NHTSA Complaint #10234552 — 2001 LEXUS RX300

I OWN 2001 MODEL YEAR OF LEXUS RX300 2WD, AND I BOUGHT IT PRE-OWN CERTIFIED BY A LEXUS DEALER IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BACK IN OCTOBER, 2004. I STRICTLY FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES RECOMMENDED BY LEXUS AND CHANGED DEFECTIVE PARTS AT LEXUS DEALERS, AND KEPT ALL THE DOCUMENTS IN FILE. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION ON JULY 16, 2008, WITH MILEAGE OF 77,450, FAILED FUNCTIONING NORMAL WITH A SHARP WHINING NOISE. THIS WAS WHEN CAR GOT STARTED COLD AND PULLED BACKWARD AND MOVED FORWARD IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED ON JULY 15, 2008 BY LEXUS DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS WORN AND THE TOTAL COST FOR REPLACEMENT WILL BE SOME $6,500. A LOT OF SUCH REPORTS WERE LISTED IN THE AUTO CLUBS AND BLOGS. I LAWFULLY FILE THIS CASE FOR A RECALL AND FULL REPAIR BY LEXUS AT NO COST TO ME UPON PRESENCE OF PROVEN TRACK RECORDS OF CAR MAINTENANCE. I HOPE THIS WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE COURT FOR SETTLEMENT IN AN EARLIER DATE NO LATER THAN AUGUST 31, 2008. *TR