2001 Lexus RX300 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN INCREASE IN RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2001 LEXUS RX 300. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET ON INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES ON DRIVE TRAIN AND VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOOKED AT MONTHS EARLIER TO FIX POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT DISCOVER ANYTHING UNUSUAL AND SAID VEHICLE WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT AND LEFT MY CHILDREN AND ME STRANDED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. REAL DANGEROUS!!! I THINK VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. SHE THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY LOUD THUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS APPLIED. TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WHILE GOING HOME FROM WORK. WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE FROM LIGHT INTO NEARBY PARKING LOT. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK FROM THERE. TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS RARE OCCASION AND THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. HAVE LEARNED SINCE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED QUITE FREQUENTLY. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 97,800 MILES. A COST OF AROUND $3957 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND SHIFTER IN "DRIVE". WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN I APPLIES GAS AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE WITH THE SHIFTER STILL IN THE DRIVE POSITION. TRANSMISSION WILL NEED REPLACING. REPAIRING DEALER ADVISED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 FWD WENT OUT AT 142,000 MILES. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASE NEW FROM A LEXUS DEALER AND SERVICED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SERVICE MANUAL, AT THE SAME DEALER. MOST RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AT 135,000 MILES AND ALL WAS FINE. ON JAN. 8 THE CAR WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE ENGINE REVVED CLOSE TO RED LINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER JUST BEFORE ENTERING A TUNNEL. TRANSMISSION FLUID LOOKS FINE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I'VE BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5000+ FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

2001 RX3000 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 178,000 MILES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT OFF-RAMP OF HIGHWAY STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF RAMP AND ALMOST CAUSING CRASH AND WAS REPLACED TO THEN FAIL AGAIN AT 192,000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS MOVING ABOUT 40 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR

FAULTY LEXUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE BY MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN HAS CAUSED AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO THE CAR AND I CANNOT GET ANY HELP FROM LEXUS. WHY HASN'T NHTSA INVESTIGATED LEXUS FOR PUTTING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR....DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST? *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 FAILED WITH A LITTLE OVER 108K MILES. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD TROUBLE GETTING IT IN REVERSE 2 DAYS BEFORE - THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. THEN I HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT FOR 2 DAYS. ON 8/16 IT STARTED FINE, SO I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. TWICE ON THE WAY THERE, IT JERKED & HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP - I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I AM THE 2ND OWNER - I BOUGHT IT IN 2003 WITH 41,462 MILES ON IT. IT WAS LEXUS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. THE CAR FAX REPORT NOTED THE ORIGINAL OWNER REGISTERED IT AS PRIVATE/PERSONAL USE & NO ISSUES WERE NOTED. I HAVE HAD ALL SERVICE DONE BY THE DEALER, EXCEPT THE LAST OIL CHANGE. I'VE ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 9K MILES PER YEAR, DRIVE IT RESPONSIBLY & HAVE NEVER TOWED WITH IT. VERY FRIGHTENING THAT I HAD FEW SYMPTOMS, AND NO WARNING LIGHT TO ALERT ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM. LEXUS DEALER WANTS $4,300 TO REPLACE IT WITH A LEXUS REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOT DECIDED WHAT TO DO. I'M SEEING LOTS OF INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUT HOW BAD THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE, AND THEY OFTEN NEED REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. SCARES ME TO KNOW I COULD REPLACE IT, HAVE IT FAIL & PERHAPS BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM A REALTOR & FRIGHTENING THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH CLIENTS IN MY VEHICLE. MY EXPECTATIONS OF LEXUS QUALITY & SAFETY HAVE NOT BEEN MET. *TR

2001 LEXUS RX 300 - TRANSMISSION FAILURE APPEARS TO BE COMMON. MINE WENT OUT ABOUT 1 YR AGO. CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT WITH MORE DEPENDABLE PARTS. I DON'T HAVE THE OLD PARTS. THE SHOP I WENT TO SAID THEY FREQUENTLY HAVE THEM IN WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

2001 LEXUS RX300 IN TOWN DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEELS SEEMED TO BE LOCKED UP, ANY SPEED ABOVE A CRAWL WAS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG VIBRATIONS AND LOUD NOISE. BARELY MADE IT HOME WITH EMERGENCY FLASHER ON AND CRAWLING ALONG. AFTER PARKING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LOOKED COCKEYED AND AN UPPER ROD TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD DETACHED. WILL GET AAA TO TAKE IT TO A LEXUS DEALER TOMORROW. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60K MILES. JUST GLAD I WASN'T ON A FREEWAY OR FAR FROM HOME, BUT WAS SURPRISED AND SHAKEN BY THIS. *TR

