2001 LEXUS RX Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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