2000 LEXUS RX300 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO BAD DESIGN. MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME FAILURES. NEED RECALL.
Mileage: 240,000
TRANSMISSION BEGAN NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY AND MECHANIC PUT IN TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT COULD NOT LOCATE ANY ISSUES WITH IT. TRANMISSION SOON WENT COMPLETELY OUT AT 88,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ONLY OWNED SUV FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. HAD INSPECTED BEFORE PURCHASE AND NO PROBLEMS NOTED. VERY DISA...
Mileage: 88,000
AT APPROXIMATELY 150,000 MY LEXUS RX 300 SEIZED AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE/TURNOVER. OBVIOUSLY, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PURCHASED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $4,000. THE...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD A LOT OF CONDENSATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PROVIDED MINIMUM VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLAC...
Mileage: 56,000
BAD TRANSMISSION
BAD TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 HAD AN UNEXPLAINED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHERE THE VEHICLE ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY SON. I WAS DRIVING RESIDENTIAL BACKROADS BY MY HOUSE, ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO GET UP A HILL AND THAT'S WHEN IT TOOK OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE, THE EMERGENCY BREAK WAS UNRESPO...
MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 HAD AN UNEXPLAINED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHERE THE VEHICLE ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY SON. I WAS DRIVING RESIDENTIAL BACKROADS BY MY HOUSE, ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO GET UP A HILL AND THAT'S WHEN IT TOOK OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE, THE EMERGENCY BREAK WAS UNRESPO...
MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 HAD AN UNEXPLAINED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHERE THE VEHICLE ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY SON. I WAS DRIVING RESIDENTIAL BACKROADS BY MY HOUSE, ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO GET UP A HILL AND THAT'S WHEN IT TOOK OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE, THE EMERGENCY BREAK WAS UNRESPO...
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY RX300 JUST GAVE OUT. IT WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED - THE FLUID LEVELS WERE CHECKED AND HAD A MAJOR OVERHAUL ON IT BEFORE I GAVE IT TO MY DAUGHTER WHO GOES TO SCHOOL IN HOUSTON, WHERE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. SHE ONLY USES IT FOR LOCAL COMMUTE - NOT LONG DISTANCE DRIVING. THE INTEN...
WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY IT STARTED SLIPPING IT WAS GETTING OUT GEAR NOW IT MOVES ON LOW GEAR NO DRIVE REVERSE OR 2ND ONLY LOW GEAR
Mileage: 40
WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY IT STARTED SLIPPING IT WAS GETTING OUT GEAR NOW IT MOVES ON LOW GEAR NO DRIVE REVERSE OR 2ND ONLY LOW GEAR
Mileage: 40
TOLD BEFORE PURCHASING THAT TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE POWER TRAIN. I ALSO AM NOT VISIBLE TO MOST DRIVERS IN THE WE MORNING DUSK DARK HOURS OF THE DAYS DUE TO LIGHTING. PULLED OVER BY LAW ENFORCEMENT A FEW TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE LIGHTS. ON...
TOLD BEFORE PURCHASING THAT TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE POWER TRAIN. I ALSO AM NOT VISIBLE TO MOST DRIVERS IN THE WE MORNING DUSK DARK HOURS OF THE DAYS DUE TO LIGHTING. PULLED OVER BY LAW ENFORCEMENT A FEW TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE LIGHTS. ON...
TOLD BEFORE PURCHASING THAT TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE POWER TRAIN. I ALSO AM NOT VISIBLE TO MOST DRIVERS IN THE WE MORNING DUSK DARK HOURS OF THE DAYS DUE TO LIGHTING. PULLED OVER BY LAW ENFORCEMENT A FEW TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE LIGHTS. ON...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000. T...
Mileage: 190,000
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED 5 YRS AGO WAS NOT TOLD WHY. THEY REPLACED IT BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. THEY PUT IN NEW PARTS EXCEPT FOR REMANUFACTURED CASING. NOW DECEMBER 2015 WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES ON IT SINCE I AM RETIRED, FAILED TO GO IN REVERSE OR GO INTO SECOND GEAR. HAVE NOTICED ONLINE ALOT OF PEOPL...
Mileage: 24,000
SHIFTER LEVER MOVES FREELY (AND LOOSELY) BUT DOESN'T SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO ANY GEAR. THIS HAPPENED IN A PUBLIX PARKING LOT AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. AAA WAS CALLED AND THE RX300 HAD TO BE LOADED ONTO A FLAT BED AND BROUGHT TO A SERVICE...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED METAL SHAVING IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 130,000
TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MILES FOR HOUR NO DRIVE OR REVERSE, I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND ON AGAIN , WORK FOR FEW MILES AND HAD SAME PROBLEM . I CALL A TOW TRUCK. I TRY AGAIN AT HOME AND NOW TRANSMISSION DOESN'T WORK AND I SEE SMOKE FROM THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK COMING OUT. ...
Mileage: 122,000
INCIDENT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
INCIDENT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
INCIDENT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
TRANSMISSION IS BAD. *TR
Mileage: 250,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS AND THEN CUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, EVEN AFTER SERVICING THE CAR AT LOCAL LEXUS DEALER. WHEN CAR IS PARKED, I NOTICED EXHAUST FUME SMELLS HEAVILY WITH GAS. *TR
Mileage: 137,200
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS AND THEN CUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, EVEN AFTER SERVICING THE CAR AT LOCAL LEXUS DEALER. WHEN CAR IS PARKED, I NOTICED EXHAUST FUME SMELLS HEAVILY WITH GAS. *TR
Mileage: 137,200
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS AND THEN CUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, EVEN AFTER SERVICING THE CAR AT LOCAL LEXUS DEALER. WHEN CAR IS PARKED, I NOTICED EXHAUST FUME SMELLS HEAVILY WITH GAS. *TR
Mileage: 137,200
STEERING LOCKED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. TURNING RIGHT, MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD, BUT THANKFULLY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, I STOPPED BEFORE DOING SO. UPON READING REVIEWS, OTHER LEXUS RX-3...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN...
Mileage: 140,369
WITH LITTLE/NO WARNING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (2WD) FAILED. ALL GEARS (P,R,N,D,2,1) WORKED LIKE NEUTRAL GEAR. IF THIS WOULD'VE OCCURRED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER, MY CHILDREN AND I (LOCATED AT A SHARP TURN OVER A STEEP HILL) COULD'VE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PRO...
Mileage: 125,000
WITH LITTLE/NO WARNING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (2WD) FAILED. ALL GEARS (P,R,N,D,2,1) WORKED LIKE NEUTRAL GEAR. IF THIS WOULD'VE OCCURRED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER, MY CHILDREN AND I (LOCATED AT A SHARP TURN OVER A STEEP HILL) COULD'VE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PRO...
Mileage: 125,000
WITH LITTLE/NO WARNING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (2WD) FAILED. ALL GEARS (P,R,N,D,2,1) WORKED LIKE NEUTRAL GEAR. IF THIS WOULD'VE OCCURRED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER, MY CHILDREN AND I (LOCATED AT A SHARP TURN OVER A STEEP HILL) COULD'VE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PRO...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG, BROKEN WRIST AND NEEDED TO UNDERGO SURG...
Mileage: 120,000
AFTER FIRST HAVING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 75,000 MILES. IT SEEMS I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO DO IT AGAIN AT 186,000. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING TROUBLE CLIMBING A HILL. I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE MOVE ABOUT THREE FEET FROM A PARKING STALL M...
