. UPDATE 10/26/11

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.