1999 LEXUS RX300 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH UPHILL THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $5000. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD RETURN THE CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

LEXUS RX300, TRANSMISSION SHIFT PROBLEMS AT GEAR 3 AND 4. RPM GOES OVER 4000, IRRESPECTIVE OF WARM OR COLD ENGINE. I HAVE AN ENGINE LIGHT CODE 0765 (SOLENOID SHIFT D MALFUNCTION). *KB

138,000 USED VEHICLE. UPON PURCHASE DID TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP AND ALL BELTS. THEN HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. WENT ON A 500 MILE ROUND TRIP AND UPON RETURNING LOST OVERDRIVE. MADE IT HOME THEN NEXT DAY A SEVERE LOSE OF POWER AND TRANS WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER RESTARTING WOULD SHIFT BUT NO OVERDRIVE. AFTER INVESTIGATING FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS WHEN YOU QUERY LEXUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I CAN UNDERSTAND LOSING A TRANSMISSION BUT READING ALL THESE COMPLAINANTS IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE. *KB

I PURCHASED USED 1999 LEXUS RX300 IN 2008 AND SO FAR I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO UNEXPECTED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, BOTH AIR RATIO SENSORS, BOTH KNOCK SENSORS, OXYGEN SENSOR, FRONT STRUT MOUNTS, AND NOW POSSIBLY HAVE TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN (NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY). I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE 1999 TO 2001 RX300S WERE SO PROBLEMATIC. SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT, I AM STUCK FOOTING THE BILL FOR ALL THESE REPAIRS. WHICH FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ARE ATTRIBUTED TO BAD ENGINEERING. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REPAIR A VEHICLE WHICH IS SUPPOSEDLY KNOWN FOR QUALITY. THE PROBLEMS THAT I'VE MENTIONED ARE JUST THE MAJOR REPAIRS. I HAVE OTHER MINOR ISSUES SUCH AS REAR POWER WINDOW MUST REMAIN LOCKED OR IT OPENS ON IT'S OWN, DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE,AND POWER ROOF GETS STUCK OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

1999 LEXUS RX300 WHICH HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICE ON MARCH 17TH 2011 AT , BEGAN TO MAKE A WHIRRING SOUND AND SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85 NORTH ON SATURDAY JULY 9TH 2011. I IMMEDIATLY PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE TO CHECK THE FLUID AND IT SHOWED FULL ON THE DIP STICK. ON MONDAY JULY 11TH 2011 THE RX300 IN QUESTION WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHICH PERFORMED THE SERVICE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON MARCH 17TH 2011, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTING UPWARD OF $4500. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE RX300 MODEL YEARS 1999-2001 DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE. IT IS APPARENT THAT LEXUS IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS FAILED TO ISSUE ANY TYPE OF WARNING TO ITS CONSUMERS OF IMPENDING TRANSAXLE FAILURE DUE TO...

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 FAILED AT 165,000 MILES. IT CONSTANTLY TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT, AND AS A RESULT IT RAN HOT AND BURNED TRANSMISSION FLUID. PRIOR TO FAILING, IT CEASED SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, FORCING ME TO DRIVE IN A LOW GEAR AT 4,500 RPMS AND WASTE GAS WHILE I DROVE AS FAR AS I COULD TOWARD THE MECHANIC. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 1999 LEXUS RX300 TO WORK WHEN, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISENGAGED ALMOST CAUSING HER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. SEVERAL CARS ALMOST HIT HER WHILE SHE TRIED TO NAVIGATE THE CAR OFF THE ROADWAY TO A SAFE PLACE. CARRIED THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (THERE IS NO LOCAL LEXUS DEALER HERE) AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WOULD BE $3,700. THERE WERE NO ADVANCED INDICATIONS THE TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING PROBLEMS IT JUST SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO AND WE ARE BLESSED THAT OUR DAUGHTER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 145K NO WARNING 4K TO REPAIR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 110K MILES; REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR

BEGAN WITH VERY ROUGH IDLE. TRANSMISSION THEN REFUSES TO SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE GEAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY LEXUS RX300 I HEARD A SLIGHT POP UNDER THE FRONT. AND THE CAR STOPPED. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. THE CAR HAS 128,000 MILES. *TR

