NHTSA Complaint #10274900 — 2000 LEXUS RX300
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10274900 |
| Vehicle | 2000 LEXUS RX300 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 120,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NC |
Consumer Description
2000 AWD LEXUS RX 300.....I LOVE MY CAR , BOUGHT IT USED AT 44,000K, 2002 AND IT HAS BEEN GOOD EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSMISSION, NOW AT 120,000 AND EVERYONE ,DEALER AND LOCAL INDEPENDENTS WANT $4200-$4500, SAYS IT IS THE 'PLANETARY GEARS' IT WASN'T THROWING A CHECKING ENGINE LIGHT,NOR A CODE JUST EVER SO OFTEN IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. ONE DAY GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT JUST QUITS GOING. I HAD TAKEN IT IN TO A LOCAL TOYOTA/LEXUS REPAIR SHOP MANY TIMES SAYING IT WAS CHANGING GEARS RIGHT, AND DEALER, AND THEY HAD PUT THE TESTER ON IT SEVERAL TIMES, REPLACED 02SENSORS , BUT ALL ALONG SAID IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION, IT WAS! THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN BUT IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AS WELL. I FEEL IF IT IS A "LEXUS' A TOYOTA GETS 300-500,000 ON A TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T A LEXUS DO EVEN BETTER? *TR
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