2011 Lexus GX460
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
These records cover every 2011 Lexus GX460. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
3 recalls name the 2011 Lexus GX460. Newest first.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350…
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Toyota 4Runner, 2014-2015 Scion xB, Lexus IS350C, IS250C, 2014 Toyota Sienna, Lexus IS-F, and 2014-2017 Lexus GX460 vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico…
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began February 15, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Scion xB and Lexus IS F, 2009-2011 Toyota Corolla and Corolla Matrix, 2006-2011 Toyota Yaris, Lexus IS250 and Lexus IS350, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, Lexus IS250C, Lexus IS350C and Lexus GX460, 2011 Sienna, 2007-2011 Lexus ES350, and 2009-2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles…
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 6, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for interim notification for this campaign are G1P (Toyota Zone A), G1R (Toyota Zone B), G2G (Lexus Zone A), and G2H (Lexus Zone B). Toyota's numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), GLG (Lexus Zone A), and GLH (Lexus Zone B).
There IS frame rust.
Lexus gx460 & toyota 4.6L exhaust manifold cracks and potential carbon monoxide poisoning. the symptoms I identified were a diesel-like clatter on cold start which went away when the engine warmed up. I did feel above normal fatigue when sitting in the car for long periods. My multiple repair attempts with the lexus dealer should be documented with lexus. lexus and toyota 4.6L V8 exhaust manifolds have chronic cracking problems. These cracks could expose drivers and passengers, including young children, the elderly and people in poor health, to carbon monoxide poisoning when the car IS in traffic or stationary with the engine running for long periods of time. it took over 2 years of complaints with my local lexus dealer and me, the owner, suggesting the 'highly trained and certified lexus tech' check out the exhaust manifold. It was determined there was a crack. The noise was caused by the crack vibrating/rattling/exhaust gases escaping which reduced the noise after the engine heated up. my concern IS the techs did not receive sufficient training to identify a potentisl,y injurious or fatal problem. The situation IS similar to the carbon monoxide issue in law enforcement ford explorers. researching on the internet I identified a large number of complaints from individuals with the 4.6L toyota V8 engine who also had exhaust manifold cracks. It was also apparent, people with the gx470, the gx460s predessor, had similar issues with their 4.7L toyota V8. unsure if this IS a design problem, manufacturing defect or broken quality process with lexus & toyota or their vendors.
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer (lexus of towson, 1040 york rd, towson, md 21204, (410) 769-9400) did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. *Bf consumer stated the claim needs to be disregard at the dealer, lexus of towson; the takata parts are availabile now they are repairing the vehicle. Updated 8/3/18*jb
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (lexus of palm beach, 5700 okeechobee blvd, west palm beach, fl 33417 (561) 291-6004) was contacted and confirmed the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact called nalley lexus (2750 cobb pkwy SE, smyrna, ga 30080) and was advised that the part was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The vin was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the remedy was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called an unknown dealer and was informed that parts were not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The vin was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
"Takata recall" I received a recall for this issue may 2016. I have checked a number of times since when this will be remedied. Most recently august 2017. Each time I am told there IS not yet a remedy for my vehicle though I have been told possibly sept-oct 2017. The recall states that significant degradation may occur between 6-9 years after put in service. My vehicle has now been in service 7YRS 6 months. I have not asked for a loaner, but feel this may be my only recourse as I feel that a "timely manner" has come and gone. It IS nearly impossible to never have a passenger ride in the front and at best I shouldn't have to deal with such an inconvenience as to remember to rope off my front seat.
Still waiting to get faulty airbag replaced under the recall... Driving a very dangerous car.
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. A dealer in escodijo, ca confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts would become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Air pump injection, air pump valve gone bad on my 2011 lexus gx460. cost over $2000 to replace. this apparently seems to be a reoccurring issue in toyota engines.
Takata recall. recall has been open since may 23, 2016. This IS almost a year with no repair available. Honda has parts for their cars, why doesn't toyota? Telling me I can't have a passenger in my car IS not a fix.
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) in november of 2016. The manufacturer advised that the part would be available in september of 2017. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall. Recall has been open since may 2016 and still no repair available. Dealer says don't have anyone ride in the passenger seat. This IS not acceptable. Honda has parts available to repair their vehicles why doesn't toyota? Honda provided rentals for customers until parts were available, maybe toyota would work a little harder at taking care of their customers if there was a financial reason to do so. There IS no urgency on the part of the manufacturer to get this fixed.
TL* the contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 10/25/17*lj updated 11/13/2017*js
TL* the contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) over nine months ago. The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Takata inflators: we are shocked there IS yet "not a remedy" for this issue. We got the message may 2016 the car IS fitted with the takata air bag that may result in "injury or death" to the front passenger. Years this IS going on, how many more deaths, how much more time will this take. Meanwhile do you recommend a law suit? recall# 16v-340 [xxx] *dl information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(B)(6).'*jb
Recall came out on may 23, 2016. Today IS january 17, 2017. This IS nearly a year and their idea of a fix IS to have no one ride in the passenger seat? This IS totally ridiculous. I did not buy a luxury car so that no one could ride in the car. Just had the car at the dealership and they didn't even tell me there was a recall on it or that I shouldn't have anyone riding in the passenger seat. Found out by checking for recalls on the nhtsa site.
