2000 LEXUS RX300 Complaints

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

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 REPLACEMENT I PAID $1,700 FOR THE LABOR AND DEALER GAVE ME THE PART. *TR

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

BOUGHT THIS 2000 RX 300 5 MONTHS AGO TRANSMISSION IS BURNED OUT APPROXIMATE COST IS $5,000.00. *TR

LUXURY 2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 100K MILES, COST $4K-$5K FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

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 THE ENGINE TO REV TO 4000 TO 5000 RPM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE. I HAVE READ HOW TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THESE CARS CAN CAUSE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND NOW I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I CAN TRUST THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS IN THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 104,000 MILES. COST TO REPLACE, INCLUDING LABOR IS $3,976.00. *TR

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 LAST LONGER THAN 10 YEARS. I WRITING BECAUSE I NEED SOME HELP AND OR DIRECTION IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. I CANNOT CONTINUE TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION EVERY YEAR. THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR

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 AND HAS 85K MILES WHEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAPPENED. HAS TO PAY THE DEALER $4,000 TO REPAIR. SOME OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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 MANNER. CLEARLY THEY ARE AT FAULT. *TR