MY CAR HAS A SHUDDER FROM 2 TO 3 SHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT BEING MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT A '99 LEXUS RX300 FOR MY WIFE AT 62K MILES. I DID ALL OF THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE INCLUDING THE EXPENSIVE STUFF (LIKE THE TIMING BELT CHANGE). UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, THE ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING AT THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED IT. I FIGURED IT WAS SIMPLE AND "ITS A LEXUS, RIGHT?". I FOUND OUT THAT IT WOULD COST $1700 TO FIX AND THAT IT WAS COMMON ON THIS MODEL. I IGNORED THE LEAK BECAUSE MY WIFE LOVED THE TRUCK OTHERWISE. UNRELATED TO THE OIL LEAK, AT 183,000 MILES I'M DRIVING ON A FAMILY VACATION WITH THE CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL AND THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTS TO SLIP. I MANAGE TO MAKE IT MY DESTINATION, BUT AFTER RESEARCH AND GETTING DIAGNOSTICS FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND TRANS SHOPS, I FOUND IT WOULD COST $3000-$4000 TO FIX. I DECIDED TO FIX IT AND PAID $3700 FOR IT. NO SOONER...

1999 LEXUS RX 300 91K MILES, OWNED SINCE NEW, ALL SERVICE AT DEALER AS REQUIRED, TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT. FOUND A WEBSITE WITH MANY COMPLAINTS, SAME THING, LOW MILES. OBVIOUSLY A DEALER DEFECT, THIS IS NOT RIGHT! I BOUGHT A LEXUS SO IT WOULD BE RELIABLE. MY CHEVY SILVERADO 1993 IS GOING STRONGER THAN THIS CAR. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT DID NOT UPSHIFT RIGHT. LEXUS ALWAYS SAID THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I NOTICE OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME SYMPTOM. THIS FAILURE WAS SUDDEN OTHER THAN THAT. JUST IN A PARKING LOT & SUDDENLY IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GOING FORWARD. 1 1/2 YEARS AGO MY MECHANIC HAPPENED TO CHECK MY TRANNY FLUID, IT WAS BLACK. HE DRAINED & REPLACED IT. I WAS LIVID, I HAD PAID FOR ALL DEALER MAINTENANCE. THAT WAS AT ROUGHLY 80K MILES. SUPPOSEDLY THIS WAS DONE AT 60K MILES BY LEXUS (I'M NOT...

I HAVE A POPPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I HOPE THAT THE STEERING IS NOT LOST FROM THIS POPPING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING UNTIL IT GAVE OUT. *TR

1999 LEXUS RX 300 VEHICLE 99,000 MILES IN VERY GOOD REPAIR SUDDENLY STALLS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY. NO PREVIOUS WARNING. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO "COAST" OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A SAFE AREA TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NO LONGER MOVE, TRANSMISSION WAS REPORTED TO BE DEAD BY TWO MECHANICS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MODEL THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES SOME CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. NEITHER WAS THE CASE WITH MY INCIDENT BUT IT IS A DISTURBING TREND. *TR

ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO, I NOTICED A TINNY/HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD OF MY RX300. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS TO HAVE THEM TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, BUT BY THE TIME I GOT THERE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND THE NOISE WAS PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT. YESTERDAY MORNING, WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND THE TACHOMETER WOULD SHOW THE RPMS RAISING SUDDENLY, AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. IT WOULD DO THIS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS OR MORE BEFORE DECIDING TO APPLY POWER TO THE WHEELS AGAIN WHEN IT WANTED TO. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO CREEP ALONG AT TIMES, UNSURE OF WHAT IT MIGHT DO NEXT. NOT BEING IN CONTROL OF WHEN (OR WHERE FOR THAT MATTER) MY VEHICLE WILL GO IS A SAFETY CONCERN. WILL IT POOP OUT ON ME WHEN I'M NEEDING TO...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE HAD IDLE PROBLEMS FOR OVER A YEAR. THEN ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS MY TRANSMISSION QUIT SHIFTING. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TOTALLY FAILED. THIS LEXUS 1999 RX300 HAS HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET 142,000 MILES BEFORE IT FAILED. I HAD PLANNED TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR OVER 200,000 MILES KNOWING IT WAS A TOYOTA VEHICLE. IN THE PAST, TOYOTA'S WERE VALUED FOR THEIR DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY. I WAS VERY LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 1999 LEXUS RX 300 SINCE IT WAS NEW. NOW HAS 98,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT YESTERDAY. I HAVE READ AND TALKED TO SERVICE PEOPLE THAT SAID THE 1999 AND 2000 MODELS HAVE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS BUT THE SERVICE PEOPLE TELL ME IT WILL COST BETWEEN $4 TO $5,000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS ON A CAR THAT IS WORTH ABOUT $7,000, DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO REPAIR. WITH ALL OF TOYOTA'S PROBLEMS THIS RX300 SHOULD BE ON RECALL! *TR