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue.
Takata recall: to date, our passenger airbag has not been replaced in our vehicle. this issue was first raised this summer, over 6 months ago. I've repeatedly requested assistance from our dealership and they do not have any updated information. we need to be able to utilize our front passenger seat but are reluctant to do so since the passenger air bag could cause death in an accident. it IS completely unacceptable that a remedy has not been provided for this deadly part in our vehicle.
Throttle actuator valve stuck open, repaired 3 different times & now secondary air injection system switching valve IS stuck open bank 1 car stalls out & goes into limp mode. Check engine light, 4LO, trac light- vehicle IS unsafe to drive. Codes p2440 & p2442 this IS a faulty part on toyota tundra & seqouia.
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
TL* the contact owns a 2011 lexus gx460. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
1.When going down hills in d gear, upon reaching 55-60 mph, when the brake IS tapped to slow down the transmission suddenly shifts down from 6TH gear to 4TH gear and the rpm spikes to around 4,000 rpms. 2.this problem was reported to the service department of berlin city auto group, in portland, maine, on october 13, 2013. The car was driven by a mechanic on a flat road (even though told that any test needed to be on a hill where speeds of 55-60 mph could be reached); the report was that everything was fine; no problem. 3.ON october 17, 2013 a lexus area representative drove the car with a computer connected to it and the same problem as noted in number 1 was observed. The throttle body was cleaned and replaced on two subsequent visits; problem not solved. another lexus GX 460 was brought to the area and with a computer hooked to it tests were made; it did not automatically shift down from sixth gear to fourth gear. on june 26, 2014 the car was taken to the dealer. The service advisor said it would be tested traveling downhill at 50-60 mph. Later I was informed no problem was detected. Mileage records show there was no test run made. An accelerator sensor assembly was replaced, apparently ordered some months ago as a possible solution the problem.the new part made no difference, the problem IS getting worse, as this automatic down shifting from sixth gear to fourth gear now happens at lower speeds, such as between 40-50 mph. 4.this problem can be very dangerous in the winter time, with snowy, icy and slippery roads whenever there IS a down shifting from sixth gear to fourth gear and the very sudden surge in rpms. because of this sudden, abrupt down shifting there IS the high risk of a sudden loss of control of the vehicle; this definitely IS a life and safety issue plus a decrease in mpg. *tr
Vehicle drives fine at low speeds. At highway speed 65 mph and up steering wheel feels like trying to move a spinning gyro. The vehicle wants to continue in the direction it IS going. Requires both hands to make small corrections impossible to drive with one hand. Had lexus investigate problem they recently gave up. This vehicle has had the problem since it was new. I have driven other gx460 vehicles without this problem. Vehicle now has 28,000 miles still same problem. We stopped driving this vehicle on the highway. We only use this vehicle around town works ok at low speeds. *tr
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled inflators was, or will be, an inflator using either propellant 2004 or 2004L that does contain a desiccant. None of these "desiccated" remedy parts (which were installed in older model year vehicles) are currently under recall for a degradation concern. Certain subsets of desiccated PSAN inflators using propellant 2004 for use as original equipment, however, have been recalled for a degradation concern. All Takata inflators produced with propellant 2004L contain desiccant, and none of these desiccated inflators using propellant 2004L are under recall for a degradation concern. There have been no reported field ruptures in any non-recalled desiccated PSAN inflators.It is understood that desiccants fully saturate at some threshold, at which point any additional moisture will not be captured. This means the degradation process observed in non-desiccated inflators using propellant 2004 may also occur in non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004, assuming additional moisture enters the inflator and high temperature cycling occurs. Based on available information, desiccant saturation can occur within the first five years in the worst environments, and the time required for full saturation is affected by multiple factors. While no present safety risk has been identified, further work is needed to evaluate the future risk of non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004.Three entities -- Takata (now known as TK Global), the Independent Testing Coalition, and Exponent -- have been studying the long-term behavior of Takata desiccated PSAN inflators using propellant 2004L (as well as 2004) in the presence of moisture and temperature cycling. The research efforts, which include development of predictive modeling techniques and field sample analysis, are ongoing. To date, none of the researchers have identified field evidence showing that propellant 2004L is undergoing a degradation process that leads to aggressive deployment and potential rupture. However, the time in service of such inflators remains short compared to that of the inflators using propellant 2004. Further study is needed to assess the long-term safety of desiccated inflators using propellant 2004L.The Office of Defects Investigation is opening this investigation to examine whether a safety defect related to propellant degradation exists in non-recalled desiccated PSAN frontal inflators manufactured by Takata. This investigation will require extensive information on Takata production processes and surveys of inflators in the field. Lists of recall actions that may have used desiccated PSAN inflators as remedy parts, as well as the makes and models originally manufactured with them, is available with the downloadable version of this document (see nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=EA21002 -- note this information is subject to change/revision as the investigation proceeds). This investigation does not supersede EA15-001, which remains open.
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
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