1999 LEXUS RX300 Complaints

AFTER ATTACHING A U-HAUL TRAILER TO THE RX300 TRAILER HITCH, THE TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND TRAILER LIGHTS WEREN'T FUNCTIONING. *PH U-HAUL TECHNICIANS CHECKED THE VEHICLE, BUT WASN'T SUCCESSFUL TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WENT TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER TO REPAIR PROBLEM WITH THE REAR LIGHTING AND TRAILER LIGHTS. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND INSTALLED A NEW CONVERTER BOX AND TRAILER WIRE HARNESS WHERE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE UPGRADE VERSION OF THE COMPONENT. *LA

I OWN A 1999 LEXUS RX-300. THE KEYS ARE DEFECTIVE, RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION. LEXUS'S DEALERS AND ITS "ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE" PERSONNEL HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE KEYS WERE ORIGINALLY MADE WITH METAL THAT IS TOO BRITTLE. AS A RESULT, THE KEYS GRIND DOWN, AND EVENTUALLY THE KEYS CAN COME OUT WHILE THE CAR IS ON, OR CAN COME OUT BEFORE THE LOCK IS DISENGAGED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE CAR. LEXUS HAS ISSUED INTERNAL TECHNICAL BULLETINS, BUT HAS NEVER ADVISED ITS CUSTOMER OF THIS PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTS IN A $900 REPAIR PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT 4 YEARS OF USE. KEYS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 4 YEARS, OR LEXUS SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADVERTISE THAT FACT TO ITS CUSTOMRES.

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AFTER THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN OFF, OR DURING SUDDEN BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED BOTH UNITS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED.*AK

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, YET NONE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM

THERE IS A SHUDDER OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM'S. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE. I BOUGHT IT WITH 65,570 MI. THE DEALER REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT TO REAR WHEELS AND FRONT AXLE(S). THE PROBLEM REMAINS AND IS A NUISANCE REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE TEMPERATURE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL, IF BUMPED. ALSO I'VE NOTICED THE CAR JERKING WHILE DRIVING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY NEVER OBSERVED THE PROBLEM AND THUS WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIX IT.*AK

INJURIES TO CHEST, ABDOMEN, KNEES, WRIST DUE TO AIR BAGS NON DEPLOYMENT IN COLLISION. OBVIOUS FRONT IMPACT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IMPACT ESTIMATED @ 40 MPH. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED PULLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH NO CHANCE OF AVOIDANCE. MY SEAT BELT LOCKED AND CAUSED SEVERE BRUISING TO MY STERNUM, ABDOMEN, KNEES. I BOUGHT THIS PREMIUM PRICED VEHICLE BASED IN PART ON THE SAFETY FEATURES THAT DID NOT PERFORM. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING AS OWNER IS 1999 LEXUS RX 300 EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE SRS. *JB

I OWN A 1999 LEXUS RX300 AND HAVE HAD AN ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM WHICH WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WITH THE VALVE SEAL REPLACEMENT BEING PERFORMED. ALSO HAD FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND FRONT DOWN PIPE FAILURE(CRACK) OCCURRING AT ABOUT 71,000 MILES. UNSURE AS TO ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO.*JB

I OWN 1999 LEXUS RX300, SINCE FEBRUARY OF THE LAST YEAR, I HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR'S ENGINE (IT HAS SLUDGE), TRANSMISSION, EMISSION SYSTEM, AND OVER USE OF GAS PER MILE. FIRST PROBLEM STARTED DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF MY OWNERSHIP AND SINCE THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT WEEKS IN AUTO REPAIR SHOPS. LEXUS DEALER AND OTHERS CHARGED ME LAVISH FEES BUT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEMS AND LEXUS DEALERS EVEN NEVER ADMITTED THAT SERIOUS PROBLEMS EXISTED. *JB

EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE CRACKED, WHICH RESULATED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE MANIFOLD AND 2 SENSOR AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THE PART CRACKED AT 71,000 MILES AND LEXUS WOULD NOT REIMBURSE REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. EXHAUST MANIFOLDS SHOULD NOT CRACK AT 71,000 MILES, IF EVER. DT