WIFE DRIVING 1999 RX300 LEXUS W/ AWD AND IT JUST STOPPED AND UNABLE TO ENGAGE REVERSE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WAS TOWED HOME AND AFTER SOME INQUIRIES JUST PARKED UNTIL ENOUGH MONEY CAN BE RAISED TO ATTEMPT REPAIR (VERY COSTLY). *TR

I PURCHASED A LEXUS RX300 IN OCTOBER 2009. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND PROPER FLUIDS CHECKED OR REPLACED. ON FEBRUARY OF 2010 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY 4400K TO REPLACE. AS I RESEARCH I COME TO FIND OUT THAT I HAVE PURCHASED A TOP OF LINE VEHICLE WITH A MID CLASS TRANSMISSION (CAMRY). CAR IS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY STILL NO CHECK ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHTS. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A NOISE ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT; HOWEVER, AFTER 10 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SHE WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HER A 50% DISCOUNT OFF OF THE TOTAL REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,192.

WE OWNED A 1999 LEXUS RX 300 SUV. WE RECENTLY ENCOUNTERED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 11/26/2009 (THANKSGIVING DAY) AT ~134000 MILES WHILE DRIVING TO ATTEND A THANKSGIVING DINNER. THE CAR WAS WELL-MAINTAINED AND WELL-KEPT SINCE THE PURCHASE. THE ENTIRE MAINTENANCE HISTORY CAN BE VERIFIED & CONFIRMED BY LEXUS OF PORTLAND IN OREGON. WE WERE VERY SURPRISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SO SOON FOR A LEXUS. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. NOT ONLY THE SITUATION WAS DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE FOR MY WIFE & I (WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY) BUT WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT LEXUS IS CHARGING US $4400 TO REPLACE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. AS I INVESTIGATE FURTHER, SOUNDS LIKE LEXUS/TOYOTA IS WELL-AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NOT OFFERING ANY COMPENSATION TO HELP WITH THE HEAVY BURDEN REPLACEMENT COST. WE WOULD LIKE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AS A WAY TO GET HIGHER AUTHORITY TO HELP THE AFFECTED LEXUS OWNER....

I HAD SOME DIAGNOSTICS RUN ON THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE VERDICT WAS THAT THE PLANETARY GEAR WOULD LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. APPARENTLY THE ORIGINAL PLANETARY GEAR HAD FOUR GEARS MOUNTED IN AN ALUMINUM CARRIER... WHO KNOWS, HEAT, WEAR WHATEVER THE CARRIER FAILS AND ALLOWS THE GEARS TO TILT, AND THEN YOUR TRANNY IS TOAST.. THE NEW REPLACEMENT PLANETARY GEARS ARE MOUNTED IN A STEEL CARRIER, WITH 6 GEARS INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL 4....VERY INTERESTING.... AND MUCH STRONGER I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALER (WHO HIMSELF HAD AN RX300 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, IRONICALLY), AND HE WENT TO LEXUS CORPORATE AND GOT THEM TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPLACEMENT COST. THIS BROUGHT THE ESTIMATED COST TO ABOUT $2200 INCLUDING TAX. THE ESTIMATED COSTS ON THE OVERHAUL WERE BETWEEN $1500-$2000. THE LEXUS SERVICE MANAGER HAD SAID THAT WHEN...

