2000 LEXUS RX300 Complaints

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.

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

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 REBUILT FOR $3,400. NOW IT SHIFTS BETTER,BUT OFTEN WITH A KICK ON THE DOWNSHIFTS BETWEEN 2ND TO 1ST. *TR

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.

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 HUNDREDS OF THESE COMPLAINTS ON LEXUSCLUB FORUM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST. *TR

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

LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILING. MAKING NOISE. HAVE HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

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

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

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