2004 Lexus GX470 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 26%of 65 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 88,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the air bags of the 2004 Lexus GX470, 26% of the 65 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My vehicle was purchased from a local Lexus dealership in january 2008 and since then has been garaged during the day at my office and garaged overnight in my building's enclosed parking structure. The vehicle rarely sat in the sun for extended periods of time, but in november 2012, cracks on the passenger side dash began appearing. They were razor thin and by the end of 2013, the entire passenger side dash was covered in cracks, directly above the air bag. …”
NHTSA complaint #10644097, filed 2014-10, 100,360 miles“After a short time of buying my wife's GX470, a small crack appeared in the dash on the passenger side airbag location. At the time we didn't think much about it as my wife stated it was more like a line in the dash. Through the years of ownership theses cracks have grown, and now the entire dash is cracked all the way across. We have taken our vehicle to the dealership after it was out of factory warranty and they state that now there is nothing they can do. We take exceptional care of her car and always park it in the garage. …”
NHTSA complaint #10568319, filed 2014-03, 6,000 miles“The car has been subject to 2 recalls. First, a recall for the self-destructing dashboard and for the curtain shield airbags. The company has refused to provide me with the part in order to proceed to a replacement of the affected parts.”
NHTSA complaint #11064316, filed 2018-01, 121,000 miles“Brakes totally failed while descending a steep incline on a city/ state highway causing loss of control and impact with a tree. Air bags failed to deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #11024646, filed 2017-09, 128,000 miles“Vehicle had been parked all night, put key in ignition turned key to 'on' passenger side curtain air bag deployed. Vehicle was not running and was not moving, shift was in park .”
NHTSA complaint #10660097, filed 2014-11, 10,000 milesRelated recalls
- 16V065000Feb 5, 2016Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and…Covers: Lexus GX470 2004–2006, LX470 2003–2006, Toyota Land Cruiser 2003–2006 +3 more
Related service bulletins
- 10167966Oct 23, 2019Dealer Package: Follow-Up Owner Notification Letter Mailing Date The Campaign Follow-Up Owner Notification(s) will begin in Late October 2019. Owner notifications will be sent…
- 10131964Jan 16, 2014Lexus vehicles are equipped with Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS), including various airbags and in some models, seat belt pre-tensioners, to help reduce the risk of injury…
- 10132074Nov 10, 2013Beginning in 1998, Lexus introduced side airbags as optional equipment. Lexus does NOT recommend replacement of original seat covers with non-Lexus leather or other seat cover…
- 10133923Jan 16, 2013Lexus vehicles are equipped with SRS, including various airbags and in some models, seat belt pre-tensioners, to help reduce the risk of injury in a collision. If a customer…
- 10016596Aug 30, 2005Supplemental restraint system. Repair manual correction. Lexus 2003 gx470 00245-rm100-6u1. Lexus 2004 gx470 00245-rm105-8u1.
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Lexus GX470
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Lexus GX470
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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