2005 Lexus GX470 Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 7%of 30 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 62,977miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seat belts of the 2005 Lexus GX470, 7% of the 30 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,977 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10262058, filed 2009-03, 62,977 miles“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10764724, filed 2015-09Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Lexus GX470
10 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 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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