2001 LEXUS RX300 WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR TOTALLY WENT OUT OF GEAR AT 50MPH WITH NO WARNING. TOWED AND FOUND OUT THAT WOULD NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION AS ONE OF THE PLANETARY GEARS LOST BEARINGS AND CHEWED UP THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT LEXUS ACTING AT ALL. *TR

1. MAY18TH, 2010 ON MY WAY TO WORK THE LEXUS RX 300, 2001, 98K STALLED AND THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT EITHER IN D OR IN R. THE TRANSMISSION DIED. 2. NO SIGN OF FAILURE OR SYMPTOM BEFORE THAT 3. I CALLED A LOCAL SHOP SPECIALIZED IN TRANSMISSION TO TOW IT TO THE SHOP. THE COST TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION IS 2800$. I WENT TO LEXUS DEALER AND ASK FOR A REPLACEMENT (LEXUS DOES NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSION). IT COSTS 5000$ OR MORE. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I'D LIKE TO COMPLAIN AND REQUEST LEXUS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTS FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A LEXUS RX 300 AND HAD EXITED THE FREEWAY. I PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTLY TO DECREASE MY SPEED BUT INSTEAD, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. I THEN STEPPED ON THE BRAKE FULLY BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. I TRIED TO SLOW THE CAR BY SHIFTING THE GEARS...TRIED NEUTRAL, L1, L2, AND EVEN REVERSE BUT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS GOING AT HIGH SPEEDS, UNABLE TO STOP, AND VERY SCARED AS I WAS ON A STREET WITH MANY LIGHTS. AFTER PASSING THROUGH A RED LIGHT, I TURNED THE CAR INTO THE CURB AND DRAGGED THE WHEELS AGAINST THE CURB UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HIT ANOTHER CAR OR PEOPLE THROUGH TWO INTERSECTIONS. THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT 3:55PM, MAY 12, 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND AT THIS TIME, IT IS STILL UNDER EVALUATION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS CAR HAS DEMONSTRATED ANY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OR FAILURE OF BRAKES TO STOP ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE ACCELERATED FROM A TRAFFIC STOP AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95577. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95780.

2001 LEXUS RX300. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN SURGE INTO REVERSE CAUSING A CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TGW

2001 LEXUS 300RX WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR FROM OIL. ALSO CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BATTERY WILL DIE IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR A WEEK OR MORE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS BACKING INTO HIS PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SURGED IN REVERSE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78000.

WHEN DRIVING ON AN ALMOST FLAT FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON 70-75, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM GOES VERY VERY HIGH EVEN THOUGH THE SPEED DOES NOT GO HIGH. AT THE TIME THE EVENT IS HAPPENING, I PUSH THE BRAKE TO TAKE IT OF THE CRUISE, THE RPM COME DOWN IMMEDIATELY TO NORMAL. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CRUISE AND DECIDED NOT TO USE IT ANYMORE BUT AFTER THE TOYOTA'S EVENTS WITH ACCELERATION I FIGURED THAT THIS MAY ALSO BE A RELATED ELECTRONIC DEFECT IN LEXUS. MY CAR IS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. *TR

2000 LEXUS RX 300 (THIS IS A TOYOTA CAMRY ENGINE IN A LEXUS BODY) CAR TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE INTO HIGH GEARS 3 & 4 FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING, PREVENTING ACCELERATION. LEXUS OF NORWOOD, MA REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. 5,000 MILES LATER THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS DOING THE SAME THING, AFTER A WEEK THEY FINALLY GAVE IT BACK TO AND SAID IT WAS REPAIRED BUT NOT WHAT THEY HAD TO FIX AND WERE VERY SKETCHY, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FINALLY THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN TOLD IN LOW TONES SO NOT TO BE HEARD THAT IT WAS COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND THAT;S WHY THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME. SO THEY REPLACED AN ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT 48000 MILES INCORRECTLY WHEN ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS DO A SOFTWARE BUG FIX. I THINK THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER PREVENTED ACCELERATION BUT COULD PROBABLY ALSO CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THEY DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THEIR SOFTWARE RUNNING THESE ENGINES AND DON'T WANT TO ADMIT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

LEXUS 2001 LX300 SENSORS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2001 LEXUS RX 300 SOMETIMES STICKS. I WAS NOT TOO CONCERNED UNTIL THE RECALL OF OTHER TOYOTA PRODUCTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR THE MOST PART, THE PEDAL STICKS IN THE IDLE POSITION SO IT HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM. THE FREQUENCY OF STICKING CAN BE DESCRIBED AS INFREQUENT, OCCURRING ON 10 TO 20 OCCASIONS OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. *TR