Mileage: 186,000
AFTER FIRST HAVING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 75,000 MILES. IT SEEMS I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO DO IT AGAIN AT 186,000. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING TROUBLE CLIMBING A HILL. I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE MOVE ABOUT THREE FEET FROM A PARKING STALL M...
Mileage: 186,000
2000 LEXUS RX 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL NOTICE WHICH SEEMED TO BE VERY DECEPTIVE. *SMD
PURCHASED CAR FROM GUY AND FOUND OUT TWO DAYS LATER PAPER WORK IN THE GLOVE BOX THAT CONTAINED A CARFAX SHOWING AN ODOMETER ROLLBACK. 2009 IT HAD 155,000 AND IN 2012 IT HAS 110,000. DUE TO MILEAGE DISCREPANCY WE TRIED TO SELL ON LOCAL SITE BUT WHEN EXPLAINED THE MILEAGE SITUATION NEVER HEARD BACK F...
ON 11/03/12 I PUT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET. I THEN MOVED THE SHIFTER FROM "R", PAST "N" INTO "D" TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT THERE WAS NO ENGAGEMENT INTO ANY GEAR. THE SHIFTER JUST MOVED FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS WITH NO RESISTANCE. THERE WAS PREVIOUS ...
Mileage: 29,025
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONLY GEAR THAT WOULD ENGAGE WAS DRIVE. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT COULD SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT APPROXIMATELY FOUR PISTONS MISFIRED AND THE 02 SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 127,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONLY GEAR THAT WOULD ENGAGE WAS DRIVE. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT COULD SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT APPROXIMATELY FOUR PISTONS MISFIRED AND THE 02 SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 127,000
MY LEXUS RX300 2000 THE SUN VISORS KEEPS FALLING DOWN WHICH PREVENTS ME TO DRIVE IN WHICH I GET DISTRACTED WHEN I AM DRIVING, IT IS A CONCERN, SINCE IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY FATHER IN LAW OWNS ALSO OWNS A TOYOTA CAMRY IN WHICH IN RECENT DAYS HE GOT A NOTIFICATION OF THE SAME PROBLEM. LEXUS IS TH...
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED BY THREE FEET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE SHOULD TAKE T...
Mileage: 172,000
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE LAST GEAR. *JS
Mileage: 138,000
THE PAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO TAKING THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE IS NO LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN OCALA , FL ..... I WOULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING LIKE RUBBER AGAINST A HOT EXHAUST OR ENGINE. EVERY NOW AND THEN I WOULD STOP THE CAR AND CHECK AND I MIGHT SEE A WHIFF OF LIGHT SMOKE BU...
Mileage: 90,000
I SERVICED MY LEXUS THROUGHOUT IT'S LIFE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. AFTER CHECKING TO SEE IF THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I FOUND OUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY THEY TOO TOLD...
Mileage: 101,000
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (2000 LEXUS RX 300) IN 2004 WITH LESS THAN 35,000 AND EVERY YEAR SINCE 2007 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH LIGHTING. I HAVE HAD THE PARK LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, CENTER STOP LAMP; CENTER BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET AND BULBS ALL REPLACED. THE UNFORTUNATE ISSUE IS THAT THE LIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED...
Mileage: 3,500
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (2000 LEXUS RX 300) IN 2004 WITH LESS THAN 35,000 AND EVERY YEAR SINCE 2007 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH LIGHTING. I HAVE HAD THE PARK LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, CENTER STOP LAMP; CENTER BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET AND BULBS ALL REPLACED. THE UNFORTUNATE ISSUE IS THAT THE LIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED...
Mileage: 72,105
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE (LEXUS RX300 4WD) ON 11/29/2002 WITH 27,080 MILES ON IT FROM LOCAL LEXUS DEALER. IT IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE AND SHE DRIVES IT TO WORK DAILY (ABOUT 20 MILES PER DAY). AT 111,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY IE. DOWN SHI...
Mileage: 111,000
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE (LEXUS RX300 4WD) ON 11/29/2002 WITH 27,080 MILES ON IT FROM LOCAL LEXUS DEALER. IT IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE AND SHE DRIVES IT TO WORK DAILY (ABOUT 20 MILES PER DAY). AT 111,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY IE. DOWN SHI...
Mileage: 111,000
PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PURCHASED USED WITH 85,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT SUGGESTED INTERVALS. CAR WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY TRANSMISSION SELECTOR POSITION. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL LEXUS. *KB
Mileage: 143,730
PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PURCHASED USED WITH 85,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT SUGGESTED INTERVALS. CAR WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY TRANSMISSION SELECTOR POSITION. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL LEXUS. *KB
Mileage: 143,730
2008 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 100,600, REPLACED AND AGAIN FAILED IN 2011 AT 131,000, FAILED AT 134,000, NOW BEING TOLD THE ECM COMPUTER IS CAUSING THE HARD SHIFTING AT 2ND TO 3RD UPSHIFT. WAS TOLD THE SAME TRANNY IS IN THE RECALLED RAV4. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE (LEXUS RX300 4WD) ON 11/29/2002 WITH 27,080 MILES ON IT FROM LOCAL LEXUS DEALER. IT IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE AND SHE DRIVES IT TO WORK DAILY (ABOUT 20 MILES PER DAY). AT 111,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY IE. DOWN S...
Mileage: 111,012
FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE SYMPTOMS AT 103,500 MILES. VEHICLE REGULARLY SERVICED, INCLUDING 90K COMPLETE SERVICE AT DEALER. *TR
Mileage: 103,500
VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER WHILE GOING 35-45 MPH AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. WAS ABLE TO START VEHICLE BUT WON'T GO PASS 25 MPH. WHEN STOPPED, AND SHIFTED ON DRIVE, VEHICLE WON'T MOVE FORWARD. WON'T GO INTO REVERSE EITHER WHEN ENGAGED IN REVERSE. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Mileage: 115,346
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE TIMING BELT AND ENGINE WERE REPLACED DECEMBER OF 2010 BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TIMING BELT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THA...
Mileage: 175,000
WITH NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL THE TRANSMISSION ON MY LEXUS RX300 HAS FAILED. THE CAR NEVER PREVIOUSLY FAILED TO ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR, HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DECREASED IN SPEED AND WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS TO ACCELERATE. WE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. LUCKILY WE HA...
Mileage: 126,000
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM REGARDING HER LETTER TO TOYOTA THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF TOYOTAS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR GENTLY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD, JUMPING THE CURB, KNOCKING DOWN AND RUNNING OVER A STEEL POST ON THE...
THE MOON ROOF MOTOR HAS TWO FUNCTIONS, TILTING OPEN AND SLIDING THE ENTIRE GLASS PANEL OPEN. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SLIDE PANEL OPEN FUNCTION, THE PANEL DID SLIDE OPEN, HOWEVER IT WAS MUCH SLOWER THAN NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING/CLICKING NOISE WHICH NEVER ACCOMPANIED PREV...
Mileage: 109,000
THIS LETTER IS A FOLLOW UP TO A CLAIM I MADE REGARDING MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 AND ITS IMPENDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAD REQUESTED FROM LEXUS SOME GOOD FAITH COMPENSATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE EXTENUATING NATURE OF THE ISSUES SURROUND TRANSMISSION IN RX300 IN THE MODEL YEA...
Mileage: 98,000
OWN A LEXUS 2000 RX300, TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 56,825 MILES. CONTACTED A LEXUS DEALER AND NO HELP WAS OFFERED, SAID IT WOULD COST $6000 FOR THE REPAIRS.I MADE A FORMAL REQUEST FROM LEXUS USA FOR HELP BUT THEY DECLINED ANY ...
