2005 Lexus Ls problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels:hub (1) · Structure:body (1) · Power Train:driveline:driveshaft (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Lexus Ls model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (44)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2025-12-15 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2026 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-06-21 · L-SB-0030-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty smell is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-06-21 · L-SB-0030-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty smell is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-04-19 · L-SB-0023-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
to prevent brake rotor rust from forming during transportation and storage, wheel film will be used instead of a cardboard type of anti-rust cover. the purpose of the wheel film is to shield the disc brake rotor from weather elements and initial rust before the vehicle is delivered to the customer.
Showing the 6 most recent of 44 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2020-05-04 · Unknown Or Other“horn not working. verified the fuses associated with horn and all or ok.…”
2018-08-30 · Structure:body · 79,526 mi“the car is equipped with the automatic door closing system, which malfunctioned, causing rear side passenger door to be incapable of securely being closed. when the doors are softly partially shut, this system grabs the door and finishes completely shutting the door flush to the outer body of the car. when the system fails, the door cannot be shut …”
2005-12-15 · Wheels:hub · 38,500 mi“wheel center cap became loose and fell off; dealer and manufacturer refuse to honor new car warranty. *jb…”
2005-08-02 · Unknown Or Other · 1,850 mi“paint flaking on band new lexus ls 430 with only 1800 miles. 8jb…”
2005-06-08 · Power Train:driveline:driveshaft · 200 mi“i own a 2005 lexus gx470 with 10,000 miles. we have experienced the toyota/lexus "bump/stop" whiplash simulation on a daily basis. lexus/toyota had been replacing drive shafts on many vehicles which "jump forward" for no reason. lexus is now saying that this dangerous condition is a "normal design function" of the vehicle. i spoke with tom nor…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.