NHTSA Complaint #10224812 — 2001 LEXUS RX300

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10224812
Vehicle	2001 LEXUS RX300
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	April 16, 2008
Date Filed	April 17, 2008
Mileage	103,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AL

Consumer Description

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2001 RX300 AT 100,000 MILES. NORMALLY I WOULD JUST CONSIDER THIS BAD LUCK BUT THE 3RD PARTY TRANSMISSION GUY SAYS THAT HE REPLACES TONS OF THESE AND THAT HE IS CONVINCED THERE IS A PROBLEM. THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AS THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT VIRTUALLY IMMEDIATELY, LEAVING THE VEHICLE ESSENTIALLY DISABLED AND ALMOST AS IF IN NEUTRAL. OTHER INTERNET POSTERS HAVE CLAIMED THAT THIS TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP CAUSING UNSTABLE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE WHILE MOVING. WHEN I GO TO THE INTERNET AND SEARCH THIS ISSUE THERE ARE COUNTLESS WEBSITES WITH OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. YOU SEE COUNTLESS POSTS ON LEXUS FORUMS, EDMUNDS, ETC., ABOUT 1999, 2000 AND 2001 RX 300 SUVS WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MANY AS EARLY AS 50,000 MILES (WHICH ARE COVERED BY LEXUS) AND MANY MORE OVER 70,000 TO 100,000 LIKE ME. *TR

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