Mileage: 56,825
BOUGHT 2000 LEXUS RX300 IN JANUARY 2008. BY MAY 2009 REPLACING TRANSMISSION AROUND130,000MILES . 1ST IT STARED LIKE IT WAS HESITATING. BY MID DAY ON THE INTERSTATE DURING 65/HR, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT . HAD TO PULLOVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 30MILE/HR AT 4000 RPM. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED .DROV...
Mileage: 130,000
I PURCHASED A VEHICLE AT BOND AUTO SALES ON 12/24/2010. AFTER A FEW DAYS, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW THAT TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY. IT WAS RUNNING IN 3RD GEAR IDLING HIGH. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, I CALLED BACK A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF , ...
Mileage: 159,120
2000 RX300 LEXUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. *JB
Mileage: 159,015
I WENT INTO MY GARAGE AND GOT IN MY CAR (LEXUS RX300,2000). IT STARTED NORMALLY, BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT UNTIL I PRESSED THE OVERRIDE BUTTON AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE. AS SOON AS THE SHIFTER HIT (R) THE THROTTLE SEEMED TO GO WIDE OPEN AND THE CAR BOLTED OUT OF THE GARAGE. LUCKILY, SINCE MY FOOT WAS ON ...
Mileage: 113,457
MY SON (2.5-YEAR-OLD, 32LBS) WAS SITTING IN HIS CHILD SEAT WHICH WAS ON RIGHT REAR SEAT. THE CHILD SEAT WAS SECURED WITH LAP&SHOULDER SEAT BELT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CURVY FREEWAY ON-RAMP AT ABOUT 25MPH, THE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED ITSELF AND MY SON FELL WITH HIS CHILD SEAT ONTO THE FLOOR. HIS HEAD ...
Mileage: 97,470
ERRATIC SHIFTING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, JERKING VEHICLE, JUST MISSED A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS OCCURRED ONE TIME WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATION. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION IS BEING REBUILT BY AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. PLANE...
Mileage: 129,631
LEXUS RX300 4-W-DRIVE [XXX] WITH 109,715 MILES EXPERIENCED A TRANSAXLE FAILURE. TRANSAXLE HAD BEEN FLUSHED AT 30,000, 60,000 AND 90,000 MILES. REPAIR BILL WAS $5233.16 AND THE REMAN PART WAS 3552.23 OF THE TOTAL PRICE. THIS PREMATURE FAILURE IS ACCOMPANIED BY MANY PREMATURE FAILURES AS REVEALED IN T...
Mileage: 109,715
TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED @ 125,000 MILES & STILL DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY... AAMCO SANTA CRUZ CALIFORNIA WILL NOT WARRANTY IT STATING THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE TRANSMISSION IT IS THE COMPUTER WHICH HAS TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA OF SC DID DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED NOTHING WRONG W/ COMPUTER IN...
Mileage: 125,000
2000 LEXUS RX300. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEELS SEIZED. *JB
I HAVE 2 LEXUS RX 300. ONE OF THE LEXUS WHICH HAS 127000 MILES SUDDENLY IT WONT GO IN REVERSE AND THEN AFTER FEW TRIES AND PUMPING GAS IT WENT IN REVERSE. IT IS RIGHT NOW WITH LEXUS DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, BUT ARE INVESTIGATING. READING THRU THE WEB LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE SIM...
Mileage: 127,000
2000 LEXUS RX300 WITH 96,600K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LOCKED CAR UP IN BUSY INTERSECTION. NEW INCIDENT, AND A REPAIR WILL COST $5, 000 OR MORE. *TR
Mileage: 96,600
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 84,000 MILES. LEXUS WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS RECEIVED ALL DEALER'S RECOMMENDED SERVICE AT SAME DEALERSHIP EXCEPT THE LAST FEW, WHICH WERE PERFORMED AT ANOTHER LEXUS DEALERSHIP. DEALER WANTS $4,700 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 84,831
I AM ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BEGIN ROLLING WHILE I HAVE ALREADY LEFT THE CAR AND HAVE HAD TO RUSH TO GET BACK IN AND PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM WORRIED THIS WILL HAPPEN AND HURT SOMEONE OR CAUSE DAMAGE. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
I AM ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BEGIN ROLLING WHILE I HAVE ALREADY LEFT THE CAR AND HAVE HAD TO RUSH TO GET BACK IN AND PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM WORRIED THIS WILL HAPPEN AND HURT SOMEONE OR CAUSE DAMAGE. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL KNICKS AND CRACKS ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM SMALL PEBBLES HITTING THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER TIME, THE CRACKS WOULD SPREAD ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED TWICE IN A FIVE YEAR SPAN DUE TO THE...
Mileage: 75,000
2000 RX 300 FWD WITH 95K MILES CROSSING CA HWY1 CAR STARTED MAKING DRAGGING NOISES AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. DOES NOT GO INTO LOW GEARS, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME. TRANSMISSION IS DEAD DUE TO "ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW" ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILDING IT FOR $4000. T...
Mileage: 95,003
IN OCT 2009, NOTICED A SLIP 2000 RX300 TRANSMISSIONS 30MPH. WOULD NOT SLIP OUT OF 1ST GEAR SO WHEN 5 MPH TO GET HOME. HAVE RX300 TOWED TO MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 140,000 MILES. REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
PURCHASED USED RX-300 (YR 2000) IN 2003 AND THE TRANSMISSION DIED SUDDENLY AS I WAS COMING BACK HOME AT 87,000 MILES. THE DEALER FIXED IT FOR FREE, A WEEK LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE LEXUS DEALER IN SILVER SPRING AND ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN THE CAR. TODAY ...
Mileage: 129,450
2000 LEXUS RX 300 WITH 82K MILES HAS BROKEN TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND THE TRANS WENT OUT LAST FRI WHEN SHE WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
2000 RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 121,000 MILES ... DEALER DOES NOT DO REBUILDS, SO QUOTED FOR $4100 A NEW ONE WITHOUT ANY DETAILED INFORMATION ON WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG WITH IT. HAD IT TOWED TO REPUTABLE SPECIALIST, AND WAS TOLD A REBUILD WOULD COST MORE THAN A "RE-MANUFACTURE" ... ...
Mileage: 121,000
RX300 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 96,00 MILES. THEN 6 MONTHS LATER, THE MOTOR NEEDED WORK. THIS IS NOT A QUALITY CAR AS I WAS LED TO BELIEVE. IT HAS COST TOO MUCH OUT OF POCKET MONEY WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED BY HOUSTON NORTHSIDE LEXUS. *TR
Mileage: 9,600
LEXUS RX 300: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT. MY 2000 LEXUS RX 300 IS HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. I'M A MOTHER OF THREE AND USE THE CAR PRIMARILY TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY DOG TO VARIOUS PLACES--I.E. TO SCHOOL, SPORTING EVENTS, CARPOOLING AS ...
Mileage: 93,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 92K MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH HEARD A CLUNK NOISE AND THEN CHATTERING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE LOST FORWARD AND REVERSE AND WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. NEW TRANSMISSION COST $3500. *TR
Mileage: 92,000
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION. SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN CAR BECOMMING ROAD HAZARD. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. YET ANOTHER OF THE HUNDREDS OF SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURES OF THE LEXUS RX300.
Mileage: 110,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 220,000
I PURCHASED A 2000 LEXUS RX 300 7 YEARS AGO FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. LAST WEEK THE TRANSMISSION DIED WITH ONLY 104,000 MILES. IT IS DISTURBING TO ME THAT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLAWED IN ITS ENGINEERING DESIGN AND THAT NO OIL WAS ABL...
