1999 LEXUS RX300 Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 1999 Lexus RX300. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the brakes failed and could not be depressed to stop the vehicle. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the side of the road and stopped by shifting into neutral. The contact stated that the check engi...
Mileage: 249,000
TENGO. UN. PROBLEMA. CON. LOS. SINTURONES.BOLSAS. DE. AIRE. Y. ELECTROCO
Mileage: 2,000,030
TENGO. UN. PROBLEMA. CON. LOS. SINTURONES.BOLSAS. DE. AIRE. Y. ELECTROCO
Mileage: 2,000,030
TENGO. UN. PROBLEMA. CON. LOS. SINTURONES.BOLSAS. DE. AIRE. Y. ELECTROCO
Mileage: 2,000,030
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND MADE VISIBILITY VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MIL...
Mileage: 90,000
1999 LEXUS RX 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE AND ACCELERATION ISSUES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60MPH. *LD *JS
1999 LEXUS RX 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE AND ACCELERATION ISSUES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60MPH. *LD *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS ABOVE 85 MPH. DURING THE INCIDENT, FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE ...
Mileage: 179,825
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS ABOVE 85 MPH. DURING THE INCIDENT, FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE ...
Mileage: 179,825
THIS WEEK I GOT A FLAT TIRE, A SCREW IN TIRE. ONE TIRE SHOP WOULDN'T REPAIR IT, SO I PARKED THE CAR A FEW DAYS AFTER THEY PUT THE FULL-SIZE SPARE ON IT. THEN I DROVE IT 20 MILES WITH THE SPARE, AND IT STARTED ACTIVATING THE ABS WHEN I BRAKE AT GENTLE/NORMAL SPEEDS. SO I HAD THE FLAT TIRE REPAIRED AN...
Mileage: 177,512
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A STOPPED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND LEFT KNEE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO...
Mileage: 178,000
ON 06/16/16 I PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY ENGAGE EMERGENCY BRAKES PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK AND GOT OFF. IMMEDIATELY I REALIZED VEHICLE WAS ROLLING FORWARD I ATTEMPTED TO START TO BRAKE AND GOT NOTHING. I NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE IN PARK AND GOT NOTHING LEVER WAS FREE SLIDING NO...
Mileage: 111,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V011000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS N...
Mileage: 184,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET DOING ABOUT 40 OR SO AND ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP AT ONCE SUDDENLY. IT CAUSING THE CAR TO A COME PLEAT STOP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO LOCK UP ALL MOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 14,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER. IF THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...
Mileage: 230,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER. IF THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...
Mileage: 230,000
ON JANUARY 17TH, 2016, I TOOK MY '99 LEXUS RX300 TO CHURCH, PARKED THE CAR, AND JOINED THE SUNDAY SERVICE. AN HOUR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE (DURING WHICH TIME IT WAS NOT RUNNING OR IN USE), I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM IT AND WENT OUTSIDE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE FRONT END WAS BURSTING I...
Mileage: 144,000
ON JANUARY 17TH, 2016, I TOOK MY '99 LEXUS RX300 TO CHURCH, PARKED THE CAR, AND JOINED THE SUNDAY SERVICE. AN HOUR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE (DURING WHICH TIME IT WAS NOT RUNNING OR IN USE), I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM IT AND WENT OUTSIDE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE FRONT END WAS BURSTING I...
Mileage: 144,000
ON JANUARY 17TH, 2016, I TOOK MY '99 LEXUS RX300 TO CHURCH, PARKED THE CAR, AND JOINED THE SUNDAY SERVICE. AN HOUR AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE (DURING WHICH TIME IT WAS NOT RUNNING OR IN USE), I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM IT AND WENT OUTSIDE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE FRONT END WAS BURSTING I...
Mileage: 144,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 300,000
AT APPROX 195,000 THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. I RECOGNIZE MILEAGE MIGHT BE HIGH BUT I BELIEVE THAT AS ENGINE IS GOOD FOR 250,000 TO 300,000 THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD ALSO BE RATED THAT HIGH. *TR
Mileage: 195,000
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT. *TR
THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2013- THE CAR GOES UP TO 35 MPHS AND THEN LOSES POWER AND THEN SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO FORCEFULLY PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE. FIRST TIME IT WAS WORKED ON REPLACED BATTERY AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE COMPUTER. A YEAR LATER AT 136,000 MILES THE CAR MAKES ELECTRICAL NOISES AND H...
Mileage: 120,000
THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2013- THE CAR GOES UP TO 35 MPHS AND THEN LOSES POWER AND THEN SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO FORCEFULLY PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE. FIRST TIME IT WAS WORKED ON REPLACED BATTERY AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE COMPUTER. A YEAR LATER AT 136,000 MILES THE CAR MAKES ELECTRICAL NOISES AND H...
Mileage: 120,000
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 30 DAYS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OIL PROBLEM. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AS I WAS LEAVING THE PLACE. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN I MADE TURNS, BLINK, THEN GO BACK OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT CAME BACK ON ST...
Mileage: 228,000
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 30 DAYS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OIL PROBLEM. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AS I WAS LEAVING THE PLACE. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN I MADE TURNS, BLINK, THEN GO BACK OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT CAME BACK ON ST...
Mileage: 228,000
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 30 DAYS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OIL PROBLEM. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AS I WAS LEAVING THE PLACE. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN I MADE TURNS, BLINK, THEN GO BACK OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT CAME BACK ON ST...
Mileage: 228,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER LEXUS 300 RX TO A GROCERY STORE WHEN CAR STOPPED TO REACT ON THE ACCELATOR PEDAL, THEN SUDDENLY, THE LEXUS VERY STRONGLY ACCELERATED - THIS ALSO HAPPEND BEFORE - AND ITS VERY SCARY. CASE # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U...
Mileage: 120,000
ON APRIL 25, 2012, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO MY BROTHERS HOME, A DISTANCE OF 50 MILES. ABOUT TWO MILES FROM OUR DESTINATION, WE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED AND THE CAR WENT FORWARD ABOUT TEN FEET AND LURCHED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. ...
Mileage: 106,857
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED SLIGHTLY TOPREPARE FOR A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED FORCEFULLY. THE VEHICLE THEN TRAVELED OVER THE C...
Mileage: 97,000
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THIS CAR ON THE FREEWAY LEAVING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH MY 8 MONTH OLD CHILD. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS JUST REBUILT A YEAR AGO. YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE THAT THIS ISSUE IS BEYOND PREVALENT. STORIES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE ARE ALL OVER THE ...
Mileage: 116,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE, REAR SEATBELT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE TRACK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH UPHILL THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED....
Mileage: 89,000
1. ON 08/17/11 AROUND 9PM, OUR 1999 LEXUS RX300 WAS SUDDENLY FAILED IN HIGHWAY OF THE YOSEMITE MOUNTAIN. 2. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO LEXUS DEALER SAN JOSE, CA. THE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THAT IT CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS CAUSED US $5000. I TOLD THE C...
Mileage: 80,000
1. ON 08/17/11 AROUND 9PM, OUR 1999 LEXUS RX300 WAS SUDDENLY FAILED IN HIGHWAY OF THE YOSEMITE MOUNTAIN. 2. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO LEXUS DEALER SAN JOSE, CA. THE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THAT IT CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS CAUSED US $5000. I TOLD THE C...
Mileage: 80,000
LEXUS RX300, TRANSMISSION SHIFT PROBLEMS AT GEAR 3 AND 4. RPM GOES OVER 4000, IRRESPECTIVE OF WARM OR COLD ENGINE. I HAVE AN ENGINE LIGHT CODE 0765 (SOLENOID SHIFT D MALFUNCTION). *KB
Mileage: 128,030
SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. I CHANGED BACK SEATS, BUT DRIVER'S ONE IS NOT WORKING EITHER. HELP! *KB
Mileage: 124,126
138,000 USED VEHICLE. UPON PURCHASE DID TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP AND ALL BELTS. THEN HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. WENT ON A 500 MILE ROUND TRIP AND UPON RETURNING LOST OVERDRIVE. MADE IT HOME THEN NEXT DAY A SEVERE LOSE OF POWER AND TRANS WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER RESTARTING WOULD SHIFT BUT NO OVERDRIVE. ...