I AM TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO AT THIS ROCK AND HARD PLACE WITH MY 1999 LEXUS RX THAT I PURCHASED NEW. I LOVE THIS CAR, HOWEVER SINCE THE WARRANTY ENDED, I'VE HAD A SERIES OF PROBLEMS. SENSORS MOSTLY AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE LINKED TO CO2 ISSUES. IT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW. FINALLY, I HAD A CHECKUP DONE WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO INFREQUENTLY SHUDDER WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTS FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR OR DELAY REVERSE WHEN PUT IN GEAR. NOTHING SHOWED UP ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WISE...... THOUGHT IT WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES SO HAD IT REALIGNED. PROBLEM STILL REMAINS AND APPEARS TO BE WORSENING AND I'M GETTING CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. THE CAR HAS 86,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP DO THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WHEN APPROPRIATE. THIS IS A...

TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 STARTED SLIPPING. WE TOOK IT INTO A LEXUS DEALER AND WERE TOLD TO NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THEN BRING IT IN. I ASKED IF WE SHOULD HAVE IT SERVICED OR SOME MAINTENANCE TO PREVENT A FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT WORTH IT. IT FAILED, THEN THE DEALER WANTS $4,200 TO FIX IT. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL LEXUS HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NATIONWIDE AND SUGGESTS IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS GENERAL MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE READ AS MANY OF THE OWNERS OF 1999 LEXUS RX300 SUV , I AM NOT SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT I AM NOW A PROUD OWNER OF A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED ON MY WIFE WHILE RETURNING FROM GREENVILLE TO COLUMBIA SC. THE TRANSMISSION WAS INDICATING PROBLEMS BY SHIFTING SLOW AS MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED . WHEN THESE TRANSMISSIONS START TO FAIL YOU EXPERIENCE SLOW SHIFTING WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING , EVEN IF YOU LET THE CAR WARM UP FIRST BEFORE MOVING INTO ANY GEAR DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN YOU TRY TO BACK UP IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, THEN JUMPS INTO GEAR HARD. I HAVE BEEN IN THE MECHANICAL FIELD FOR 35 YEARS WORKING FOR BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE IAS A MANAGING PARTNER OF RETAIL LOCATIONS AND KNOW THIS IS THE SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ONLY...

'99 LEXUS RX300 WITH 157,000. TRANSMISSION DIED. IT STARTED JERKING AND HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE DEALER. I HAD READ ABOUT A NUMBER OF THESE FAILING AND PAID EXTRA AT THE LAST REGULAR SERVICE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SERVICE. THAT WAS 1,000 BEFORE FAILURE. LEXUS CHARGED $4700 OUT THE DOOR TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE. *TR

I HAVE A 99 RX 300 LEXUS WITH 75,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION JUST DIED TODAY. I DID ALL THAT LEXUS RECOMMENDED WITH FLUIDS REPLACEMENT (EACH 10K MILES WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS) AND WITH ALL THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED I HOPE THAT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

1999 LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION BROKE ON FREEWAY. SEEMS THIS IS VERY COMMON AMONG THESE CARS. THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AND ARE BURYING THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND AND NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. WE NEED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. IF YOU READ ANY LEXUS OWNER'S BLOG, YOU WILL REALIZE THAT THE EARLY RX300 MODELS HAVE A SERIOUSLY HIGH FAIL RATE FOR TRANSMISSIONS. MOST FAIL AROUND 80K MILES. MINE HAS AVERAGED 70K MILES PER TRANSMISSION. LEXUS REALLY NEED TO OWN UP TO THEIR DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A LEXUS RX300. *TR

MY 1999 LEXUS RX-300 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN HIGHER GEAR AND CONTINUED AT 2ND GEAR. I HAVE FLUSHED THE ATF WITH ORIGINAL TOYOTA TYPE 4 ATF FLUID EVERY 30K MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. *TR

1999 LEXUS RX-300. I HAVE 94,000 MILES ON IT, ORIGINAL OWNER. HAVE GOTTEN EVERY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE ON IT INCLUDING 30,000 , 60,000 AND 90,000 MILES SERVICE IN OCTOBER 2008. NOW MARCH 2009 AND HAVE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 94,000 MILES WHEN I HAD 92,000 MILES ON MY CAR FOR ITS SERVICE IN OCTOBER 2008. SAW ALL THE TALK ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN SAME SITUATION AND LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM REFERRING TO! *TR

TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPING PROBLEMS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. DRAINED TRANS & CHANGED FILTERS. REMOVED SHIFT SOLENOIDS & CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY OPERATED. ROAD TESTED FAIRLY GOOD. FOUND OUT FROM REPUTABLE TRANS REPAIR PERSON THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL TRANS HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS THAT LEXUS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSING. THEY CAN REBUILD TRANS BUT CANNOT UPDATE COMPUTER FOR THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS WHICH WILL RUIN TRANS DURING TEST DRIVE. NOW MY TRANS WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *TR

DURING NORMAL DRIVING - THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV HIGHER THAN NORMAL - BARELY GOT THE CAR HOME (2 1/2 MILES) - GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A 55MPH SPEED LIMIT AT 20 MPH, THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR FOR A SHORT TEST DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT - WILL BE TAKING THE CAR (99 RX300) TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

LEXUS RX300 1999 MODEL COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT JUST OVER 100K MILES. BASED ON INTERNET COMMENTS THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. COST TO REPLACE IS FROM $3500-4500. ON AN EXPENSIVE CAR LIKE THIS, IT IS CRAZY. *TR

I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AND AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THE RPMS WENT REAL HIGH AND THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN IT BEGAN JERKING AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. IT TURNED OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I BOUGHT A 2000 RECONDITIONED ONE TO SAVE MONEY. NOW I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT! *TR

MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE RPMS WENT UP THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL. THE CAR SERVICE RECORD IS AS RECOMMENDED BY LEXUS. MILEAGE AROUND 110,000M. I FOUND ON THE WEB HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTED PROBLEMS BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT AND TAKE ACTION TO HAVE LEXUS STAND BEHIND THE CAR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

I OWN A 1999 LEXUS RX300 FWD. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I BOUGHT IT JAN 2008 IGNITION COIL 1 AND 3 FAILED. TWO MONTHS LATER 3, , AND 6 FAILED. BOTH TIMES WHEN VEHICLE FAILED I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85 VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 45 AND WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE!!! NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. IT IS SLIPPING AND ALSO DECIDES TO GEAR DOWN WHEN DOING 70MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE, FINALLY CAUGHT GEAR AND JERKED. WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS SO CALLED "LUXURY VEHICLE". IT IS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND IS GOING TO LEXUS DEALERSHIP TOMM. I CANT WAIT TO HEAR WHAT THEY SAY THE OUT COME IS. CAR HAS BEEN FULLY SERVICED AND UP TO DATE....

I HAVE HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS, THAT AT TIMES LEFT ME STRANDED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BROKE ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. AT THIS TIME IT LEFT ME WITHOUT THE 3RD AND THE OVERDRIVE GEAR (4TH) WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN INTERSTATE CAUSING A HAZARD DUE TO THE SPEED IN WHICH I WAS TRAVELING. THE POSTED SPEED WAS 65, BUT I COULD ONLY TRAVEL AT 35MPH. *TR

SIMPLY DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP, VERY QUICKLY (20-30 MILES) THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SO BADLY THE CAR HAD TO BE PUT INTO 2ND GEAR TO GET IT TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE IN DRIVE AND CAN ONLY MOVE FORWARD IN THE LOWER AUTOMATIC GEARS. *TR

I AM THE OWNER A 1999 LEXUS RX 300 THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEPENDING ON WHO I TALK TO IT WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $4000 TO $6500 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I FOUND OUT SINCE THIS FAILURE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY SOURCE FOR THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN THE INTERNET, TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS AND THE DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEES THEMSELVES. THIS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR A WHILE. LEXUS SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS A DESIGN FLAW. THANK YOU *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 FAILED. THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE FULL FAILURE OCCURRED. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STALLED AND WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS LOOKS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT WILL COST ME $5000 TO REPAIR. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD LAST WEEK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND THEN IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. YOU CAN PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND PUSH GAS BUT IT WON'T BUDGE. I GOT IT TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK @ MIDNIGHT IN HER 1999 LEXUS RX300 WITH 98,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WITH NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION. NOW A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED AT THE PRICE OF $4000. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE LEXUS RX300 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FEEL LEXUS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR POOR PRODUCT. *TR

ON DECEMBER 29, 2008 THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 FAILED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN EXISTING ISSUE WITH THE 1999-2000 LEXUS RX 300 AND HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY THE TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY, USA. I AM DISTURBED THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALLED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE CONTACT ME. *TR