Mileage: 104,347
MY PARENTS OWN A 2000 LEXUS RX300. ON THE WAY BACK FROM A WEDDING, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND MY DAD COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. HE HAD TO GO OVER THROUGH A GAS STATION PARKING LOT TO AVOID CARS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. HE SAID THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING HIGH AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. HE WAS ABLE TO...
Mileage: 82,000
I EXPERIENCED AND HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE REVVING ENGINE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA/LEXUS. I HAVE A 2000 (USED) LEXUS SUV AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN THE LOT OF A BUSINESS WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AS I WAS ALLOWING THE CAR TO "CREEP" INTO POSITION BUT HAD I...
Mileage: 69,986
2000 LEXUS RX300. ON 3 OCCASIONS, IN 2006, THE CAR'S GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION - THEREFORE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEXUS DEALER 2 TIMES (THERE ARE RECORDS OF THAT), CALLED THEM ONCE, WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE. AFTER THE 3RD TIME WITH THE PEDAL STICKING, HAD TO...
TRANSMISSION GONE AT 100K *CN
Mileage: 100,000
2000 LEXUS RX3000 KEY ELECTRONICS WHEN KEY IS TURNED OR ON CAR WHILE DRAWINGS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL DUE TO ELECTRONICS MALL FUNCTION. REPORTED TO TOYOTA/LEXUS DEALER WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
2000 RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120K MILE *CN
Mileage: 120,000
9/2009 - ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE INITIALLY PERFORMED NORMALLY, BUT ENGINE SEIZED DURING INTERSTATE DRIVING. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION DETERMINED CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. VEHICLE OUT OF INITIAL WARRANTY. EXTENSION BASED UPON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS EXPIRED 4/2009. NEW ENGINE INSTALLED AT M...
Mileage: 182,000
9/2009 - ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE INITIALLY PERFORMED NORMALLY, BUT ENGINE SEIZED DURING INTERSTATE DRIVING. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION DETERMINED CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. VEHICLE OUT OF INITIAL WARRANTY. EXTENSION BASED UPON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS EXPIRED 4/2009. NEW ENGINE INSTALLED AT M...
Mileage: 182,000
BOUGHT MY 2002 LEXUS RX300 BRAND NEW WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE ON SCHEDULED. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF SLOW/SLIPPAGE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD IT SERVICE/REBUILT BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC. I FOUND OUT ON AN INTERNET LEXUS CLUB FORUM THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE EARLY G...
Mileage: 92,211
MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE LEXUS DEALER COST $4,500 FIX IT. MY CAR WAS THERE COUPLE MONTH AGO FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THEY SAID EVERY THING OK, IT HAD THE OIL CHANGE LAST WEEK. THEY SAID THIS IS THE TRANSMISSION PART PROBLEM EVEN IT HAD THE TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE REGULARLY. *T...
Mileage: 156,000
LEXUS 2000 RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 92,731
DEAR SIR: I AM ONE OF THOSE RX300 2000 LEXUS OWNERS. I HAVE BEEN FAITHFULLY TAKEN MY LEXUS TO THE LEXUS DEALER FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE AND PROBLEM. I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2000 LEXUS WITH 124,000 MILES TO LEXUS FOR MY REGULAR OIL CHANGE.. CHARGING ME BUT FAILURE TO TELL ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING...
Mileage: 124,000
IGNITION STUCK IN ACC POSITION. TURNED OFF CAR NORMALLY WHEN I TRIED TO START IT I WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ACC POSITION INSTEAD OF THE OFF POSITION. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAD TO TOW MY CAR HOME AND ORDER A NEW IGNITION TUMBLER, AND THEN HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2008. HE RECENTLY HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE RPMS DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INT...
Mileage: 75,360
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2008. HE RECENTLY HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE RPMS DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INT...
Mileage: 75,360
2000 AWD LEXUS RX 300.....I LOVE MY CAR , BOUGHT IT USED AT 44,000K, 2002 AND IT HAS BEEN GOOD EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSMISSION, NOW AT 120,000 AND EVERYONE ,DEALER AND LOCAL INDEPENDENTS WANT $4200-$4500, SAYS IT IS THE 'PLANETARY GEARS' IT WASN'T THROWING A CHECKING ENGINE LIGHT,NOR A CODE JUST EVER S...
Mileage: 120,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN LEXUS RX300. *TR
Mileage: 97,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SET IN THE FRONT PUMP SHUTS DOWN THE TRANSMISSION OF HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RENDERS THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE AND DOES NOT LUBRICATE THE TRANSMISSION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISS...
Mileage: 120,000
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AT 101,000. COMPLETE MAINTENANCE RECORDS AVAILABLE. *TR
Mileage: 101,000
TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AT APPROX 121,000 MILES. *TR
AFTER LEAVING HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED. WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. *TR
Mileage: 86,700
AFTER OWNING AND PROPERLY MAINTAINING MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 FOR MANY YEARS IT THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY LOCKED UP ON ME AND MY 2 TODDLERS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS THEN FLAT BEDDED TO A MECHANIC AND I AM CURRENTLY BEING QUOTED SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBU...
Mileage: 103,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 121,399.
Mileage: 121,399
I OWN A 2000 MODEL LEXUS RX 300 WHICH WAS BEEN HAVING ALL SERVICES ON TIME AT LEXUS DEALER AND AT 89K MILE MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN BROKEN. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS A COMMON ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM BY MAY RX 300 OWNER AND SEEMS POSSIBLE RELATED TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. I HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS FOR REPLACE...
Mileage: 89,000
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, WOULD SHIFT WHEN IT SHOULDN'T HAVE, WHEN PUT IN GEAR WOULD DO NOTHING THEN UNEXPECTEDLY LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON GEAR SELECTION. LEXUS DEALER REPLACED TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR
Mileage: 95,243
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT HEARD A SCREECHING SOUND THAT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE SOUND WOULD CEASE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE NOISE. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE OUTER CASING FOR ...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT HEARD A SCREECHING SOUND THAT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE SOUND WOULD CEASE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE NOISE. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE OUTER CASING FOR ...
Mileage: 75,000
2000 RX 300 STARTED HAVING A WHINING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED TO GO UP HILLS WHEN COLD. TRANSMISSION THEN STARTED TO SLIP ON WAY OVER MOUNTAINS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO TOWN AT SLOW SPEED BEFORE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 75,628
MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 STARTED HAVING GEAR SLIPPING PROBLEMS 3 DAYS AGO. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION WON'T GO INTO ANY GEAR REVERSE OR FORWARD. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT HUNDRED OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON LEXUS RX MODELS. OBVIOUSLY, BOTH YOUR ORGANIZATION ...
Mileage: 135,600
MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT ON MY 2000 RX 300 WITH 77K. I HAVE FELT IT SLIP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YRS AS I TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE. NOW IT JUST LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD, FORTUNATELY CLOSE TO MY HOME. I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR FIXED YET AS I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD GO TO AN INDEPEND...
Mileage: 77,000
FAILED TRANSMISSION UNDER 100,000 MILES. HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE, YEAR, ETC WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON MY 200 LEXUS RX 300 AT 70K MILES TRANSMISSION FAILURE REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 70,430
TRANSMISSION GONE ON MY 2000 LEXUS VEHICLE, RX300 MODEL. THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEED FOR A RECALL AS MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION OF PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UP PROPERLY. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
LEXUS RX 300 DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY POPPED INTO 1ST GEAR AND WOULD NOT UP SHIFT. LIMPED THE CAR HOME AND HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO CONTACT DEALER. IT APPEARS MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 136,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 47 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND THEN FELT A JOLT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATE...
