NHTSA Complaint #10447130 — 2001 LEXUS RX300

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10447130
Vehicle	2001 LEXUS RX300
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	February 1, 2012
Date Filed	February 8, 2012
Mileage	115,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 WHICH ONLY HAS 115K MILES ON IT, COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL AND I WAS ALMOST SIDE SWAPPED BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. NO SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS INDICATING THIS. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED, THE TRANS CLUTCHES BURNED OUT, ALONG WITH FLUID DEBRIS IN OIL PAN. I HAVE MY CAR REGULARLY SERVICED AND EVEN THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS. MY MECHANIC SAID HE HAS WORKED ON SEVERAL RX300 WHOSE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE EXACT SAME-TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS FURTHER, IT APPEARS LEXUS HAS NOT TAKEN OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN OLDER MODEL, THIS SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. WHAT IF MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR? IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATALITY FOR LEXUS TO OWN UP TO THIS? *TR

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