Mileage: 142,500
I PURCHASED USED 1999 LEXUS RX300 IN 2008 AND SO FAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO UNEXPECTED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, BOTH AIR RATIO SENSORS, BOTH KNOCK SENSORS, OXYGEN SENSOR, FRONT STRUT MOUNTS, AND NOW POSSIBLY HAVE TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN (NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY). I WAS NOT...
I PURCHASED USED 1999 LEXUS RX300 IN 2008 AND SO FAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO UNEXPECTED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, BOTH AIR RATIO SENSORS, BOTH KNOCK SENSORS, OXYGEN SENSOR, FRONT STRUT MOUNTS, AND NOW POSSIBLY HAVE TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN (NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY). I WAS NOT...
I PURCHASED USED 1999 LEXUS RX300 IN 2008 AND SO FAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO UNEXPECTED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, BOTH AIR RATIO SENSORS, BOTH KNOCK SENSORS, OXYGEN SENSOR, FRONT STRUT MOUNTS, AND NOW POSSIBLY HAVE TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN (NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY). I WAS NOT...
1999 LEXUS RX300 WHICH HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICE ON MARCH 17TH 2011 AT , BEGAN TO MAKE A WHIRRING SOUND AND SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85 NORTH ON SATURDAY JULY 9TH 2011. I IMMEDIATLY PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE TO CHECK THE FLUID AND IT SHOWED FULL ON THE DIP STI...
Mileage: 228,000
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 FAILED AT 165,000 MILES. IT CONSTANTLY TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT, AND AS A RESULT IT RAN HOT AND BURNED TRANSMISSION FLUID. PRIOR TO FAILING, IT CEASED SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, FORCING ME TO DRIVE IN A LOW GEAR AT 4,500 RPMS AND...
Mileage: 165,000
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 1999 LEXUS RX300 TO WORK WHEN, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISENGAGED ALMOST CAUSING HER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. SEVERAL CARS ALMOST HIT HER WHILE SHE TRIED TO NAVIGATE THE CAR OFF THE ROADWAY TO A SAFE PLACE. CARRIED THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (T...
Mileage: 145,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 145K NO WARNING 4K TO REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 110K MILES; REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE MOUNTAIN ROAD THE ENGINE ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 STARTED KNOCKING LOUDLY AND FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO SWING INTO A PULL OUT AND DID NOT GET HIT. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO SLEDGE BUILD UP. I AM A SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT REPLACING...
Mileage: 130,000
OIL GEL. *TR
BEGAN WITH VERY ROUGH IDLE. TRANSMISSION THEN REFUSES TO SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE GEAR. *TR
Mileage: 94,000
WHILE DRIVING MY LEXUS RX300 I HEARD A SLIGHT POP UNDER THE FRONT. AND THE CAR STOPPED. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. THE CAR HAS 128,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 128,712
MY CAR HAS A SHUDDER FROM 2 TO 3 SHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT BEING MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 176,000
I BOUGHT A '99 LEXUS RX300 FOR MY WIFE AT 62K MILES. I DID ALL OF THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE INCLUDING THE EXPENSIVE STUFF (LIKE THE TIMING BELT CHANGE). UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, THE ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING AT THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED IT. I FIGURED IT WAS SIMPLE AND "ITS A LEXUS, RIGHT?". I F...
Mileage: 180,000
1999 LEXUS RX 300 91K MILES, OWNED SINCE NEW, ALL SERVICE AT DEALER AS REQUIRED, TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT. FOUND A WEBSITE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS, SAME THING, LOW MILES. OBVIOUSLY A DEALER DEFECT, THIS IS NOT RIGHT! I BOUGHT A LEXUS SO IT WOULD BE RELIABLE. MY CHEVY SILVERADO 1993 IS GOING STRONGE...
Mileage: 91,000
MY 1999 -- LEXUS RX300 HAS ABOUT 140K MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS NOW PARKED SO I DON'T KILL MYSELF OR MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, MY CAR JUST STARTED JERKING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WORK OFF A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND I WAS REALLY SCARED. MY CAR SPE...
Mileage: 145,000
MY 1999 -- LEXUS RX300 HAS ABOUT 140K MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS NOW PARKED SO I DON'T KILL MYSELF OR MY FAMILY WHILE DRIVING. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, MY CAR JUST STARTED JERKING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WORK OFF A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND I WAS REALLY SCARED. MY CAR SPE...
Mileage: 145,000
I HAVE A POPPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I HOPE THAT THE STEERING IS NOT LOST FROM THIS POPPING. *TR
I HAVE A POPPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I HOPE THAT THE STEERING IS NOT LOST FROM THIS POPPING. *TR
I HAVE A POPPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I HOPE THAT THE STEERING IS NOT LOST FROM THIS POPPING. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING UNTIL IT GAVE OUT. *TR
Mileage: 96,000
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS STARTED ACTIVATING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND ONCE THE CAR SPEED WAS LESS THAN 20-25 MPH OR SO. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND AS SOON AS THE SPEED DROPS BELOW 20-25MPH. THE LOCAL LEXUS SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A "CRACKED ACTIV...
Mileage: 100,000
1999 LEXUS RX 300 VEHICLE 99,000 MILES IN VERY GOOD REPAIR SUDDENLY STALLS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY. NO PREVIOUS WARNING. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO "COAST" OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A SAFE AREA TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NO LONGER MOVE, TRANSMISSION WAS REPORTED TO BE DEAD BY TWO MECHA...
Mileage: 99,000
ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO, I NOTICED A TINNY/HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD OF MY RX300. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS TO HAVE THEM TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, BUT BY THE TIME I GOT THERE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND THE NOISE WAS PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT. ...
Mileage: 113,440
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 118,000
I HAVE HAD IDLE PROBLEMS FOR OVER A YEAR. THEN ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS MY TRANSMISSION QUIT SHIFTING. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TOTALLY FAILED. THIS LEXUS 1999 RX300 HAS HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET 142,000 MILES BEFORE IT FAILED. I HA...
Mileage: 142,000
I HAVE OWNED A 1999 LEXUS RX 300 SINCE IT WAS NEW. NOW HAS 98,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT YESTERDAY. I HAVE READ AND TALKED TO SERVICE PEOPLE THAT SAID THE 1999 AND 2000 MODELS HAVE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS BUT THE SERVICE PEOPLE TELL ME IT WILL COST BETWEEN $4 TO $5,000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS ON ...
Mileage: 98,456
ABS ENGAGES EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A POTENTIAL HAZARD. *TR
Mileage: 114,000
I WANT YOU TO KNOW DURING THIS TIME OF TOYOTA PROBLEMS AND COVERUP, THAT WE LEASED NEW A 1999 LEXUS RX300, IT WAS MAINTAINED AT MEADE LEXUS ACCORDING TO PLAN AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SEIZED AND THE CAR QUIT WORKING. THE CAR HAD MY TWO INFANT CHILDREN IN IT AT THE...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 91,000
THE SEATBELTS IN MY LEXUS RX300 DO NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY. TOYOTA MADE A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS BY PLACING TEFLON TAPE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE BELT UP, BUT IT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT IT AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ...
Mileage: 1,000
WIFE DRIVING 1999 RX300 LEXUS W/ AWD AND IT JUST STOPPED AND UNABLE TO ENGAGE REVERSE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED HOME AND AFTER SOME INQUIRIES JUST PARKED UNTIL ENOUGH MONEY CAN BE RAISED TO ATTEMPT REPAIR (VERY COSTLY). *TR
Mileage: 170,320
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT PROPERLY RETRACT AFTER BEING EXTENDED. WAS REPLACED ONCE BY THE LOCAL DEALER ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. BELT HAS GRADUALLY DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM OVER THE RECENT YEARS. *TR
ACCELERATOR ENTRAPMENT IN AFTERMARKET FLOOR PAD OF A LEXUS RX 300 LAST SEPTEMBER. (I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF FLOOR PAD, I BOUGHT IT IN 1999 AND INSTALLED IT THEN, IT IS ONE OF THE THICK ONES THAT IS GOOD A HOLDING SNOW AND WATER.) I FIGURED OUT THAT THE FLOOR PAD WAS THE PROBLEM WHILE THE ENGINE ...
