2005 Lexus LX470 Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 13%of 8 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2005 Lexus LX470, 13% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“Headlights come on after a period of time (2 min to 20 min) after vehicle is shut off and the key bob button is pressed twice and truck beeps; headlights will not turn off even if the stalk is on auto/lights on/parking lights/off; in addition the head light stalk will control the door locks when the stalk is moved from auto to on or parking lights to on; usually occurs at night; usually clears up by morning; resulted in a dead battery twice; may be attributed to rain.”
NHTSA complaint #10142467, filed 2005-11, 9,000 milesRelated recalls
- 04V434000Sep 8, 2004Certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and…Covers: Lexus LX470 1998–2005
Related service bulletins
- 10012928Apr 1, 2004Lx headlamp washer system.
Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Lexus LX470
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Lexus LX470
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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