2000 LEXUS RX300 Complaints

AFTER OWNING AND PROPERLY MAINTAINING MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 FOR MANY YEARS IT THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY LOCKED UP ON ME AND MY 2 TODDLERS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS THEN FLAT BEDDED TO A MECHANIC AND I AM CURRENTLY BEING QUOTED SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 121,399.

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, WOULD SHIFT WHEN IT SHOULDN'T HAVE, WHEN PUT IN GEAR WOULD DO NOTHING THEN UNEXPECTEDLY LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON GEAR SELECTION. LEXUS DEALER REPLACED TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 MODEL LEXUS RX 300 WHICH WAS BEEN HAVING ALL SERVICES ON TIME AT LEXUS DEALER AND AT 89K MILE MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN BROKEN. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS A COMMON ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM BY MAY RX 300 OWNER AND SEEMS POSSIBLE RELATED TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. I HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS FOR REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEED FOR A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT HEARD A SCREECHING SOUND THAT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE SOUND WOULD CEASE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE NOISE. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE OUTER CASING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED A MILKY WHITE COLOR, WHICH HINDERS EFFECTIVE LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

2000 RX 300 STARTED HAVING A WHINING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED TO GO UP HILLS WHEN COLD. TRANSMISSION THEN STARTED TO SLIP ON WAY OVER MOUNTAINS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO TOWN AT SLOW SPEED BEFORE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 STARTED HAVING GEAR SLIPPING PROBLEMS 3 DAYS AGO. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION WON'T GO INTO ANY GEAR REVERSE OR FORWARD. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT HUNDRED OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON LEXUS RX MODELS. OBVIOUSLY, BOTH YOUR ORGANIZATION AND LEXUS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND YET NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT RECALLING THIS MODEL WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT ON MY 2000 RX 300 WITH 77K. I HAVE FELT IT SLIP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YRS AS I TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE. NOW IT JUST LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD, FORTUNATELY CLOSE TO MY HOME. I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR FIXED YET AS I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD GO TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP OR TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. *TR

FAILED TRANSMISSION UNDER 100,000 MILES. HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE, YEAR, ETC WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON MY 200 LEXUS RX 300 AT 70K MILES TRANSMISSION FAILURE REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR