2000 LEXUS RX300 Complaints

2000 LEXUS RX 300 AWD: THE TONE RING ON THE RIGHT REAR DRIVE AXLE CRACKED CAUSING A FALSE READING TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, THE CRACKED RING WOULD NOT TURN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AXLE CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO THINK THAT THE AFFECTED AXLE WAS NO LONGER TUNING THEREFORE ACTIVATING THE ABS SYSTEM AND JEOPARDIZING BRAKING DISTANCE, AFTER REPAIRING I WAS WONDERING HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND DID SOME INQUIRIES, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES (RIGHT REAR AXLES AWD MODELS) WATER GETS INTO THE AXLE TONE RING AREA, FREEZES CAUSING THE RING TO CRACK AND CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION, UNNECESSARY ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM FOR THE UNSUSPECTING DRIVER LEXUS DEALERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST KEEP THESE A SUPPLY OF THESE VERY EXPENSIVE AXLES IN STOCK DUE TO THEIR FAMILIARITY IF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 WITH LESS THAN 72,000 ORIGINAL OWNER MILES ON IT HAD SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER EXITING MY DRIVEWAY GATE AND STOPPING, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE GATE (THE END OF THE DRIVE IS SLOPED UPHILL) AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I APPLIED BRAKES, STOPPED, RESELECTED DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION. THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND SEEMED TO BE DELAYED AND TO BE SLIPPING, SO I TOOK IT TO THE LEXUS DEALER. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE FAILED AT 79,780 MILES AND THE REPLACEMENT FAILED AFTER 140 MILES! THE CONSUMER STATED ENGINE REVS OKAY BUT NO POWER TO WHEELS. THE CONSUMER STATED HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID FAILED.

2000 LEXUS RX 300 WITH BACK DOOR LOCK PROBLEM CUSTOMER STATES THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM**CC THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS A DEFECT WITH THE REAR DOOR OF THE VEHICLE IT WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEY OR REMOTE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

CAR HAS 94,000 MILES AND HAS RECEIVED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE 90K SERVICE TWO MONTHS AGO. NO IMPENDING PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED BY DEALER. CAR MADE CLINGING/HESITATION WHEN LEAVING STOP SIGN 2-3 TIMES. PARKED CAR AND STOPPED ENGINE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE. SHIFTED TO DRIVE - CAR MOVED FWD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE (LIMITED SPACE). TRIED REV AGAIN - CAR MOVED 12-18 INCHES AND MADE VERY ABRUPT STOP. COULD NOT SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO RECOMMEND COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. DID SEARCH FOR "RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON INTERNET - FOUND DOZENS OF REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEM - COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, ON THIS MAKE/MODEL OF CAR WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.*JB

FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR WILL READ THE WRONG READING AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STANDING AT A QUARTER OF A TANK AND SUDDENLY WHEN NEXT TIME VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE INDICATOR WILL JUMP TO 3 QUATERS FULL , AND IT CREATED MISS JUDGEMENT. DEALER STATED NO TO FIX IT OR REPLACE IT . CONSUMER HAD NO IDEA THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. *AK

MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION HAS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT @ 90,000 MILES. I HAVE SPENT $3000.+ FOR REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THAT RECALL WOULD RESTORE FAITH IN THE NAME OF QUALITY FOR LEXUS. BE HONEST. *NM

TL*- WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS AT 15 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY TRIED TO SEE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD COVER THE VEHICLE UNDER GOODWILL, BUT THE MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT THEY COULDN'T COVER THE REPAIR DUE TO THE FACT THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.

SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND STARTED TO MOVE WHEN I NOTICED A FEELING LIKE I WAS ON ICE. A SLIGHT SLIP, THEN I MOVED. NOT EVEN A HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT NO MOVEMENT AT ALL! MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 85,000 MILES!!! *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON A 2000 LEXUS RX 300 FAILED. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR GO INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERVICING.*AK