AI DamageLexus LX470: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Lexus LX470 across 11 model years: 97 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Service brakes 19% of all complaints
- 2 Structure 10% of all complaints
- 3 Vehicle speed control 10% of all complaints
- 4 Air bags 9% of all complaints
- 5 Steering 9% of all complaints
- 6 Suspension 9% of all complaints
- 7 Electrical system 8% of all complaints
- 8 Powertrain 6% of all complaints
- Service brakes: 18 complaints (19% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Structure: 10 complaints (10% of all).
- Vehicle speed control: 10 complaints (10% of all), 6 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Air bags: 9 complaints (9% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Steering: 9 complaints (9% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 97 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service brakes | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Air bags | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Steering | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Electronic stability control | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 lexus lx470. The contact stated that an audible brake alarm begun to sound. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who stated that they would replace the anti lock brake master cylinder system, which caused the alarm to sound. The vehicle was repaired.
I had a 2005 lexus 470 car and it was involved in two accidents that neither I nor the other driver could neither one has ever had an accident and I have been driving 35 years. The car in the first accident I do not even know what happened there was a collision on a road I take every day.
Sudden acceleration causing vehicle & property damage. Vehicle acted on own and accelerated, had applied brake hard with no effect to acceleration (like cruise control was applying maximum acceleration) and was able to turn key off but not before damaging vehicle bumper, fender, turn signal, antenna, and rear bumper.
While attempting to decelerate the vehicle lurched forward. Consequently, she crashed into a nearby utility pole. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. The technician could not identify the cause of the failure, because the failure could not be duplicated. The current and failure mileages were 34798.
Tl contact owns a 2006 lexus lx470. While pulling into a parking space on an incline, the vehicle automatically accelerated and crashed into a nail salon. The dealer stated that the failure was called an un-commanded acceleration.
Dt: caller says when 4-wheel drive control is bumped it knocks vehicle into neutral and the vehicle rolls away. When this happens the 4 wheel drive control overrides the park gear, and this can happen with no one is in control of vehicle.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
Other models of this make
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.