1999 LEXUS RX300 Complaints

'99 LEXUS RX300 WITH 157,000. TRANSMISSION DIED. IT STARTED JERKING AND HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE DEALER. I HAD READ ABOUT A NUMBER OF THESE FAILING AND PAID EXTRA AT THE LAST REGULAR SERVICE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SERVICE. THAT WAS 1,000 BEFORE FAILURE. LEXUS CHARGED $4700 OUT THE DOOR TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE. *TR

I HAVE A 99 RX 300 LEXUS WITH 75,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION JUST DIED TODAY. I DID ALL THAT LEXUS RECOMMENDED WITH FLUIDS REPLACEMENT (EACH 10K MILES WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS) AND WITH ALL THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED I HOPE THAT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

1999 LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION BROKE ON FREEWAY. SEEMS THIS IS VERY COMMON AMONG THESE CARS. THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND ARE BURYING THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND AND NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. WE NEED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. IF YOU READ ANY LEXUS OWNER'S BLOG, YOU WILL REALIZE THAT THE EARLY RX300 MODELS HAVE A SERIOUSLY HIGH FAIL RATE FOR TRANSMISSIONS. MOST FAIL AROUND 80K MILES. MINE HAS AVERAGED 70K MILES PER TRANSMISSION. LEXUS REALLY NEED TO OWN UP TO THEIR DESIGN FLAW. *TR

MY 1999 LEXUS RX-300 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN HIGHER GEAR AND CONTINUED AT 2ND GEAR. I HAVE FLUSHED THE ATF WITH ORIGINAL TOYOTA TYPE 4 ATF FLUID EVERY 30K MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. *TR

1999 LEXUS RX-300. I HAVE 94,000 MILES ON IT, ORIGINAL OWNER. HAVE GOTTEN EVERY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE ON IT INCLUDING 30,000 , 60,000 AND 90,000 MILES SERVICE IN OCTOBER 2008. NOW MARCH 2009 AND HAVE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 94,000 MILES WHEN I HAD 92,000 MILES ON MY CAR FOR ITS SERVICE IN OCTOBER 2008. SAW ALL THE TALK ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN SAME SITUATION AND LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM REFERRING TO! *TR

TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPING PROBLEMS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. DRAINED TRANS & CHANGED FILTERS. REMOVED SHIFT SOLENOIDS & CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY OPERATED. ROAD TESTED FAIRLY GOOD. FOUND OUT FROM REPUTABLE TRANS REPAIR PERSON THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL TRANS HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS THAT LEXUS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSING. THEY CAN REBUILD TRANS BUT CANNOT UPDATE COMPUTER FOR THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS WHICH WILL RUIN TRANS DURING TEST DRIVE. NOW MY TRANS WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *TR

DURING NORMAL DRIVING - THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV HIGHER THAN NORMAL - BARELY GOT THE CAR HOME (2 1/2 MILES) - GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A 55MPH SPEED LIMIT AT 20 MPH, THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR FOR A SHORT TEST DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT - WILL BE TAKING THE CAR (99 RX300) TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

WHEN I RUN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, WATER SEEPS FROM UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, SOMETIMES UP TO 3/4 INCH. I HAVE TO USE A VACUUM AND OR A CUP TO GET IT OUT. IT IS DAMAGING THE BODY. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

LEXUS RX300 1999 MODEL COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT JUST OVER 100K MILES. BASED ON INTERNET COMMENTS THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. COST TO REPLACE IS FROM $3500-4500. ON AN EXPENSIVE CAR LIKE THIS, IT IS CRAZY. *TR