Mileage: 275,000
ACCELERATOR ENTRAPMENT IN AFTERMARKET FLOOR PAD OF A LEXUS RX 300 LAST SEPTEMBER. (I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF FLOOR PAD, I BOUGHT IT IN 1999 AND INSTALLED IT THEN, IT IS ONE OF THE THICK ONES THAT IS GOOD A HOLDING SNOW AND WATER.) I FIGURED OUT THAT THE FLOOR PAD WAS THE PROBLEM WHILE THE ENGINE ...
Mileage: 275,000
THE 1999 LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 125K MILES ON IT. BASED ON THE DISCUSSION BOARDS, I BELIEVE THAT LEXUS IS COVERED UP A DESIGN FLAW IN PARTICULAR MODELS. WE AS OWNERS DESERVE TO BE CONFRONTED AND LEXUS SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO CUSTOMER. INFACT LEXUS SHOULD BE ...
Mileage: 125,000
3 EPISODES OF SEVERE ACCELERATION TERMINATED BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. IN EACH CASE THE RPM CYCLED FROM 3,000 TO 8,000 AND THEN SPONTANEOUSLY RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE. IN NEUTRAL GEAR. I WAS UNABLE TO OVERCOME ACCELERATION BY BRAKING. THE GAS PETAL FELL TO FLOOR EACH TIME BUT WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 15,000
ON OR ABOUT 12/5/09 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 55 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE SAID THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE TRACTION AND SHE SAID BEFORE SHE KNEW IT SHE WAS INCHES AWAY FROM GOING INTO A DITCH AND JUST MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR,THANK GOD THE TRAFFIC BEHIND HER DID NOT CRASH INTO HER. A GU...
Mileage: 99,376
I PURCHASED A LEXUS RX300 IN OCTOBER 2009. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND PROPER FLUIDS CHECKED OR REPLACED. ON FEBRUARY OF 2010 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY 4400K TO ...
Mileage: 45,765
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A NOISE ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT; HOWEVER, AFTER 10 ATTEMPT...
Mileage: 86,192
WE OWNED A 1999 LEXUS RX 300 SUV. WE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 11/26/2009 (THANKSGIVING DAY) AT ~134000 MILES WHILE DRIVING TO ATTEND A THANKSGIVING DINNER. THE CAR WAS WELL-MAINTAINED AND WELL-KEPT SINCE THE PURCHASE. THE ENTIRE MAINTENANCE HISTORY CAN BE VERIFIED &...
Mileage: 134,000
I HAD SOME DIAGNOSTICS RUN ON THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE VERDICT WAS THAT THE PLANETARY GEAR WOULD LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. APPARENTLY THE ORIGINAL PLANETARY GEAR HAD FOUR GEARS MOUNTED IN AN ALUMINUM CARRIER... WHO KNOWS, HEAT, WEAR WHATEVER THE CARRIER FAILS AND A...
Mileage: 170,000
I AM TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO AT THIS ROCK AND HARD PLACE WITH MY 1999 LEXUS RX THAT I PURCHASED NEW. I LOVE THIS CAR, HOWEVER SINCE THE WARRANTY ENDED, I'VE HAD A SERIES OF PROBLEMS. SENSORS MOSTLY AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE LINKED TO CO2 ISSUES. IT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR...
TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 STARTED SLIPPING. WE TOOK IT INTO A LEXUS DEALER AND WERE TOLD TO NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THEN BRING IT IN. I ASKED IF WE SHOULD HAVE IT SERVICED OR SOME MAINTENANCE TO PREVENT A FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT WORTH IT. IT FAILED, ...
Mileage: 130,000
I HAVE READ AS MANY OF THE OWNERS OF 1999 LEXUS RX300 SUV , I AM NOT SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT I AM NOW A PROUD OWNER OF A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED ON MY WIFE WHILE RETURNING FROM GREENVILLE TO COLUMBIA SC. THE TRANSMISSION WAS INDICATING PROBLEMS BY SHIFTING SLOW AS MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS THA...
Mileage: 141,000
I HAVE READ AS MANY OF THE OWNERS OF 1999 LEXUS RX300 SUV , I AM NOT SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT I AM NOW A PROUD OWNER OF A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED ON MY WIFE WHILE RETURNING FROM GREENVILLE TO COLUMBIA SC. THE TRANSMISSION WAS INDICATING PROBLEMS BY SHIFTING SLOW AS MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS THA...
Mileage: 141,000
'99 LEXUS RX300 WITH 157,000. TRANSMISSION DIED. IT STARTED JERKING AND HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE DEALER. I HAD READ ABOUT A NUMBER OF THESE FAILING AND PAID EXTRA AT THE LAST REGULAR SERVICE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SERVICE. THA...
Mileage: 157,000
I HAVE A 99 RX 300 LEXUS WITH 75,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION JUST DIED TODAY. I DID ALL THAT LEXUS RECOMMENDED WITH FLUIDS REPLACEMENT (EACH 10K MILES WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS) AND WITH ALL THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED I HOPE THAT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
1999 LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION BROKE ON FREEWAY. SEEMS THIS IS VERY COMMON AMONG THESE CARS. THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND ARE BURYING THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND AND NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. WE NEED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
THIS IS MY SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. IF YOU READ ANY LEXUS OWNER'S BLOG, YOU WILL REALIZE THAT THE EARLY RX300 MODELS HAVE A SERIOUSLY HIGH FAIL RATE FOR TRANSMISSIONS. MOST FAIL AROUND 80K MILES. MINE HAS AVERAGED 70K MILES PER TRANSMISSION. LEXUS REALLY NEED TO OWN UP TO THE...
Mileage: 146,992
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A LEXUS RX300. *TR
Mileage: 147,200
MY 1999 LEXUS RX-300 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN HIGHER GEAR AND CONTINUED AT 2ND GEAR. I HAVE FLUSHED THE ATF WITH ORIGINAL TOYOTA TYPE 4 ATF FLUID EVERY 30K MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. *TR
Mileage: 89,300
1999 LEXUS RX-300. I HAVE 94,000 MILES ON IT, ORIGINAL OWNER. HAVE GOTTEN EVERY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE ON IT INCLUDING 30,000 , 60,000 AND 90,000 MILES SERVICE IN OCTOBER 2008. NOW MARCH 2009 AND HAVE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 94,000 MILES WHEN I HAD 92,000 MILES ON MY CAR FOR ITS S...
Mileage: 94,000
TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPING PROBLEMS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. DRAINED TRANS & CHANGED FILTERS. REMOVED SHIFT SOLENOIDS & CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY OPERATED. ROAD TESTED FAIRLY GOOD. FOUND OUT FROM REPUTABLE TRANS REPAIR PERSON THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL TRANS HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS THAT LEXUS HAS NOT BEEN...
Mileage: 152,052
WHEN I RUN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, WATER SEEPS FROM UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, SOMETIMES UP TO 3/4 INCH. I HAVE TO USE A VACUUM AND OR A CUP TO GET IT OUT. IT IS DAMAGING THE BODY. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
DURING NORMAL DRIVING - THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV HIGHER THAN NORMAL - BARELY GOT THE CAR HOME (2 1/2 MILES) - GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A 55MPH SPEED LIMIT AT 20 MPH, THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR FOR A SHORT TEST DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT - WILL BE TAKING THE CAR (99 RX300) TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT FI...
