2005 Lexus GX470

THE LEXUS GX470 HAS MANY MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO END UP IN DEATHS FOR EXAMPLE THE SUNROOF DRAINING SYSTEM OVERFLOWS AND DRAINS ON AND NEAR THE BRAKE PEDALS AND THE THEN OVERFLOWS ONTO THE FLOOR BOARDS CAUSING THE WHOLE GENERAL AREA TO BE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AND AT TIMES RENDERING THE BRAKES UNUSABLE. THEN THE 2ND ISSUES IS THE SEAT-BELTS DO NOT ALWAYS FUNCTION CORRECTLY AT TIMES THE UNLATCH DURING HARD BRAKING. THE 3RD ISSUE IS THE STEERING WHEEL MATERIAL FAILS IN THE HIGH HEAT THE SAME AS THE DASHBOARD THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY VOLUNTARY RECALLED. THIS ISSUES IS SEEN ON ALMOST ALL LEXUS GX SERIES IN FL IF YOU REVIEW THE FORUM BOARDS VIA A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH YOU WILL SEE 1000'S OF OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME COMPLAINTS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS GX470. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR REMAINED ACTIVATED. WHEN THE DRIVER STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE DROPPED AND THE REAR SHOCK, RIGHT SENSOR, COMPRESSOR, AND REAR AIR BAGS WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE DRIVER HURT HER JAW WHEN THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,977 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 03-30-09 *BF THE COMPRESSOR CONTINUED TO INFLATE UNTIL THE PRESSURE BECAME SO HIGH THAT IT EXPLODED. THE SEAT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY WAS JAMMED. UPADTED 03/31/09. *JB