1999 LEXUS RX300 Complaints

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.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY LEAVING ME STRANDED. *TR

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 COMPLETE STOP AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO GOOD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 169K WITH NO WARNING, CAR HAS BEEN FULLY SERVICED ACCORDING TO LEXUS GUIDELINES. DEALER WANTS $5K TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

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 NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE VEHICLE MILEAGE WERE 103000. *AK

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. *JB

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

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 I STARTED RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS "SO CALLED LUXURY VEHICLE" THAT IS SUPPOSE TO LAST YOU TO 250,000 MILES OR MORE. *NM