Mileage: 103,671
LEXUS RX300 1999 MODEL COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT JUST OVER 100K MILES. BASED ON INTERNET COMMENTS THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. COST TO REPLACE IS FROM $3500-4500. ON AN EXPENSIVE CAR LIKE THIS, IT IS CRAZY. *TR
Mileage: 147,000
I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AND AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THE RPMS WENT REAL HIGH AND THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN IT BEGAN JERKING AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. IT TURNED OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I BOUGHT A 2000 RECONDITIONED ONE TO SAVE MONEY. NOW I'M H...
Mileage: 125,000
MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE RPMS WENT UP THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL. THE CAR SERVICE RECORD IS AS RECOMMENDED BY LEXUS. MILEAGE AROUND 110,000M. I FOUND ON THE WEB HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTED PROBLEMS BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THI...
Mileage: 110,000
I OWN A 1999 LEXUS RX300 FWD. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I BOUGHT IT JAN 2008 IGNITION COIL 1 AND 3 FAILED. TWO MONTHS LATER 3, , AND 6 FAILED. BOTH TIMES WHEN VEHICLE FAILED I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85 VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 45 AND WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE!!! ...
Mileage: 100,000
I OWN A 1999 LEXUS RX300 FWD. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I BOUGHT IT JAN 2008 IGNITION COIL 1 AND 3 FAILED. TWO MONTHS LATER 3, , AND 6 FAILED. BOTH TIMES WHEN VEHICLE FAILED I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85 VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 45 AND WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE!!! ...
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS, THAT AT TIMES LEFT ME STRANDED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BROKE ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. AT THIS TIME IT LEFT ME WITHOUT THE 3RD AND THE OVERDRIVE GEAR (4TH) WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN INTERSTATE CAUSING A HAZARD DUE TO THE SPEED IN WHICH I WAS TRAVELING. THE POSTED SPEED WAS ...
Mileage: 100,108
SIMPLY DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP, VERY QUICKLY (20-30 MILES) THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SO BADLY THE CAR HAD TO BE PUT INTO 2ND GEAR TO GET IT TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE IN DRIVE AND CAN ONLY MOVE FORWARD IN THE LOWER AUTOMATIC GEARS. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
I AM THE OWNER A 1999 LEXUS RX 300 THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEPENDING ON WHO I TALK TO IT WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $4000 TO $6500 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT SINCE THIS FAILURE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY SOURCE FOR THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN THE INTERNET, TRANSM...
Mileage: 150,000
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 FAILED. THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE FULL FAILURE OCCURRED. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STALLED AND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS LOOKS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT WILL COST ME $5000 TO REPAIR....
Mileage: 136,000
THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD LAST WEEK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND THEN IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. YOU CAN PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND PUSH GAS BUT IT WON'T BUDGE. I GOT IT TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. *TR
Mileage: 101,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK @ MIDNIGHT IN HER 1999 LEXUS RX300 WITH 98,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WITH NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION. NOW A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED AT THE PRICE OF $4000. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE LEXUS RX300 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FEEL LEXUS SHOULD BE RES...
Mileage: 98,000
ON DECEMBER 29, 2008 THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 FAILED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN EXISTING ISSUE WITH THE 1999-2000 LEXUS RX 300 AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY THE TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY, USA. I AM DISTURBED THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY AND R...
Mileage: 132,000
EVEN THOUGH HAVING ALL MAJOR SERVICE PERFORMED TO THE LEXUS OWNERS MANUAL SPECS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 110K MILES, LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED IN A REMOTE LOCATION, AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT NEEDS REPLACING AT A COST OF $4000. I AM AWARE OF HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WI...
Mileage: 110,500
I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 LEXUS RX300. I HAVE NOTICE VIA THE INTERNET THAT THESE ARE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING. THESE ARE THE INCIDENCES THAT I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH: * DEBRIS CAN GET INTO THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE THAT ALLOWS AIR INTO THE EN...
I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 LEXUS RX300. I HAVE NOTICE VIA THE INTERNET THAT THESE ARE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING. THESE ARE THE INCIDENCES THAT I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH: * DEBRIS CAN GET INTO THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE THAT ALLOWS AIR INTO THE EN...
I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 LEXUS RX300. I HAVE NOTICE VIA THE INTERNET THAT THESE ARE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING. THESE ARE THE INCIDENCES THAT I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH: * DEBRIS CAN GET INTO THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE THAT ALLOWS AIR INTO THE EN...
I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 LEXUS RX300. I HAVE NOTICE VIA THE INTERNET THAT THESE ARE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING. THESE ARE THE INCIDENCES THAT I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH: * DEBRIS CAN GET INTO THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE THAT ALLOWS AIR INTO THE EN...
I HAD A 1999 LEXUS RX300. IT HAD TRANSMISSION SENSOR REPLACED AT ~86K MILES. AND RECENTLY, AT 140K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY BROKE DOWN. FROM READING HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_54694_4.HTML, THERE ARE SO MANY 1999 RX300 OWNERS HAD THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
ON 12-31-2007 MY HUSBAND AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM A RESTAURANT. WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY,SO THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS AND IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT. WE WERE DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR LEXUS STOPPED ACCELERATING WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD,NEEDLESS TO SAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL IN DR...
Mileage: 145,652
I CHANGE MOTOR OIL EVERY 5,000 MILES, AS PER MANUFACTURER'S SCHEDULE. ALSO PERFORMED A 'LARGE' ($1,400) MAINTENANCE AT LEXUS DEALER. CAR ('99 RX300 AWD) HAD REAR ENGINE SEAL LEAK AT 68,000 MILES. IT SEEMS A LARGE NUMBER OF THE RX300S EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM, DUE TO HARDENING (DEFECTIVE) SEAL MAT...
Mileage: 68,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO LOW GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. LESS THAN FOUR YEARS LATER, WHILE TRAVELING AFTER AN EXTEN...
Mileage: 130,000
LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 102,000
WHILE RUNNING LOCAL ERRANDS ON 9-1-08, MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 SUV EXPERIENCED SUDDEN FAILURE OF AWD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN RAPID DECELERATION AND MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, WHICH STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED....
Mileage: 99,200
I WAS SLOWLY BACKING UP THROUGH A NARROW EXIT, AND THEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, SLOWLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF LIKE A BULLET, I HIT THE WALL OF A HOUSE, I WAS ABOUT 10 OR 15 FEET FROM THE WALL, IT WAS SO UNEXPECTED, FAST AND SCARY THAT I FROZE, I WAS WITH THREE OTHER PEOPL...
Mileage: 103,000
I HAVE A 1999 LEXUS RX300...TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 150K MILES NO WARNING JUST STRANDED ME WHILE OUT RUNNING ERRANDS. THE COST TO FIX THIS WAS 3K AND NO CAR DOOR OVER A WEEK. THIS CAR ALSO HAD AN ENGINE THAT LEXUS REPLACED DUE TO OIL SLUDGING. REALLY WANTED TO KEPT HE CAR UNTIL 200K BUT NOW THE C...
Mileage: 150,000
NOTICED INABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION TO CONSISTENTLY UPSHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE IN FREEWAY CONDITIONS WITH MINIMUM LOAD, FLAT SURFACE. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF MY 1999 LEXUS RX300. *TR
Mileage: 93,000
CAR BEGINS TO LURCH BOTH BACKING UP AND ACCELERATING IN THE LOW GEARS. THE COMPUTER ERRONEOUSLY TELLS THE CLUTCH TO ENGAGE, THUS BLOWING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NECK PAIN FROM THE LURCHING; IT FEELS AS THOUGH YOU ARE GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. BECAUSE OF THE JUMPING, IT COULD ALSO BE VERY EASY TO RE...
Mileage: 130,000
OWN A 1999 LEXUS RX 300. ENGINE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLUGGISH SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2001. SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR WE COMPLAINED THE DEALER THAT WHEN YOU START TO RUN THE CAR IN THE MORNING IT WILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WILL SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE DEALER KEPT TELLI...
