2000 LEXUS RX300 Complaints

2000 RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 121,000 MILES ... DEALER DOES NOT DO REBUILDS, SO QUOTED FOR $4100 A NEW ONE WITHOUT ANY DETAILED INFORMATION ON WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG WITH IT. HAD IT TOWED TO REPUTABLE SPECIALIST, AND WAS TOLD A REBUILD WOULD COST MORE THAN A "RE-MANUFACTURE" ... $3600 + TAX FOR 12 MONTH WARRANTY. GOT IT DONE, BROUGHT IT HOME THE 1ST DAY AND IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID SO NEED TO BRING BACK FOR A POSSIBLE FIX OR SWAP. NOT HAPPY. NO OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR FOR THE 7 YEARS WE'VE OWNED IT. *TR

LEXUS RX 300: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT. MY 2000 LEXUS RX 300 IS HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. I'M A MOTHER OF THREE AND USE THE CAR PRIMARILY TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY DOG TO VARIOUS PLACES--I.E. TO SCHOOL, SPORTING EVENTS, CARPOOLING AS WELL AS RUNNING VARIOUS HOUSEHOLD ERRANDS AND OTHER FAMILY RELATED ACTIVITIES. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE AUTOMOBILE REGULARLY, DO NOT DRIVE ABUSIVELY, AND HAVE NOT WRECKED THE AUTOMOBILE. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OTHER 1999 & 2000 RX300 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR (OR WORSE) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE LEXUS RX300 1999 AND 2000 MODELS TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD FLAW AND WORTHY OF A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

RX300 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 96,00 MILES. THEN 6 MONTHS LATER, THE MOTOR NEEDED WORK. THIS IS NOT A QUALITY CAR AS I WAS LED TO BELIEVE. IT HAS COST TOO MUCH OUT OF POCKET MONEY WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED BY HOUSTON NORTHSIDE LEXUS. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 92K MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH HEARD A CLUNK NOISE AND THEN CHATTERING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE LOST FORWARD AND REVERSE AND WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. NEW TRANSMISSION COST $3500. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION. SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN CAR BECOMMING ROAD HAZARD. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. YET ANOTHER OF THE HUNDREDS OF SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURES OF THE LEXUS RX300.

I PURCHASED A 2000 LEXUS RX 300 7 YEARS AGO FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. LAST WEEK THE TRANSMISSION DIED WITH ONLY 104,000 MILES. IT IS DISTURBING TO ME THAT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLAWED IN ITS ENGINEERING DESIGN AND THAT NO OIL WAS ABLE TO REACH THE VITAL COMPONENTS AND THAT OVER TIME THEY DRIED OUT AND BECAME BRITTLE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION "ATE ITSELF UP". THERE WERE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF METAL SHAVINGS AND THE TRANSMISSION LITERALLY IMPLODED. WHY I THINK THIS IS WORTHY OF COMPLAINT IS THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS OWNED TOYOTA VEHICLES...MANY AND WE TAKE METICULOUS CARE OF OUR CARS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE FLUID WAS PRISTINE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSIONS CRASHING EVEN AT MUCH LOWER MILEAGE. IT COST US ALMOST $3800 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED PREVIOUSLY BY NHTSA? *TR

MY PARENTS OWN A 2000 LEXUS RX300. ON THE WAY BACK FROM A WEDDING, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND MY DAD COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. HE HAD TO GO OVER THROUGH A GAS STATION PARKING LOT TO AVOID CARS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. HE SAID THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING HIGH AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY RUNNING THE WHEELS ALONG THE CURB. AFTER MY DAD AND MY MOM WERE SAFE, HE CALLED ME. I RUSHED OVER TO THE CAR AND CHECKED IT OUT. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND NO OTHER KNOWN ISSUES. I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. I STARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OKAY SO I MOVED IT INTO THE PARKING LOT AWAY FROM THE STREET. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR AWHILE AND MADE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I ALSO CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS JUST IN CASE SOMETHING WAS STUCK BUT NOTHING WAS. THEY ENDED UP DRIVING HOME THAT NIGHT. WE HAD TO SERVICE THE BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL WORN FROM THE ORDEAL. *TR

I EXPERIENCED AND HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE REVVING ENGINE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA/LEXUS. I HAVE A 2000 (USED) LEXUS SUV AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN THE LOT OF A BUSINESS WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AS I WAS ALLOWING THE CAR TO "CREEP" INTO POSITION BUT HAD IT HOVERING AND/OR TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND STARTING SPEEDING FORWARD, AGAIN WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY AND I IMMEDIATELY HIT A SIGN AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THIS SET OFF THE AIR BAGS, JAMMING ME BACK IN THE SEAT AND PULLING THE SEAT BACK. I COULD NOT LONGER REACH THE PEDALS BUT I WAS STUNNED BY THE SEAT BELT EXPLOSION. THE CAR WENT OVER THE SIGN (FLATTENED IT), OVER A LOW CEMENT BARRICADE, AND INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUSINESS. I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THE AIR BAGS BUT THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED AN TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. I'M DRIVING A VERY SCARY TIME BOMB. *TR

2000 LEXUS RX300. ON 3 OCCASIONS, IN 2006, THE CAR'S GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION - THEREFORE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEXUS DEALER 2 TIMES (THERE ARE RECORDS OF THAT), CALLED THEM ONCE, WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE. AFTER THE 3RD TIME WITH THE PEDAL STICKING, HAD TO SELL VEHICLE. FREQUENCY OF APPEARANCE - IT ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 10 DAYS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FOR LEXUS DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2000 LEXUS RX3000 KEY ELECTRONICS WHEN KEY IS TURNED OR ON CAR WHILE DRAWINGS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL DUE TO ELECTRONICS MALL FUNCTION. REPORTED TO TOYOTA/LEXUS DEALER WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR