# 2008 LEXUS GX470 — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
> NHTSA complaint `669210` · 2008-05-10 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** GX470
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
## Narrative
I PURCHASED A NEW LEXUS GX 470 IN NOVEMBER 2007.  IT ALWAYS SMELLED MUSTY.  I TOOK IT TO DEALER TWO TIMES AND A 3RD PARTY MECHANIC ONCE.  LEXUS TOLD ME IT WAS MOLD BUILD UP IN AC UNIT.  THEY SAID IT OCCURRED BECAUSE I PUT THE AIR FLOW ON INTERIOR AIR FLOW ONLY.  ME AND MY 2 CHILDREN HAVE HAD ASTHMA ATTACKS AND ALLERGIC REACTIONS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.  THEY HAVE HAD TO INCREASE THEIR ALLERGY MEDICATION AND I HAVE BEEN PUT ON A PRESCRIPTION.  *TR
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