Mileage: 130,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE 1999 LEXUS RX 300. *TR
Mileage: 167,000
THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 149,000
I OWN TWO 1999 LEXUS RX300'S. ONE WITH 100,000 MILES AND ONE WITH 76,000 MILES. WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED IN BOTH CARS. *TR
Mileage: 76,000
MY 1999 RX 300 HAS 110K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF STREET AND ALMOST GOT AN ACCIDENT. I DID SOME RESEARCH, ITS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN INVESTIGATE THIS. *TR
THE TRANSMISSION OF OUR 1999 LEXUS RX300 FAILED SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL AND NO LONGER IN DRIVE. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE SINCE THE DRIVETR...
Mileage: 112,000
I AM THE OWNER OF A '99 LEXUS RX 300 WITH ONLY 60K MILES ON IT. I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SERIOUS TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEMS. IT FIRST STARTED WHEN I TRIED TO GET OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND COULD NOT PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND FOR THE FIRST INITIAL ATTEMPTS AND THEN IT VIOLENTLY J...
Mileage: 60,440
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT @55MPH ON RT 100 ON A CLEAR WARM SUNNY DAY WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE 99 LEXUS RX300 SPUN 220 DEGREES INTO AN ADJACENT STONE LINED DRAINAGE DITCH. LEN STOLER LEXUS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 51,915
THE WHEELS OF A 1999 RX300 LOCKED UP AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 220 DEGREES AND CRASH INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER/INSURANCE CO. ABS SENSORS ARE RUSTING AT THE WHEELS AND REQUIRE REPAIR AFTER ONLY 23 MONTHS/27K MILES SINCE THE LAST ABS SENSOR OVERHAUL...
Mileage: 51,915
THE WHEELS OF A 1999 RX300 LOCKED UP AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 220 DEGREES AND CRASH INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER/INSURANCE CO. ABS SENSORS ARE RUSTING AT THE WHEELS AND REQUIRE REPAIR AFTER ONLY 23 MONTHS/27K MILES SINCE THE LAST ABS SENSOR OVERHAUL...
Mileage: 51,915
1999 RX300 FIRST HEARD KNOCKING FROM THE HOOD AND CUT OFF, NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE MORE THAN 5 MPH. THE MECHANIC DRAINED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A $1,500 VOU...
Mileage: 87,082
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX-300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A CRACKLING NOISE WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TEN MINUTES LATER HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAIL...
Mileage: 89,000
RX300 1999 TRANSMISSION DIED AT ABOUT 160,000 KM (100,000 MILES): ENGINE WILL START AND THEN FROM 50-60 KMPH DIE DOWN AFTER DRIVEN FOR A LITTLE WHILE. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT IS WAITING TO BE FIXED. I LIVE IN ONTARIO, CANADA. I WENT TO LEXUS OWNERS FORUM AND FOUND NUMER...
Mileage: 157,000
MY 1999 RX300 LEXUS LOST IT'S TRANSMISSION AT 110,000 MILES. I PAID TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE NEW TRANSMISSION NOW FAILED AGAIN. THE SUN GEAR, RING GEAR AND 4 PLANET GEARS ON THAT ONE STAGE HAVE EXTENSIVE TOOTH FRACTURE. FAILURES OF THIS TYPE CAN GENERALLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO ONE OR MORE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE ENGINE REVVED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAD ONLY 90,000 MILES. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRAN...
AUTOMOBILE WAS A PERFECTLY FUNCTIONING 1999 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED LEXUS RX300 UNDER A BUMPER TO BUMPER 'NEW CAR WARRANTY'. AUTO WAS CONSISTENTLY SERVICED BY LEXUS OF PALM BEACH. THE AUTOMOBILE WAS CONSUMED BY 20 FT. FLAMES IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHILE PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE GA...
Mileage: 85,000
1999 LEXUS RX 300 WITH REAR/HATCH DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE HAS NOTIFIED LEXUS AND LEARNED FROM FRIENDS THAT SIMILAR MODELS WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK OR OPEN EITHER MANUALLY OR BY USING THE REMOTE CONTROL. THE CONSU...
COMPLETE TRANSAXLE FAILURE - AT 91000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 1999 AWT LEXUS RACKS FAILED AT 50 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED ON A NARROW COUNTRY ROAD WITH HE...
Mileage: 91,039
COMPLETE TRANSAXLE FAILURE - AT 91000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 1999 AWT LEXUS RACKS FAILED AT 50 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED ON A NARROW COUNTRY ROAD WITH HE...
Mileage: 91,039
IN NOVEMBER 2006, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 RX300 UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED. WHILE TRAVELING HOME, THE CAR STARTED TO REV UP, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE - AS IF IN NEUTRAL. I HAD THE RX TOWED TO LOCAL LEXUS DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND I COULD PROBABLY SAVE MONEY BY GOING TO A TRANSMI...
Mileage: 130,000
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 WITH NO WARNING AT ONLY 97,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 1999 RX 300 WA S SERVICED EXCLUSIVELY BY PERFORMANCE LEXUS, STARTED TO SLIP, AND BY THE TIME I GOT IT HOME IT HAD NO GEARING. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT ONE YEAR AGO, AND TOOK IT TO MY DEALER, WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
MY TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN ON ME AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300, WITH LESS THAN 124,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD.
Mileage: 123,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY LEAVING ME STRANDED. *TR
Mileage: 127,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND BEGAN HEARING A GRINDING SOUND. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A...
Mileage: 105,000
THE LEXUS RX300 HAD 123000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN TRAFFIC WAS AT ITS PEAK. I HAVE LEARNT AFTER THE FACT THAT THE RX300 TRANSMISSION PRONE TO FAILURE AND LEXUS HAD NOT POSTED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS.*AK
Mileage: 123,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 169K WITH NO WARNING, CAR HAS BEEN FULLY SERVICED ACCORDING TO LEXUS GUIDELINES. DEALER WANTS $5K TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 169
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED GEARS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FOLLOWED BY A LOSS IN POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAS ...
Mileage: 103,000
AT 67,000, MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. FORTUNATELY, THIS OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE ROAD. NO WARNING, JUST NO TRANSMISSION. AFTER REPLACING TRANSMISSION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STUCK ON. REPLACED A BROKEN SENSOR. I AM OUT $4,000.00 FOR A DEFECT THAT I BELIEVE LEXUS IS VERY AWARE OF. *...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX 300. WHILE SHIFTING IN REVERSE OR SECOND GEAR THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC ON 02/11/07 STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE PLANETARY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. *AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR
Mileage: 87,000
I HAVE A LEXUS RX300 AWD AND JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 120,000 MILES. I WAS VERY SHOCKED WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AND IT WOULD BE $5720 TO REPAIR IT. I AM VERY DISGUSTED WITH THIS BECAUSE ...
Mileage: 122,000
I HAVE A LEXUS RX300 AWD AND JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 120,000 MILES. I WAS VERY SHOCKED WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AND IT WOULD BE $5720 TO REPAIR IT. I AM VERY DISGUSTED WITH THIS BECAUSE ...
Mileage: 122,000
NO EVENTS LEADING TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE NEEDS REPLACING. *NM
OUR 1999 RX300 HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STREET. THE FAILURE WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE SHE WAS IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC WHEN SHE COULD NOT MANEUVER HER CAR SAFELY TO THE CURB. SHE WAS ABLE AFTER SITTING IN TRAFFIC FOR AWHILE TO RESTAR...
Mileage: 70,100
HAVE A LEXUS RX 300 1999 MODEL WITH 4X4 DRIVE. THE CAR RAN OK FOR 80,000 MILES OR SO. OUR CURRENT MILEAGE IS AROUND 81,000. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON AN EXPRESSWAY WHEN IT GOT REALLY SLOW (15 MPH) AND THEN STOPPED ON ITS OWN. I BARELY AVOIDED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ANYWAYS, I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAI...