Mileage: 100,000
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 2000 LEXUS RS-300. *TR
Mileage: 114,283
I HAVE A 2000 RX300 THAT BROKE DOWN AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY COMING BACK FROM A TRIP 2 HOURS NORTH OF HOME. WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 25MPH BACK TO FAMILY'S HOUSE. AAA TOWED IT THEN TO A MECHANIC. HE TOOK THE PAN OFF AND SAID THERE WAS A LOT OF METAL. IN RESEARCHING THIS THE...
Mileage: 95,000
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY SON IN THE SEAT. THE CAR STOPPED GOING. ALMOST GOT SMASHED BY AN 18 WHEELER. GOT IT TOWED HOME AND FOUND OUT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION! *TR
Mileage: 120,789
THE TRANSSMISION ON MY LUXUS RX 300 FAILED WITH 120,000 MILES. LUXUS WANTED TO PAY 25 % OF THE BILL.($4300). I TOLD THEM THA T A LUXUS CAR SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH THAT LOW MILEAGE. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE A 2000 LEXUS RX300 WITH 124,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED IN THE CAR AFTER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOES NOT INDICATE TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL IN THE CAR, ONLY TO CHECK IT. I HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS LEXUS INTERNET SITES WHICH HAVE STATED THE SAME...
Mileage: 124,000
I HAVE A WELL KEPT 2000 RX300 - TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT. IT WAS ON THE INTERSTATE HEADING OUT OF TOWN FOR CHRISTMAS. IT IS A ONE OWNER CAR. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE. I PAID $4000+ TO GET IT REPLACED. NOT INCLUDING TOWING 150 MILES AND RENTAL CAR. *TR
Mileage: 174,000
WELL TAKEN CARE OF LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWICE. USED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IN 2004 AFTER FIRST FAILURE. SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS GIVEN SUCH AS NEVER SHIFTING GEARS QUICKLY WHEN BACKING UP AND TO PUT INTO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED... AGAIN. THE USED TRANSMISSION HELPS TO PROVE ...
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES ON 2000 RX-200. RAN FINE UNTIL IT STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED (INCLUDING THE CASE). COST $4500.00. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
WELL TAKEN CARE OF 2000 LEXUS RX300 HAS FAILED TRANSMISSION. COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT AS WENT OUT ON BUSY ROAD WITH NO NOTICE. 100K PREDOMINANTLY HIGHWAY MILES. VERY WELL CARED FOR, ONE OWNER VEHICLE. NEW TRANSMISSION COST EQUALS $4000 PER DEALER CALL. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GO OUT ON A WELL CA...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAS ONLY 93,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED YESTERDAY. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROX. 55,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS TRANSMISSION ...
Mileage: 93,000
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2000 LEXUS RX 300 AFTER LESS THAN 9 YEARS AND 106,000 MILES. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. LEXUS IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4000. *TR
Mileage: 106,000
BOUGHT THIS 2000 RX 300 5 MONTHS AGO TRANSMISSION IS BURNED OUT APPROXIMATE COST IS $5,000.00. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
LUXURY 2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 100K MILES, COST $4K-$5K FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
BAD LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT 145,000 MI. NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE AT ABOUT 160,000 MIS. TOOK CAR THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER $200 OF DIAGNOSTICS AND 3 DAYS THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES GO INTO OVERDRIVE AND SOMETIME IT WILL NOT CAUSING T...
Mileage: 165,000
2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 104,000 MILES. COST TO REPLACE, INCLUDING LABOR IS $3,976.00. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 WENT OUT AROUND 135,000 MILES; THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT IN APRIL 2006 AND RECENTLY WENT OUT AGAIN AROUND FEBRUARY OF 2008. I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THIS IS A REAL SAD SITUATION THAT A LUXURY CAR DOES NOT LAS...
Mileage: 135,000
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE. I TRIED SHIFTING TO OTHER GEAR POSITIONS BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WON'T MOVE. FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED ON ME, I DON NOT KNOW IF IT OCCURRED BEFORE TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. BOUGHT THE 2000 LEXUS RX 300 IN 2004 A...
Mileage: 85,600
TRANSMISSION ON 2000 LEXUS RX300 IS RUINED AT 110,000 MILES AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT, ACCORDING TO THE LEXUS DEALER. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAID NO TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES ARE NECESSARY, YET WITH THE FAILURE THE DEALER WROTE ON THE RECEIPT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED IN A TIMELY MA...
Mileage: 110,000
THERE IS A FORUM ON EDMUNDS.COM WITH POSTINGS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THEIR LEXUS RX300'S. I ASKED FOR HELP BACK IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER OF 2007 AND HAVE SINCE HAD MY PROBLEM FIXED FOR N/C BY LEXUS. APPARENTLY OTHERS ARE NOT AS LUCKY.
Mileage: 100,000
2000 RX 300 FAILING TRANSMISSION. STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS WHEN COLD, NOW SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY AND SPUTTERS WHILE IDLING. MECHANIC SAYS WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT I'M AFRAID FIXING THE TRANSMISSION IS JUST TREATING THE SYMPTOMS OF A DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Mileage: 109,000
2000 LEXUS RX300 WITH AWD TRANSMISSION HAD VERY HARD SHIFTS,AND WOULDN'T EVEN SHIFT INTO REVERSE. TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND THEY OPENED IT UP AND TOLD ME I NEED COMPLETE PLANETARY SET GEARS,AND CHARGED ME $1300 TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. STILL PROBLEM CONTINUED,TOOK IT TO WORLD WIDE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ...
Mileage: 115,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN LOSING POWER AND SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Mileage: 110,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE LEXUS RX300 2000 WITH ONLY 73K MILES ON CAR. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED BY DEALER UP TO THIS POINT. REBUILT TRANSMISSION CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED AT A COST OF 3,800 TO 4,000 DOLLARS BY VALLEY TRANSMISSION. PLANETARY GEARS COMPLETELY BROKEN IN TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE HU...
Mileage: 73,000
LOSS OF POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH LEXUS RX300 2000. *TR
Mileage: 108,000
LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILING. MAKING NOISE. HAVE HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
LEXUS 2000 RX300 OIL GEL PROBLEM THAT IS REQUIRING A REBUILT ENGINE AND AT THE SAME TIME MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND I AM BEING TOLD IT WILL COST $5,000. THIS VEHICLE HAS 106,000 MILES BUT TWO CATASTROPHIC FAILURES. *TR
Mileage: 106,000
THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IT JUST HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN TO OVER DRIVE. *TR
Mileage: 118,000
TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR OR FAILS TO ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR FROM PARK. CAR SLOWS SUDDENLY OR FAILS TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 148K, TRANSMISSION JUMPED FROM GEARS AND FAILED TO MOVE. NO WARNING SIGNS. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND STILL OWE AND HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND IT APPEAR AS THOUGH THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN PROCESS. *TR
Mileage: 148,000
LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 68,000 MILES AND 7.5 YEARS OLD. *TR
Mileage: 66,610
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2000 LEXUS RX-300 AWD WITH 110,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A VERY BUSY 3-LANE HIGHWAY, I STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WITH A NUMBER OF CARS BEHIND ME. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT THE INTERSECTION, WAITING FOR CARS TO CLEAR, WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH, THE CA...