CAR WAS BEING PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY WENT TO MAX ACCELERATION JUMPING THE CURB. THE CARS FORWARD ACCELERATION WAS STOPPED BY LARGE DECORATIVE ROCK IN THE PARKING MEDIAN STRIP. CAR ENDED UP RESTING ON THE ROCK. CAR WAS TURNED OFF BY KEY. THIS IS THE ONLY OCCURRENCE OF THIS SURGE ACCELERATION THE CAR HAS EXHIBITED TO DATE. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT AUTOMOTIVE SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS. CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT DRIVE SHAFT AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE, BUT WAS DRIVABLE TO NEARBY AUTOSHOP AFTER BEING JACKED OFF ROCK BY TOW TRUCK.*TR

OK I BOUGHT A LEXUS RX300 1/08/10 WAS CONSTRICTED IN DRIVING IT DUE TO THE SNOW STORMS HITTING THE NORTHEAST. I GOT THE CAR WITH 128,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW IT HAS 129,095. I GO TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL TODAY AND WHILE ON A BACK HIGHWAY DOING 45-50 MPH MY CAR LOOSES POWER AND I HAVE TO STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND PUSH IT OFF. I GO TO TRY AND MOVE THE CAR AND SHIFT GEARS AND IT DOESN'T MOVE. I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND GOT A TOW HOME AND CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME TO BASICALLY GO EFF' MYSELF. I SUSPECT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW BECAUSE I CALLED LEXUS AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO A DEALER AND THEY WILL CALL ME IN 1-2 BUSINESS DAY. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING SPEEDS EXCESS 50 WITH MY SON IN THE CAR THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. I HAD THE CAR FOR 45 DAYS.... *TR

ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON ROADS. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART UNDER ANY CONDITIONS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANICS LOOKING AT CAR INDICATED NO ENGINE OIL WAS FOUND IN ENGINE DESPITE RECENT OIL CHANGE. MECHANICS ALSO FOUND NO POINTS OF ANY LEAKAGE OF OIL BY THE ENGINE. OIL WAS PUT PROPERLY AND WAS BURNING INAPPROPRIATELY AND GELLING IN ENGINE. LEXUS REFUSE TO COVER REPAIR UNDER GUISE OF ITS OWN INSPECTION. *TR

OIL SLUDGE CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE IN LEXUS RX300. NEED TO REPLACE SHORT BLOCK, OVERHEAD GASKET SET, VALVE COVERS,HEADS AND CAMS FOR AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $14K. CAR ONLY HAS 95K MILES ON IT AND I CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 4-5K MILES BY A TOYOTA/LEXUS AUTO-MECHANIC. *TR

2001 LEXUS RX300 SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENT. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO CARPET OVERLAPPING GAS PEDAL. *TR

DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT A COST OF OVER $4000. THE LEXUS DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGREES THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW, BUT THE TOYOTA/LEXUS CORPORATION IS UNWILLING TO DO MORE THAN CONTRIBUTE $1000 TOWARDS REPAIR, AND ONLY IF IT IS REPAIRED AT A DEALER. *TR

I OWN A 2001 LEXUS RX300 AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT BUT LEXUS REFUSED TO COVER IT WITH MY 100.000 WARRANTY.THEY WERE VERY RACIST AND WRONG. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE ENGINE REPAIRS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE IN MY LIFE FROM SUCH RACIST PIGS!! *TR

2001 LEXUS RX-300 1ST TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 142,000 MILES. *TR

2001 LEXUS RX-300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE (AFTER 142,000 MILES) 2ND FAILURE (1ST AFTER 142,000 MILES) CONSUMER PAID FOR BOTH FAILURES. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION DIED ON MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 AT 110K MILES. THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD DURING MORNING RUSH HOURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF; HOWEVER, AFTER ENGAGING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND ACCELERATED UP TO 100 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO EXIT AT AN OFF RAMP, DOWN SHIFT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS STUCK AND FRAYED; HOWEVER, HE ALSO STATED THAT THE CABLE EXHIBITED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAS TO BE REBUILT/REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE SINCE THERE WAS NO VALID WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED IN MY 2001 LEXUS RX 300. I NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. *TR

WAS DRIVING TO WORK, NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT SPEED WAS DROPPING. APPLIED GAS, ENGINE ONLY REVVED HARDER. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, HEADING INTO A PARKING SPOT. DETERMINED IT WOULD BE BETTER TO BACK IN, IN CASE A ROLL BACK WAS REQUIRED, IT WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. AFTER LETTING IT SIT AND COOL FOR AN HOUR OR SO IT WENT INTO REVERSE AND I BACKED IT OUT FOR THE WRECKER. I LOVE(D) MY LEXUS, WHY IS MY TRAN GOING OUT AT 140K MILES. IT WAS TOO MUCH MONEY TO HAVE A MAJOR FAILURE AT THIS POINT. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CODE 0770 THIS IS VERY COMMON COMPLAINT FROM 2001 LEXUS RX300 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MOST OF THE OWNERS. *TR

LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION DIED ON THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 2009 IN MY 2001 LEXUS. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY DIED IN 2007 AND REPLACED BY THE LEXUS DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. BASICALLY, THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR IN 9 YEARS. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 AT 122,000 MILES. I ALSO HAVE A 1999 LEXUS RX300 WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 67,000 MILES. LEXUS DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THIS AS A DEFECT. WE WERE TOLD WE SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A FLUSH OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS AS IT IS NOT A ROUTINE SERVICE PROVIDED AND THAT IT IS ONLY DONE WHEN THE FLUIDS ARE DIRTY. HOW WOULD WE KNOW THAT? AREN'T THEY SUPPOSED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SERVICES FOR THEIR VEHICLES? *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON FRIDAY 6-13-09 AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. AS I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE CAR STARTED TO BUCK VIOLENTLY. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE BUCKING STOPPED. I THEN CAME TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AGAIN AND I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND THEN NOTHING. MY CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY CLEAN AND HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED LIKE THIS. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND IT COST ME $4,418.00. *TR

2001 LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 115K. *TR

2001 RX300 WITH 135K MILES. WE SUFFERED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 200 MILES FROM HOME. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEXUS DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH FACTORY RECONDITIONED UNIT. *TR

2001 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS (POSSIBLY THOUSANDS) THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 88K MILES. MY CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER. NOISE - WHINING SOUND- BEGAN IN ENGINE WITHOUT REAL PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS; HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND NEEDED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. COST TO REPAIR IS $3,888.27 NOT INCLUDING TAXES. *TR

I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED ON A RECENT TRIP - THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2001 LEXUS - 300RX - SYSTEM WILL NOT ENGAGE. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM? THE CAR HAS JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES. COULD THIS PROBLEM BE IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION(POWER TRAIN) PROBLEMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL LEXUS HAVE REPORTED? GUESS I WILL FIND OUT WHAT'S INVOLVED NEXT WEEK WHEN I TAKE THE CARE IN FOR 60,000 MILE CHECK-UP. * TR

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 LEXUS RX 300 DIED AT 100,000 MILES. I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR. A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARRANTY IS COSTING ME $2500 FROM A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC. LEXUS QUOTED ME AT $5,000 WITH A 1 YEAR WARRANTY! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS, A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 100,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL ABOUT MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE AND NO ONE AT LEXUS SEEMS TO CARE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER TO TRY TO GET IT TO GO. IT STALLED FOR A WHILE THEN KICKED BACK INTO GEAR. I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND THEN THE ATF LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE CAR AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME. THE CAR DIED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ($4,000). *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MINNESOTA TO PENNSYLVANIA IN MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 ON JUNE 28TH, 2008; AND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME. I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT NIGHT TIME IN THE POURING RAIN AND IT FELL DOWN TO 5 MPH. I FOUND THE NEAREST EXIT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE WHERE I REBUILT LEXUS TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED, AT A COST OF $,4600.00. I RECEIVED A TWELVE MONTH UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION FROM LEXUS. MY SUV HAD APPROXIMATELY, 112.000 MILES ON IT AT THIS POINT. NOW, LESS THAT 10 MONTHS LATER, I HAVE METAL CHIPS IN MY FLUID AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, AT A COST OF OVER $4,000; AS THE DEALER HERE IN MY STATE WON'T HONOR THE LEXUS WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH ON THE PHONE WITH THE DEALER HERE AND THE DEALER IN OHIO AND WAS TREATED VERY RUDELY BY THE DEALER HERE. I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH LEXUS ISSUED THE WARRANTY, THEY CAN NOT FOLLOW THROUGH WITH IT, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER IN OHIO SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO. I AM COMPLETELY AT MY WITS END. I CALLED THE 1-800 NUMBER FOR LEXUS AND HAVE ALSO CONTACTED MY ATTORNEY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADMIT THAT THERE ARE SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND QUIT TRYING TO PASS OVER US; THE PEOPLE THAT PAID FOR THEM. IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN THE MAKING, I ANT TO BECOME A PART OF IT. THE WHOLE IDEA OF "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" FLEW OUT THE WINDOW AND LEXUS DEALERS NEED TO BE REMINDED WHERE THEIR PAYCHECKS COME FROM. I WAS TREATED RUDELY TODAY , WITHOUT REASON; AND H