Mileage: 81,000
HI, I AM OWNER OF LEXUS RX300 AWD. THE RX300 TRANSMISSION BROKEN DOWN AT 115K MILES. I WAS ON HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION BROKEN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT RX300 HAS A VERY HIGH RATE FAILURE ON TRANSMISSION. *JB
Mileage: 115,000
THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING A 99 LEXUS RX300 AND WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT TAIL LIGHTS WERE OUT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE THE PROBLEM AS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD CONTACT ...
Mileage: 78,920
LEXUS 1999 RX 300 HAD OIL SLUDGE IN 2000 AND I WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED BY LEXUS PEMBROKE PINES THEN ABOUT 1 YEAR LATER REIMBURSED AS A CUSTOMER CONVIENCE. MY LEXUS NOW HAS THROWN A ROD AT 88,000 WHICH I FEEL AND CAN GET EXPERT MECHANICS TO VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE AFTER EFFECT OF THE OIL GEL. THE ONLY...
Mileage: 88,000
I OWN A 99 RX300 AWD. PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP CORPORATION THAT ALSO OWNED LEXUS OF SERRAMONTE IN SF BAY AREA AT 68K MILES. THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY HAD ALL SERVICES DONE ON TIME AS MY DEALER NOTED AND WAS SERVICED AT THEIR FACILITY SINCE THE VEHICLE LEFT THEIR DEALER LOT. SO THE CAR WAS LO...
Mileage: 73,000
I OWN A 99 RX300 AWD. PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP CORPORATION THAT ALSO OWNED LEXUS OF SERRAMONTE IN SF BAY AREA AT 68K MILES. THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY HAD ALL SERVICES DONE ON TIME AS MY DEALER NOTED AND WAS SERVICED AT THEIR FACILITY SINCE THE VEHICLE LEFT THEIR DEALER LOT. SO THE CAR WAS LO...
Mileage: 73,000
MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSED BY A FAULTY DESIGN IN THE FRONT PLANETARY ASSEMBLY. I HAVE FOLLOWED UP ONLINE AND THERE ARE 1000'S OF POSTINGS OF THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING TO THIS MODEL. THE COST IS $5000 TO REPAIR. WITH SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE (BASED UPON THE INFORMATION I HAV...
Mileage: 120,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN, THEN PROCEEDED 100 MILES. THIS CYCLE RECURRED UNTIL ARRIVING AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHI...
Mileage: 67,000
FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED DURING A LEFT TURN AT A BUSY MULTI-LANE INTERSECTION. TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF GEAR INSTEAD OF SHIFTING LEAVING ME POWERLESS AT A VERY VULNERABLE TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD SUFFICIENT MOMENTUM THAT I MANAGED TO DRIFT UP AND OVER AN ADJACENT CURB. I WAS AT THE MERCY OF ALERT D...
Mileage: 140,000
EVEN THOUGH HAVING ALL MAJOR SERVICE PERFORMED BY THE LEXUS DEALER, PLUS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED TWICE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACING AT A HIGH COST. I AM AWARE OF HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE RX300. *JB
Mileage: 87,500
WHEN STARTING MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 AFTER WORK, I NOTICED A "WHINING" SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. MY COMMUTE HOME IS ABOUT 15 MILES. I NOTICED WHEN DRIVING THAT IT WOULD "JERK" WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS. IT MADE ME THINK BACK TO A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK WHEN I WAS IN A PARKING SPACE AND PUT THE...
Mileage: 79,103
THE CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY. ONE DAY WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION BLEW, AND I COULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO PAY $4000+ OUT OF POCKET, THE WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED 2 MONTHS BEFORE AND LEXUS WOULD NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT TUR...
Mileage: 80,000
LEXUS 1999 RX 300 AWD TRANSMISSION FAILED - MARKED DROP OF ACCELERATION POWER ON FREEWAY. SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLE, IT HAS RECEIVED REGULAR SERVICE MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. LAST SERVICE INCLUDED A FLUSH OF THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM EXPERIENCED AT 74,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP...
Mileage: 74,000
MY 99 LEXUS RX300 HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 82000 MILES. AFTER BEING SERVICED PROPERLY ON A REGULAR BASIS BY AUTHORIZED REPAIR SPECIALISTS. *JB
Mileage: 82,850
MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER AGREES MY SERVICE RECORD WAS IN "TIPTOP" SHAPE AND YET I LOST ALL GEARS WITH 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. OF COURSE...
Mileage: 66,000
1999 LEXUS RX 300 DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE TAILGATE DOOR LATCH.*MR THE REAR HATCH HANDLE SEIZED AND IT DIDN'T OPERATE WITH THE REMOTE KEY ENTRY OR POWER LOCKS. THE CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE HATCH TO PREVENT IT FROM ACCIDENTALLY OPENING WHILE DRIVING, WHICH DID HAPPEN TWICE...
THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 68,320 MILES WHICH COST WELL OVER $1,000. USUALLY THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM ON A CAR IS NOT REPLACED. LEXUS SHOULD BE REPSONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM FOR US. I ALSO HAD THE JELLYING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGI...
Mileage: 68,320
THE HEATED SEAT IN MY LEXUS RX300 HAS BECOME SO HOT THAT IT HAS BURNT THE LEATHER AND IT HAS ALSO BURNT MY LEFT LEG. YOU CAN TURN THE HEATER OFF BUT IT TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO COOL DOWN.
Mileage: 76,500
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING INTO THE CAR PORT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK ,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH THROUGH A WALL.*AK
Mileage: 115,000
OUR VEHICLE'S OIL CONSUMPTION BEGAN TO INCREASE AT APPROXIMATELY 90K MILES. IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL EVERY 700 MILES OR SO. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED AROUND 100K MILES. FINALLY BROUGHT IT TO OUR LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THAT WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BLOCK AND TOP END OVERHA...
Mileage: 116,367
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OR LESS ON ROUGH SURFACES THE FRONT SUSPENSION PRODUCED A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE NOISE CAME FROM AN IMPROPER SHAPING OF RUBBER BUSHING OF THE SUSPENSION SUPPORT. *AK
Mileage: 51,000
TOOK 1999 LEXUS RX 300 IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AT 39,000 MILES, AND ASKED DEALER TO CHECK ENGINE NOISE. DEALER FOUND CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND SPLIT EXHAUST PIPE COMING OFF MANIFOLD. MAIFOLD REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN BUT SPLIT EXHAUST NOT COVERED BECAUSE CAR WAS OUT OF ORIGINAL WARR...
AT 68K MILES, I TOOK TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE IN JANUARY & MARCH 2004 WITH PROBLEM OF VEHICLE HESITATING TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. GARAGE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID. I LET VEHICLE WARM UP 2 MINUTES TO AVOID THE SHIFTING PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER WITH 72K MILES, I ...
Mileage: 68,000
JAN 2004-VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF GEAR FAILURE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. MAR 2004-VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF GEAR FAILURE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. SEPTEMBE...
Mileage: 68,000
LEXUS RX300-HAVE OWNED CAR SINCE BEGINNING 1999-NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH CAR EXCEPT NORMAL TUNE UPS AND NEW BRAKES-HOWEVER, THAT ALL CHANGED SEPTEMBER 2004. YES, I'VE HAD THE CAR 6 SIX YEARS BUT WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHICH IS CONSIDERED LOW MILEAGE USE. WHILE TRAVELING TO SAN DIEGO TO ...
Mileage: 68,000
AFTER HAVING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY LEXUS OF ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION FROM LEXUS DROPPED OUT OF GEAR DURING MOVING TRAFFIC, ENDANGERING MY FAMILY WITH THE LOSS OF DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *AK
Mileage: 10
HAD MY 60,000 MILE SERVICE DONE ON MY 1999 RX300. THE WIFE DROVE IT WHEN I GOT HOME AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS RUNNING SLUGGISH, DIDN'T ACCELERATE LIKE IT DID BEFORE I BROUGHT IT IN. I TOOK THE CAR OUT TO DRIVE IT AND FEEL WHAT SHE WAS TELLING ME AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD LET OFF THE GAS AND COAST ...