Mileage: 110,000
RX300 FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE FROM PARK IN OCTOBER 2007. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALER INSOFAR AS NO LOCAL LEXUS DEALER IN BEND, OREGON. FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. PROBLEM RETURNED 4 MONTHS LATER AT 2,000 MILES INTO THE NEW ATF, WITH OCCASIONAL FAILURE IN DRIVE GEAR. 4/9/08 VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN ...
Mileage: 66,610
THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2000 LEXUS RX 300 HAS FAILED COMPLETELY AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION ON LEXUS RX 300. DEALERS REFUSAL TO STEP UP TO PAY FOR AN ORIGINALLY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, AND REQUEST TO PAY $4500 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. LEXUS' REFUSAL TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF A WIDESPREAD ISSUE ON AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. LEXUS DENIAL...
Mileage: 129,000
DROVE MY LEXUS RX300 TO LAKE TAHOE. IT WAS 28 DEGREES AS I ENTERED THE TAHOE AREA. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAIN TO SLIP, NOT MAINTAINING ENGAGEMENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE HOTEL BUT ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER REGISTERING I TRIED TO DRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. IT WAS NOW 24 DEGREES. I TR...
Mileage: 97,000
WHILE DRIVING MY RX300 THE VEHICLE RPM STARTED GOING HIGHER THAN NORMAL. I COULD ONLY DRY THE VEHICLE LOCALLY SINCE DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT. WHEN I DRIVE IT A 40MPH THE RPMS ARE AT 3 RPM. I SEARCH TO SEE IF HAS BEEN A RECALL OR IF THE LEXUS CORPORATION IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY IN THIS...
Mileage: 137,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
HELLO RECENTLY I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY LEXUS RX300 HATCH BACK DOOR COMING LOOSE. FIRST, THE BOLT THAT HOLDS ONE OF THE HYDRAULIC CYLIDER THAT WERE USED TO KEEP THE DOOR OPEN BROKE, AND THEN THE HANDLE THAT OPENS THE HATCHBACK DOOR BROKE AND SHOT CLOSED. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS HOLDING THE DOOR ...
MY 2000 LEXUS RX 300 STARTED SHIFTING FUNNY ON DECEMBER 4TH. WE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC ON DECEMBER 5TH AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES AND AM NOW OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. ...
Mileage: 104,000
THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING ON A 300 MILE TRIP TO SEE FAMILY, OUR LEXUS RX 300 LOST THE TRANSMISSION AT 86,000 MILES AND RUINED OUR ENTIRE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH CORPORATE LEXUS THEY HAVE DECIDED EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE PUT OUR A TSB AND ARE WELL AWARE OF THE TRANSAXLE FAILUR...
Mileage: 88,000
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. CAR COULD NOT BE PLACED IN GEAR, HAD TO BE TOWED. LEXUS SAID THAT 120K MILES WAS THE LIFE SPAN OF THE TRANSMISSION AND WANTED TO CHARGE $5,400 FOR REPAIR. CAR HAD ONLY BEEN SERVICE BY LEXUS SINCE PURCHASE, LAST SERVICE ...
Mileage: 120,000
FAILED TRANSMISSION. *TR
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 107,055
2000 LEXUS RX 300 AWD: THE TONE RING ON THE RIGHT REAR DRIVE AXLE CRACKED CAUSING A FALSE READING TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, THE CRACKED RING WOULD NOT TURN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AXLE CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO THINK THAT THE AFFECTED AXLE WAS NO LONGER TUNING THEREFORE ACTIVATING THE ABS SYSTE...
Mileage: 85,000
MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 WITH LESS THAN 72,000 ORIGINAL OWNER MILES ON IT HAD SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER EXITING MY DRIVEWAY GATE AND STOPPING, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE GATE (THE END OF THE DRIVE IS SLOPED UPHILL) AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR WAS IN NEUT...
Mileage: 71,813
2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE FAILED AT 79,780 MILES AND THE REPLACEMENT FAILED AFTER 140 MILES! THE CONSUMER STATED ENGINE REVS OKAY BUT NO POWER TO WHEELS. THE CONSUMER STATED HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID FAILED.
Mileage: 79,780
LEXUS RX-300 YR2000 (TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS). *TR
Mileage: 126,000
2000 LEXUS RX 300 WITH BACK DOOR LOCK PROBLEM CUSTOMER STATES THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM**CC THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS A DEFECT WITH THE REAR DOOR OF THE VEHICLE IT WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY OR REMOTE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR....
CAR HAS 94,000 MILES AND HAS RECEIVED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE 90K SERVICE TWO MONTHS AGO. NO IMPENDING PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED BY DEALER. CAR MADE CLINGING/HESITATION WHEN LEAVING STOP SIGN 2-3 TIMES. PARKED CAR AND STOPPED ENGINE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE. SHIFTED TO ...
Mileage: 94,500
FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WILL READ THE WRONG READING AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STANDING AT A QUARTER OF A TANK AND SUDDENLY WHEN NEXT TIME VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE INDICATOR WILL JUMP TO 3 QUATERS FULL , AND IT CREATED MISS JUDGEMENT...
BOUGHT 2000 LEXUS RX300. 85,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION IS SHOT! *TR
Mileage: 85,350
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 92,000
SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND STARTED TO MOVE WHEN I NOTICED A FEELING LIKE I WAS ON ICE. A SLIGHT SLIP, THEN I MOVED. NOT EVEN A HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT NO MOVEMENT AT ALL! MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 85,000 MILES!!! *JB
TL*- WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS AT 15 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY TRIED TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD COVER THE VE...
Mileage: 76,500
MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION HAS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT @ 90,000 MILES. I HAVE SPENT $3000.+ FOR REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THAT RECALL WOULD RESTORE FAITH IN THE NAME OF QUALITY FOR LEXUS. BE HONEST. *NM
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON A 2000 LEXUS RX 300 FAILED. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE O...
Mileage: 76,000
FAILED TRANSMISSION AFTER 90,000 MILES ON A $50,000 LEXUS RX 300.*JB
Mileage: 90,000
TL* - ON 12-22-06 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH TRANSMISSION DROPPED TO FIRST GEAR AND WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON SCHEDULE. THE CONTACT CURRENTLY HAS VEHICLE AT THE REPAIR FACILITY. *AK UPDATED 2/27/200...
Mileage: 95,000
PURCHASED 2000 LEXUS RX300. SERVICED BY DEALER AT ALL RECOMMENDED TIMES. ONE PREVIOUS OWNER PRIOR TO ME. AT APPROXIMATELY 125,000 MILES. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DIAGNOSTIC DONE. NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. HOW CAN THEY BE ALLOWED TO SELL DEFECTIVE PR...
Mileage: 138,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 120,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, VEHICLE CONTROL WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDING WITH A PARKED VEHICLE. A PIECE OF METAL WAS OBSERVED ON THE GROUND AFTER THE IN...
Mileage: 85,000
AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF FEELING OCCASIONAL SLIPPAGE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN OF MY 2000 RX300 (118K MILES), I HAD MY LOCAL MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT. HE DROVE TESTED IT, CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS, VISUALLY INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE, U-JOINTS ETC AND COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. TODAY WITH NO FURTHER...
Mileage: 118,000
EARLY FAILURE OF PLANETARY GEAR SET IN LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILING IN MORNING TRAFFIC IN BUSY STREET. *JB
Mileage: 86,000
THIS IS AN LEXUS RX300 2000 EDITION; THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT STARTED WITH AN UNTRACEABLE PROBLEM IN WHICH THE REAR TAIL BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING; LATER ON, THE TWO MAIN HEAD-LAMPS STOPPED WORKING; FUSES HAVE BEEN CHANGED, BULBS HAVE CHANGED, BUT NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND....
Mileage: 100,000
MILEAGE 75000 AWD RX300 COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION PUMP. LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND MANUVERABILITY => DANGEROUS CAR WAS 100% MAINTAINED BY A LEXUS DEALER WEB REVEALED MANY SIMILAR FAILURES FIRST TIME TOYOTA TRIED TO USE A LIFETIME TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT DID NOT WORK!!!!*JB
Mileage: 75,000
I TOOK MY LEXUS 2000 BECAUSE IT SHIMMIED BADLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOOSEN THE NUT BECAUSE THE WHOLE CYLINDER DISC ASSY WAS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THEY HAVE TO SAW IT OFF. THE BRAKE PAD COULD NOT EVEN MOVE, THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE ARM THAT CONNECT BRAKING. I WAS NEVER WARNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 70,914
LIFTGATE OPENS DUE TO RUST IN BALL STUD ATTACHED TO BODY. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE LIFTGATE CAN FALL OFF DUE TO RSUT IN BALL STUD AND HINGE HARDWARE FOR LIFTGATE - 2000 LEXUS RX 300
DT: VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A HONDA DEALER IN TEXAS, BANXTEN HONDA. VEHICLE WAS JUST OUT OF THE FOUR YEAR WARRANT., HOWEVER, IT HAD POWER TRAIN WARRANTY LEFT. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. VEHICLE PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT...
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY IN DALLAS US75 GOING ABOUT 65 MY LEXUS RX300 LOST FORWARD ACCELERATION AS CARS ZOOMED PAST ME, THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON AS I MANAGED TO SAFELY EXIT ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS OR A BROKEN BELT, BUT F...
Mileage: 120,215
I PURCHASED A 2000 TOYOTA SUV. AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD THE VEHICLE GO INTO SUDDEN COMPLETE IRREPERABLE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. IT HAD BEEN A "RECALL", OR SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THE ITEM WAS A "GEL" PROBLEM (OR SLUDGE) WITH THE OIL IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE CAR. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS...
Mileage: 62,500
WE PURCHASED A 2000 LEXUS RX300 WITH A V-6 IN APRIL 2003 WITH 36,000 MILES. WE HAVE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REBUILT DUE TO SLUDGE PROBLEMS AT 31,000. WE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 5,000 - 7,500 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN OIL RELATED ENGINE PROBLEM IN 28 YEARS OF DRIVING AND HAVE N...
Mileage: 60,815
AFTER APPROXIMATELY 62,000 ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, AND I REATTEMPTED TO USE MY LOCAL SHOP 3 TIMES I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM IS THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR/METER. THIS SEEMS VERY PREMATURE FOR ...
Mileage: 40
CONSUMER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS BRIEFLY WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT.*MR AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HIT A ROAD SIGH WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK. THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS HEAD HIT THE MOON ROOF AND SHATTERED THE GLASS. AS A RESULT THOUSANDS OF GLASS SHARDS BECAME EMBEDDED INTO THE CONSUMER'S SCALP. ...
PROBLEMS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN 2000 LEXUS 300.*MR WITHIN THREE MONTH OF THE CONSUMER TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THREE INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TRADED THE...
REAR SUSPENSION BROKEN UPON IMPACT WITH ROAD DEBRIS.*MR THE VEHICLE TRAVELED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND WOBBLED. THE REAR CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS THE OLD PART IN HIS POSSESSION. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS WERE MADE OF THIN TUBING, APPROXIMATELY .6 INCHES I...
Mileage: 79,600
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN A PARKING GARAGE, MY CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CRASHING INTO THE CONCRETE WALL. BOTH AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED, FILLING CAR WITH SMOKE AND LEAVING DRIVER'S ARM WITH SOME KIND OF BURN AND SCABBING. DRIVER'S KNEES HIT DASHBOARD FORCEFULLY.*AK
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN A GARAGE, MY LEXUS RX300 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. BOTH FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED.
Mileage: 47,075
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SLUDGING. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE SPA AND HAD A USED ENGINE INSTALLED. LEXUS REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE I PERFORM MY OWN MAINTENANCE
Mileage: 109,000
RESOLVING OIL SLUDGE REPAIR PROBLEM ON USED RX 300 WITH THIRD PARTY LEXUS DEALER--CAR BROKE DOWN ON 1200 MILE ROAD TRIP. LEXUS PAID FOR RENTAL CAR FOR RETURN TRIP. REPAIR IS UNDER WARRANTY. MY PROBLEM IS THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM MUST HAVE KNOWN THIS PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THESE VEHICLES AN...
Mileage: 56,370
TRAVELING 60 MPH ON MERIT PKY CONNECTICUT, THE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF A BLOWN GASKET IN THE TRANSFER BOX TO THE REAR WHEEL DRIVE. THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND CAR SKIDDED 150 FT AND SPUN. A MIRACLE NO CARS OR BARRIERS WERE HIT. MOTHER SUFFERED NERVE DAMAGE FROM BEING TWISTED. HAD CAR TOWED DIRECTLY TO...
Mileage: 41,000
AIR BAGS FAILED TO INFLATE AFTER VEHICLE WAS HIT VIOLENTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE/FRONT RIGHT QUARTER PANEL. VEHICLE ROLLED, STILL NOT INFLATING ANY AIR BAGS. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURY . SEAT BELTS WERE USED.*AK
Mileage: 26,000
VEHICLE OVERTURNED 3 TIMES DUE TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BREAKING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
MY WIFE NOTICED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AS SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. SHE CALLED ME ON THE CELL PHONE AND WE TOOK THE CAR TO LEXUS OF CLEARWATER. I RECIEVED A PHONE CALL SAYING THEY HAD DETECTED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THEY MIGHT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE...
Mileage: 36,000
2000 LEXAS RX 300 CAR SKIDED ON ICE AND FLIPPED OVER WHEN TRYING TO CORREST THE SKID
CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND HAS BEEN INSPECTED 3 TIMES, WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT ENGAGES AND GOES TO THE FLOOR, AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE BRAKE WILL RE-ENGAGE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT IF THE BRAKE...
FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WILL READ THE WRONG READING AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AKTHE FUEL GAUGE WAS STANDING AT A QUARTER OF A TANK. CONSUMER HAD NO IDEA THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. *JG
THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, IT HAS LOOSENED 4 TO 5 INCHES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING. CONSUMER HAD A REAR END COLLISION, AND SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD. SAME SEATBELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND CHEST IN...
THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, IT HAS LOOSENED 4 TO 5 INCHES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING. CONSUMER HAD A REAR END COLLISION, AND SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD. SAME SEATBELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND CHEST IN...
THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, IT HAS LOOSENED 4 TO 5 INCHES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING. CONSUMER HAD A REAR END COLLISION, AND SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD. SAME SEATBELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND CHEST IN...
SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR (2/2000) THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS INTERMITTENTLY LOOSENED 4-6 INCHES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS WHILE BRAKING. THE SEATBELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2X, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SEATBELT LOOSENING. THE FA...
OVER THE LAST 10-11 MONTHS VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. VEHICLE TRAVELLING 25MPH, WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED, PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER A FEW SECONDS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER 3 TIMES, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. CONS...
THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS USUALLY GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH AND THE BRAKE IS ALREADY ENGAGED WHEN IT FAILS. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND A FEW SECONDS LATER RE-ENGAGES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT GONE THROUGH ANY STANDING WATER, THE ROADS HAVE BEEN DRY AND THERE HAS NO...
