2024 GX Engine Recall? (6 Viewers)

[BLK GX]

Seriously . This is kind of ridiculous. If there is a 24 sand Ot with engine recall that’s liked to avoid that by trading in for a 25 OT let me know. I have the title on hand ready to go

 

[Abarbs30]

Good luck when you are middle of no where, couple thousand miles away from your home and your engine stalls without any warning. Again, whatever makes you happy.

I just tried to figure out how far I would need to go to be a couple thousand miles away from my home. LA is a little over 1k so that doesn't count, DC is 1,600 miles so that doesn't = a couple thousand. Cancun is 2,500 so that counts but I think I'd be better off flying there... That leaves Anchorage AK. Now taking into account that we are about to head into winter and ideally my new engine would be 1st half of 2026, I don't think I'm going to plan a trip to AK any time in the near future, so I appreciate your well wishes and think I should be ok.

 

[oldseniu]

Be like Abarbs30.

Any deep dive into an engine, or replacing an engine, is a major surgery. But they know what they are doing. Worrying about broken plastic clips on the bumper fascia is actually pretty ridiculous. Do you think a stork delivered your baby GX to the dealership?

I was ringing it out, manually shifting in Sport+ mode the other day, thinking of how few f*cks I give as this engine (that probably has a 99+% chance of being perfectly fine) will be replaced by the dealer at some point in the future.

I received brand new front brakes at 10k miles.

I’m kind of hoping that something goes awry with a few transmissions and/or transfer cases so I can get those renewed too.

You go ahead and give a try! Knock on wood, but I am 99% sure your engine will be just fine. Toyota did screw up this time but I do think it is blown out of proportion a bit. I think the actual number of engines could fail is much less than the recalled number but without other means to detect and prevent those affected ones from breaking, the only choice would be to replace all the affected engines and go from there.

On another note, the V35A FTS engine was developed along the new TNGA platform. On paper, a modular design provides a lot of benefit in production and cost saving. However, the flip side is that a single issue could propagate multiple vehicles and resulted a much larger recall than single model. Pro and Cons I guess.

 

[gvan1998]

I just tried to figure out how far I would need to go to be a couple thousand miles away from my home. LA is a little over 1k so that doesn't count, DC is 1,600 miles so that doesn't = a couple thousand. Cancun is 2,500 so that counts but I think I'd be better off flying there... That leaves Anchorage AK. Now taking into account that we are about to head into winter and ideally my new engine would be 1st half of 2026, I don't think I'm going to plan a trip to AK any time in the near future, so I appreciate your well wishes and think I should be ok.

If driving a ticking time bomb makes you happy, go for it. Its your time and money. I really don't care what you do with your car.

All I'm saying is I know what I did and what I am going to do.

 

[bronco21]

Good luck when you are middle of no where, couple thousand miles away from your home and your engine stalls without any warning. Again, whatever makes you happy.

Some folks are scared of what might happen, some aren’t. If you’re scared of your GX, get rid of it. Just know every vehicle out there can strand any one any where.

My Bronco has had a long standing safety recall for fuel pumps going out and stranding people and causing accidents due to loss of power while driving. I had to help recover a buddy of mines Bronco many miles from the nearest road due to the issue. Mine could go any day. I’ve put over 40K worry free miles on it since the recall with no fix in sight. Many trips 1500 miles from home. If it happens it happens. I’ve not lost any sleep over it. I’m not worried about my GX either.

 

[KAR120C]

For every 1000 miles you drive, you have a 1 in 366 chance of being in an accident. And yet every one of us accepts those odds and drives anyway.

I believe the odds of my GX engine biting the dust in those same 1000 miles are infinitesimally less. If I don’t think twice about an accident, I’ll worry even less about an engine failure.

YMMV

 

[hoholala888]

Is there a single GX 500 engine died and confirmed by this recall? If not, it is probably better to wait and see.

 

[Silver Storm]

I guess I’m lucky that I’m on a 2 year waiting list (in my neck of the woods), and my allocation should come sometimes in spring-summer of 2026. Any engine issues should be fixed and resolved by the time I get my GX.

 

[Firstgx]

There might not be anything to it, but a friend has a GX550 with a 3/24 build date (7xxx vin range) that was also held at port for weeks for a quality check. As of now, there’s a backup camera recall but nothing for the engine.

There was speculation that the port hold could’ve been engine related but at the time, there was more talk about sunroof drains. The timing of the hold definitely lines up with the bearing part number update.

We’ll see I guess….

 

[Firstgx]

I’m in the wait and see, not very worried camp. I exchanged my 2001 sequoia with 250k miles for 25 gx ot+. I had no trouble with the sequoia after they took the whole body off the frame, moved the drivetrain etc to a new frame and dropped the body back on. A 16k dealer bill to Toyota many years ago. They also after warranty replaced my air conditioner compressor no charge. They have earned my trust. I hope the culture hasn’t changed. I wasn’t happy to give up a v8 for a turbo v6 but my dealership has a lifetime drivetrain warranty and since i keep vehicles many years I think I am in a better situation than some.

 

[markmanner]

At some point unfortunately most threads on the web demand that you click the 'unwatch' button. Like this one.

 

[Gone Fishing]

I contacted my dealer regarding the recall and the only thing he shows is for the brakes.

 

[gtwreck]

It took me 3 days to find my 24 GX 550 luxury plus once my wife and I decided we wanted it. I received the email about the engine replacement and thought about it for a few days.

Monday, I decided to trade it vs the unknown of an engine replacement and the hassle of that and perceived hit on resale. I secured a 26 GX 550 luxury plus (same specs and color) yesterday.

Will take delivery at end of December. We love the vehicle, and have had zero issues. Almost got full 2024 sticker on trade in. Very happy with the transaction.

 

[gvan1998]

People reporting replaced engines are failing.

 

[JustHere4Research]

People reporting replaced engines are failing.

So this is looking to be a design flaw vs machining debris as most think. Which would mean any model year with this engine could have issues, not just MY24

 

[MrAce5]

Is there a single GX 500 engine died and confirmed by this recall? If not, it is probably better to wait and see.

My engine died in January 2025 but it wasn’t due to the bearing issue. A timing chain guide broke which caused engine damage. It took a month to fix but it has been good otherwise. I still love my GX. I am confident Toyota/Lexus will get this engine issue resolved.

 

[solluna]

 

[coffeecigars]

I just don’t know why announce the recall but wait on a remedy. I bought this truck and certain options for resale value and now we are cursed with a carfax report.

 

[RIDEaCANYON]

There might not be anything to it, but a friend has a GX550 with a 3/24 build date (7xxx vin range) that was also held at port for weeks for a quality check. As of now, there’s a backup camera recall but nothing for the engine.

There was speculation that the port hold could’ve been engine related but at the time, there was more talk about sunroof drains. The timing of the hold definitely lines up with the bearing part number update.

We’ll see I guess….

Same. Our 4/24 OT build was held at port for over two months (arrived at port early May 24, took delivery 7/25/24) with just rumors of sun roof drains but nothing actually confirmed. We have had zero issues beyond the brake squeal which was resolved under warranty no only showing the back-up camera recall.

We got on the list for a '26 GX OT a month ago but that was only because the amount they offered us on trade and the desire to have memory seats, lift, and onboard air.

 

[coffeecigars]

What was the amount for the trade in? And was that amount pre or post recall?