Mileage: 62,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 1999 RX300. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. WE ONLY HAVE 85,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT WE SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION OIL MORE FREQUENTLY. HOWEVER, WE WERE NEVER APPROACHED WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION DURING SERVICE VISITS. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 85,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 1999 RX300. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. WE ONLY HAVE 85,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT WE SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION OIL MORE FREQUENTLY. HOWEVER, WE WERE NEVER APPROACHED WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION DURING SERVICE VISITS. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 85,000
1999 LEXUS RX300. FIVE DAYS AFTER DISCS, CALIPERS, PADS REPLACED, THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER FELL OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80 AT 65 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VEER TO THE RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE LEXUS DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CALIPER FE...
Mileage: 59,790
1999 LEXUS RX300. FIVE DAYS AFTER DISCS, CALIPERS, PADS REPLACED, THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER FELL OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80 AT 65 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VEER TO THE RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE LEXUS DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CALIPER FE...
Mileage: 59,790
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO FATIGUE OF INTERNAL PART RESULTING IN TOTAL FAILURE. *LA
Mileage: 88,000
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK. *LA
Mileage: 80,600
AFTER ATTACHING A U-HAUL TRAILER TO THE RX300 TRAILER HITCH, THE TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND TRAILER LIGHTS WEREN'T FUNCTIONING. *PH U-HAUL TECHNICIANS CHECKED THE VEHICLE, BUT WASN'T SUCCESSFUL TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WENT TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER TO REPAIR PROBLEM WI...
AFTER ATTACHING A U-HAUL TRAILER TO THE RX300 TRAILER HITCH, THE TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND TRAILER LIGHTS WEREN'T FUNCTIONING. *PH U-HAUL TECHNICIANS CHECKED THE VEHICLE, BUT WASN'T SUCCESSFUL TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WENT TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER TO REPAIR PROBLEM WI...
I OWN A 1999 LEXUS RX-300. THE KEYS ARE DEFECTIVE, RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION. LEXUS'S DEALERS AND ITS "ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE" PERSONNEL HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE KEYS WERE ORIGINALLY MADE WITH METAL THAT IS TOO BRITTLE. AS A RESULT, THE KEYS GRIND DOWN, AND EVENTUALLY THE KEYS CAN COME OUT WHIL...
Mileage: 63,000
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AFTER THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN OFF, OR DURING SUDDEN BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED BOTH UNITS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED.*AK
Mileage: 55,000
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AFTER THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN OFF, OR DURING SUDDEN BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED BOTH UNITS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED.*AK
Mileage: 55,000
THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, YET NONE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED. *JB
Mileage: 20,000
THERE IS A SHUDDER OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM'S. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE. I BOUGHT IT WITH 65,570 MI. THE DEALER REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT TO REAR WHEELS AND FRONT AXLE(S). THE PROBLEM REMAINS AND IS A NUISANCE REGARDLES...
WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL, IF BUMPED. ALSO I'VE NOTICED THE CAR JERKING WHILE DRIVING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY NEVER OBSERVED THE PROBLEM AND THUS WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIX IT.*AK
INJURIES TO CHEST, ABDOMEN, KNEES, WRIST DUE TO AIR BAGS NON DEPLOYMENT IN COLLISION. OBVIOUS FRONT IMPACT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IMPACT ESTIMATED @ 40 MPH. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED PULLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH NO CHANCE OF AVOIDANCE. MY SEAT BELT LOCKED AND CAUSED SEVERE BRUIS...
Mileage: 39,473
I OWN A 1999 LEXUS RX300 AND HAVE HAD AN ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WITH THE VALVE SEAL REPLACEMENT BEING PERFORMED. ALSO HAD FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND FRONT DOWN PIPE FAILURE(CRACK) OCCURRING AT ABOUT 71,000 MILES. UNSURE AS TO ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO.*JB
I OWN A 1999 LEXUS RX300 AND HAVE HAD AN ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WITH THE VALVE SEAL REPLACEMENT BEING PERFORMED. ALSO HAD FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND FRONT DOWN PIPE FAILURE(CRACK) OCCURRING AT ABOUT 71,000 MILES. UNSURE AS TO ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO.*JB
I OWN 1999 LEXUS RX300, SINCE FEBRUARY OF THE LAST YEAR, I HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR'S ENGINE (IT HAS SLUDGE), TRANSMISSION, EMISSION SYSTEM, AND OVER USE OF GAS PER MILE. FIRST PROBLEM STARTED DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF MY OWNERSHIP AND SINCE THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT WEEKS IN AUTO RE...
Mileage: 88,000
I OWN 1999 LEXUS RX300, SINCE FEBRUARY OF THE LAST YEAR, I HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR'S ENGINE (IT HAS SLUDGE), TRANSMISSION, EMISSION SYSTEM, AND OVER USE OF GAS PER MILE. FIRST PROBLEM STARTED DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF MY OWNERSHIP AND SINCE THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT WEEKS IN AUTO RE...
Mileage: 88,000
I OWN 1999 LEXUS RX300, SINCE FEBRUARY OF THE LAST YEAR, I HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR'S ENGINE (IT HAS SLUDGE), TRANSMISSION, EMISSION SYSTEM, AND OVER USE OF GAS PER MILE. FIRST PROBLEM STARTED DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF MY OWNERSHIP AND SINCE THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT WEEKS IN AUTO RE...
Mileage: 88,000
I OWN 1999 LEXUS RX300, SINCE FEBRUARY OF THE LAST YEAR, I HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR'S ENGINE (IT HAS SLUDGE), TRANSMISSION, EMISSION SYSTEM, AND OVER USE OF GAS PER MILE. FIRST PROBLEM STARTED DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF MY OWNERSHIP AND SINCE THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT WEEKS IN AUTO RE...
Mileage: 88,000
EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE CRACKED, WHICH RESULATED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE MANIFOLD AND 2 SENSOR AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THE PART CRACKED AT 71,000 MILES AND LEXUS WOULD NOT REIMBURSE REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. EXHAUST MANIFOLDS SHOULD NOT CRACK AT 71,000 MILES, IF EVER. ...
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE SUSTAINED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *SCC
VEHICLE DID NOT START FOUR TIMES IN SIX WEEK PERIOD. BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT
VEHICLES EXHIBITING POOR ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING DEALER REPLACED AIR FLOW METER AND CLAIMED TIRES WERE TOO AGRESSIVE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT
CONSUMER STATES SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. *TT
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGE. TOOK TO ARBITRATION DID NOT WIN. VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE FOR LAST 10 MONTHS. LEXUS DEALER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTED OVER 50 TIMES. EVEN WITH NEW POLICY ENGINE STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. LEXUS AND DEALER HAVE TREATED ME LIKE A VILLIAN. PIAD FOR VEHICLE THAT IS UNU...
ENGINE DESIGN IS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OIL BECOMES VERY HOT AND TURNS INTO SLUDGE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH CONTINUOUSLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ENGINE DESIGN IS FAULTY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OIL BECOMES VERY HOT AND TURNS INTO SLUDGE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH CONTINUOUSLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ENGINE SLUDGE, RESULTING IN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *AK
ENGINE DESIGN FAULT IN THE COOLING CHANNELS TO THE CYLINDER HEAD OF THE VEHICLE WERE MADE TOO SMALL RESULTING IN EXCESSIVES ENGINE OPERATING TEMPERATURES CAUSING FRYING OF THE ENGINE OIL TURNING IT TO SLUDGE, THE SLUDGE CLOGS THE ENGINE PORTS EVENTUALLY CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. NLM
ENGINE DESIGN FAULT IN THE COOLING CHANNELS TO THE CYLINDER HEAD OF THE VEHICLE WERE MADE TOO SMALL RESULTING IN EXCESSIVES ENGINE OPERATING TEMPERATURES CAUSING FRYING OF THE ENGINE OIL TURNING IT TO SLUDGE, THE SLUDGE CLOGS THE ENGINE PORTS EVENTUALLY CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS ON THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DROPPING MELTING, BURNING DEBRIS ONTO THE ROADWAY. THE CAR HAD 16,000 MILES AT THE TIME. A PLASTIC "UNDER ENGINE COVER" AND TWO VACUUM HOSES WERE DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID T...
WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UNDER THE HOOD, HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE DESTROYED. INSURANCE ADJUSTOR INDICATED PROBLEM WAS A FAN MOTOR. *AK
I THOUGHT THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY FILLED OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE WITH NHTSA, SO THIS MAY BE A DUPLICATE, BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE IT SO I THOUGHT TO FILE A SECOND ONE. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER IN WHICH A PLYMOUTH VOYAGER HIT THE REAR LEFT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELLING APPR...
WHEN VEHCILE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, HITTING A TREE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG.
VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WALKED TO GET HELP. UPON RETURNING VEHICLE WAS BURNING. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK
GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES (P225/70R16) WERE NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF A SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO A DEALER, THREE OF THE CONSUMER'S TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS OR HAVE GONE FLAT. *SLC
WE HAVE HAD 3 TIRE FAILURES WITHIN 20 MONTHS OF OWNING OUR LEXUS RX-300. GOODYEAR IS TELLING US THAT LEXUS SHOULD NOT USE THIS TIRE ON AN SUV, IT IS A CAR TIRE, AND USE OF THIS TIRE ISN'T APPROVED BY GOODYEAR. THE TIRE SIDEWALL IS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT BECAUSE THE SUV IS HEAVIER THAN A ...
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AXLE SHEARED IN TWO, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. THE VEHICLE BECAME VIOLENT, THEN COMPLETELY ROLLED OVER. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WE WOULD LIKE A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION.
WAS TRAVELING 10MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER. NOTICED A GLOW UNDER HOOD. STOPPED VEHICLE & JUMPED OUT. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. GAVE NO INDICATION OF CAUSE OF FIRE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LEXUS DEALERSHIP. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS CO...
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AS IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DESTROYED AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED.*AK
ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED. NO RESPONSE. *AK
ENGINE STALLS AT IDLE, DEALER CLAIMS FROM HIGH OIL VISCOSITY DESPITE OIL BEING CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THAT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ENGINE IS MOUNTED THAT IT RUNS HOT AND THAT ONLY CERTAIN OILS ARE RECCOMENDED. SAYS THAT QUAKER STATE OIL, WHICH WE USED, SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILE...
ENGINE STALLS AT IDLE, DEALER CLAIMS FROM HIGH OIL VISCOSITY DESPITE OIL BEING CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THAT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ENGINE IS MOUNTED THAT IT RUNS HOT AND THAT ONLY CERTAIN OILS ARE RECCOMENDED. SAYS THAT QUAKER STATE OIL, WHICH WE USED, SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILE...
CONTACT PERSON: KEVIN EZRATTY SERVICE MANGER, BOB BAKER LEXUS EL CAJON,CA 92020 (619) 440 5398 CAR OVERHEATS AND STALLS WHEN TOWING A 2500 LB R/V TRAILER RX300 SPECS 3500LB. WHEN TOWING IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AROUND 100 DEGREES AND GOING UP HILL, THE CAR TEMP INDICATOR WILL AP...
CONTACT PERSON: KEVIN EZRATTY SERVICE MANGER, BOB BAKER LEXUS EL CAJON,CA 92020 (619) 440 5398 CAR OVERHEATS AND STALLS WHEN TOWING A 2500 LB R/V TRAILER RX300 SPECS 3500LB. WHEN TOWING IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AROUND 100 DEGREES AND GOING UP HILL, THE CAR TEMP INDICATOR WILL AP...
DELAMINATION OF TIRE WIRE FROM MATRX AT 18,000 & 22,000 MILES(TWO TIRES)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P8225/7016 )
THIS CAR IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. HEADLIGHTS DIM TO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AT NIGHT, TRANSMISSION LURCHES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS. *AK
THIS CAR IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. HEADLIGHTS DIM TO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AT NIGHT, TRANSMISSION LURCHES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS. *AK
THIS CAR IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. HEADLIGHTS DIM TO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AT NIGHT, TRANSMISSION LURCHES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ERRATIC JERKING. ALSO, FRONT WHEEL WOULD COMMENCE TO SPIN, AND TRACKING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ERRATIC JERKING. ALSO, FRONT WHEEL WOULD COMMENCE TO SPIN, AND TRACKING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ERRATIC JERKING. ALSO, FRONT WHEEL WOULD COMMENCE TO SPIN, AND TRACKING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE WAS HIT DIRECTLY ON THE SIDE OF THE SENSOR. *MJS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF ANY OF THE AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, INCLUDING SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG. *MJS
WHEN REAR WINDOWS ARE OPENED AND VEHICLE IS TRAVELING OVER 30MPH ROOF SHAKES AND VIBRATES. ALSO, THE PASSENGER'S EARS START TO POP. DEALER IS AWARE AND SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. YH
VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
GAS GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER THE CORRECT FUEL LEFT IN TANK. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE FAULTY GAS GAUGE. *AK
SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY & HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE CAR FRAME.
CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE POSITION. CAR WAS STOPPED ONLY BY FORCING LEVER INTO PARK POSITION. *AK
WITH THE SUN ROOF OPENING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH, WIND THROBBING OCCURS WITHIN CAR, CAUSING PAIN IN EARS. *AK
FAILURE BEGAN AS A THUMPING IN RIGHT FRONT. PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE ALTHOUGH DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. CONTINUED UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT MANUFACTURER REP GOT INVOLVED AT WHICH TIME PARTS WERE FINALLY REPLACED. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES BUT A...
TIRES ARE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS. VEHICLE MAY HAVE HAD PRIOR DAMAGE. *AK
WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, RODENTS CAN FIND THEIR WAY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. A POOR STRUCTURE DESIGN FOR VEHICLE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER. COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
THE DISPLAYS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE TOO DIM . THE DRIVER HAS TO TAKE EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO READ. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK
WIND DEFLECTOR BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO THE WEAK NYLON NUT INSERT,SCREWS AND CRUDE WORKMANSHIP. NLM
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND LANDED ON THE ROOF. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CUT OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND LANDED ON THE ROOF. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CUT OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THERE WAS A POWER DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM IN THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AT 60MPH. DLR IS REPLACING TRANSFER CASE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE THAT WAS GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER , FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO WARNING OF DEFECT.MANIFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . *AK
CONSUMER WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE THAT WAS GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER , FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO WARNING OF DEFECT.MANIFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . *AK
CAR WAS BROADSIDED AND FLIPPED, YET NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED *AK
WHEN THE TEMPERTURE IS 50 DEGREES OR LOWER OUTSIDE VEHICLE DOES NOT PERFORM PROPERLY. OWNERS GUIDE SAYS AFTER 2 MINUTES VEHICLE SHOULD BE READY TO OPERATE, BUT WHILE DRIVING IT TAKES VEHICLE 3 MINUTES TO SHIFT UP TO 3RD GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL AT 30 MPH OR LESS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACT...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARK AND HER LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL. TIRES ARE MADE FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING ONLY, AND VEHICLE'S MANUAL DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE TIRES THAT ARE ON THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SAY THE TIRES ARE FACTORY INSTALLED. *AK
DURING HARD ACCELERATION FROM A STANDING START, ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE LOSES TRACTION AND SPINS FREE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO TO THE LEFT. AFTER TURNING STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE GOES TO THE RIGHT AND BACK OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE TIRE GRABS AND VEHICLE VIOLENTLY GOES TO THE RIGHT, RESULTI...
UPON BACKING UP THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE A HORRIBLE SQUEALING NOISE. DEALER STATED CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.
UPON BACKING UP THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE A HORRIBLE SQUEALING NOISE. DEALER STATED CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH, ACCIDENT OCCURRED, INVOLVING IMPACT ON DRIVER'S LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO THE PORTION OF BACK REAR DOOR. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER STATES IMPACT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO TRIGGER AIR BAGS. *AK