ENGINE HAS A JELL LIKE BUILDUP AND VALVES KNOCK. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK
CAR'S ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER WHEN THE CAR WAS IN A GARAGE AFTER 5 DAYS OF NO USE. *AK
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A NORMAL SERVICE, AND WAS IMFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT I HAD A SLUDGE BUILDUP. THEY TRIED TO BLAME ME FOR IT BY SAYING THAT IT WAS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR. I DISPUTED THIS SINCE I HAD RECEIPTS TO SHOW I HAD THE CAR SERVICED WITHIN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME REQUIRED BY ...
WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE, AND VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE. THIS PROGRESSED TO CLICKING AND SQUEALING ASSOCIATED WITH SMELL OF FIRE, LIKE ROTORS WERE GRINDING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY LUBED THE BRAKES, AND PIVOTED POINTS. THIS STOPPED THE...
WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE, AND VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE. THIS PROGRESSED TO CLICKING AND SQUEALING ASSOCIATED WITH SMELL OF FIRE, LIKE ROTORS WERE GRINDING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY LUBED THE BRAKES, AND PIVOTED POINTS. THIS STOPPED THE...
SHORTLY AFTER I PUCHASED MY VEHICLE I BEGAN HAVING FLAT TIRES AT 1200,1700 AND 2018 MILES. WHEN THE TIRES WENT FLAT, THEY WERE OFF THE RIM FLAT, DUE TO THE SOFT CONSTRUCTION FOR THE RUBBER FOR THE LUXURY RIDE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED WITH REPLACEMENTS. AT OR A...
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK ,AND AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS CONSUMER NOTICE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING DIFFERENTLY. TOOK BACK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND, THEY STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKES. ON AUGUST 15, 2001 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. *AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKES. ON AUGUST 15, 2001 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. *AK
EVEN THOUGH THE OIL ON MY RX 300 WAS CHANGED 2,700 MILES AGO, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED ENGINE SLUDGE IN THE 3.0, 6 CYLINDER. LEXUS IS TRYING TO BLAME IT ON ME FOR NOT CHANGING THE OIL AT THEIR DEALERS. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $500.00 JUST TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT THE INTERNAL DAMAGE IS AND THEN ANYWHERE FROM ...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. SHE HAPPENED TO LOOK OUT OF MIRROR AND NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. BRIDGESTONE/ FIRESTONE .*AK
BRIDGESTONE, DUELER HT 687, P225/70R16 DOT ELWA, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, LEXUS RX 300 WITH 25000 MILES. FIRST BLOWOUT ON LEFT REAR TIRE OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY, 2001 AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SECOND BLOWOUT ON RIGHT REAR TIRE OCCURRED ON 12 AUGUST, 2001 AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NO ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUM...
INSPITE OF CHANGING THE OIL WITHIN WARRANTY GUIDELINES, MY RX 300 DEVELOPED ENGINE SLUDGE IN THE 3.0 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET DISCLOSED THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE RX 300 AND OTHER TOYOTO CARS, LIKE THE SIENNA, HAVE DEVELOPED ENGINE SLUDGE EVEN WITH TIMELY OIL CHANGES..THROUGH TH...
I EXPERIENCED AROUND 15,000 MILEAGE A NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VERY SIMILAR TO THE ROAD SURFACE CHANGING FROM SMOOTH TO ROUGH. I ASSUMED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR SERVICE THAT THE BRAKES/BRAKE SYSTEM HAD BEEN ADJUSTED AND THAT IT WAS NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE NOISE AS I CONTINUED TO DRI...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HEARD AND EXPLOSION IN REAR PASSENGER DOOR. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS SPEAKER THAT EXPLODED. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A REMEDY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, REAR SPEAKER EXPLODED SENDING THE PLASTIC COVER OF THE SPEAKER ACROSS THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGING THE REAR DOOR. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO HAS NO IDEA WHY THIS HAPPENED.*AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE AND HIT A POLE, GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE TORQUED UP AND ACCELERATED FORWARD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL, CONSUMER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
TIRE BLEW OUT; SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/70)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/70 )
WHEN CHANGING LANES STEERING WHEEL WENT INTO OPPOSITE DIRECTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THROTTLE WAS STICKING. SPEAKER FAILED. CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN RIGHT FR...
WHEN CHANGING LANES STEERING WHEEL WENT INTO OPPOSITE DIRECTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THROTTLE WAS STICKING. SPEAKER FAILED. CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN RIGHT FR...
WHEN CHANGING LANES STEERING WHEEL WENT INTO OPPOSITE DIRECTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THROTTLE WAS STICKING. SPEAKER FAILED. CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN RIGHT FR...
WHEN CHANGING LANES STEERING WHEEL WENT INTO OPPOSITE DIRECTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THROTTLE WAS STICKING. SPEAKER FAILED. CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN RIGHT FR...
THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE (GLOVE BOX AND/OR DASHBOARD) WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AT AROUN 5-30MPH. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50-65MPH, IF THE REAR WINDOWS ARE OPEN (FRONT WINDOWS CLOSED) THE AIR FLOW INTO THE CAR CAUSES A TERRIBLE "WIND FLAPPING" NOISE (UNBEARABLE TO EAR...
THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE (GLOVE BOX AND/OR DASHBOARD) WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AT AROUN 5-30MPH. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50-65MPH, IF THE REAR WINDOWS ARE OPEN (FRONT WINDOWS CLOSED) THE AIR FLOW INTO THE CAR CAUSES A TERRIBLE "WIND FLAPPING" NOISE (UNBEARABLE TO EAR...
CENTURY MODEL 4525 WVS - APPARENTLY THIS SEAT WAS RECALLED. WHEN IT WAS RECALLED THE MANUFACTURER DATES MENTIONED APPARENTLY WERE 9/95-5/96. WE THOUGHT THIS RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO OUR SEAT BECAUSE THE DATE THAT APPEARS AFTER OUR MODEL NUMBER IS 061197. WE JUST WENT IN FOR A POLICE INSPECTION O...
AT 40 MPH OR ABOVE, WITH THE SUN ROOF OPENED, THE AIR ENTERING THE VEHICLE MAKES THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKE AND CREATES A LOUD AIR NOISE WHICH WILL HURT YOUR EARS. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER & THE MANUFACTURER. THEY BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON EACH & EVERY RX-300. IT ALSO OCCURS ...
IF THE WIRELESS REMOTE IS USED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AND A PERSON IN IT, THEN AFTER 30 SECONDS THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND THE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE IS TRAPPED. NONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES OR WINDOWS WILL OPERATE. *AK
IF THE WIRELESS REMOTE IS USED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AND A PERSON IN IT, THEN AFTER 30 SECONDS THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND THE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE IS TRAPPED. NONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES OR WINDOWS WILL OPERATE. *AK
IF THE WIRELESS REMOTE IS USED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AND A PERSON IN IT, THEN AFTER 30 SECONDS THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND THE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE IS TRAPPED. NONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES OR WINDOWS WILL OPERATE. *AK
UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT PRESSED DOOR LOCKS AND SHUT THE DOOR. BUT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE'S KEYS, AFTER 30 SECONDS, ALARM WENT OFF, AND THE OCCUPANT COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO BREAK A WINDOW IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT PRESSED DOOR LOCKS AND SHUT THE DOOR. BUT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE'S KEYS, AFTER 30 SECONDS, ALARM WENT OFF, AND THE OCCUPANT COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO BREAK A WINDOW IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK