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 DEALE…
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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
NHTSA ODI #10262440
100,000 miles · Mar 14, 2009
Power Train
FAILED TRANSMISSION UNDER 100,000 MILES. HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE, YEAR, ETC WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10261820
70,430 miles · Mar 12, 2009
Power Train
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON MY 200 LEXUS RX 300 AT 70K MILES TRANSMISSION FAILURE REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10261616
140,000 miles · Feb 24, 2009
Power Train
TRANSMISSION GONE ON MY 2000 LEXUS VEHICLE, RX300 MODEL. THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEED FOR A RECALL AS MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION OF PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UP PROPERLY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10259730
136,000 miles · Feb 15, 2009
Power Train
LEXUS RX 300 DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY POPPED INTO 1ST GEAR AND WOULD NOT UP SHIFT. LIMPED THE CAR HOME AND HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO CONTACT DEALER. IT APPEARS MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10258698
100,000 miles · Feb 13, 2009
Power Train
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 47 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND THEN FELT A JOLT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 47 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND THEN FELT A JOLT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $4,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
NHTSA ODI #10258609
95,000 miles · Feb 3, 2009
Power Train
I HAVE A 2000 RX300 THAT BROKE DOWN AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY COMING BACK FROM A TRIP 2 HOURS NORTH OF HOME. WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 25MPH BACK TO FAMILY'S HOUSE. AAA TOWED IT THEN TO A MECHANIC. HE TOOK THE PAN OFF AND SAID THERE WAS A LOT OF METAL. IN RESEARCHING THIS THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS WITH SIM…
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I HAVE A 2000 RX300 THAT BROKE DOWN AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY COMING BACK FROM A TRIP 2 HOURS NORTH OF HOME. WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 25MPH BACK TO FAMILY'S HOUSE. AAA TOWED IT THEN TO A MECHANIC. HE TOOK THE PAN OFF AND SAID THERE WAS A LOT OF METAL. IN RESEARCHING THIS THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE RX300. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AT THIS POINT. WE'RE NOT SURE IF WE CAN SPEND $5000 TO REPAIR THIS CAR THAT WE THOUGHT HAD SUCH GREAT RELIABILITY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10257309
114,283 miles · Feb 3, 2009
Power Train
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 2000 LEXUS RS-300. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10257293
120,789 miles · Feb 1, 2009
Power Train
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY SON IN THE SEAT. THE CAR STOPPED GOING. ALMOST GOT SMASHED BY AN 18 WHEELER. GOT IT TOWED HOME AND FOUND OUT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION! *TR
NHTSA ODI #10257069
120,000 miles · Jan 27, 2009
Power Train
THE TRANSSMISION ON MY LUXUS RX 300 FAILED WITH 120,000 MILES. LUXUS WANTED TO PAY 25 % OF THE BILL.($4300). I TOLD THEM THA T A LUXUS CAR SHOULD NOT FAIL WITH THAT LOW MILEAGE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10256536
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NHTSA investigations
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DP02004 · Engine Seizure
Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.
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