NHTSA Complaint #10323932 — 2002 LEXUS RX300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,500.