2000 LEXUS RX300 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE (LEXUS RX300 4WD) ON 11/29/2002 WITH 27,080 MILES ON IT FROM LOCAL LEXUS DEALER. IT IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE AND SHE DRIVES IT TO WORK DAILY (ABOUT 20 MILES PER DAY). AT 111,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY IE. DOWN SHIFTING SUDDENLY WHEN IT SHOULDN'T AND SLIPPING GEARS. IT ALSO MAKES A STRANGE CONSTANT NOISE. IT HAD BEEN MORE AND MORE SHIFTING THIS WAY OFF AND ON FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO LEXUS DEALER ON 8/24/2011 BECAUSE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SERVICE CONSULTANT STATED IT NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION (THIS WAS SAID IN THE SAME TONE OF "YOU NEED A NEW AIR FILTER") AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR $5,208.80. WHEN I ASKED SERVICE CONSULTANT IF THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM HE STATED THAT IT WAS NOT. HE SAID MY TRANSMISSION...

PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PURCHASED USED WITH 85,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT SUGGESTED INTERVALS. CAR WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY TRANSMISSION SELECTOR POSITION. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL LEXUS. *KB

FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE SYMPTOMS AT 103,500 MILES. VEHICLE REGULARLY SERVICED, INCLUDING 90K COMPLETE SERVICE AT DEALER. *TR

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

OWN A LEXUS 2000 RX300, TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 56,825 MILES. CONTACTED A LEXUS DEALER AND NO HELP WAS OFFERED, SAID IT WOULD COST $6000 FOR THE REPAIRS.I MADE A FORMAL REQUEST FROM LEXUS USA FOR HELP BUT THEY DECLINED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I WAS 1600 MILES FROM HOME SO I HAD AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP MAKE THE REPAIRS.LEXUS IS IN FACT AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE RX 300 TRANSMISSIONS, BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW OF ANY CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE TRANSMISSION ON LATER MODELS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM! *TR

BOUGHT 2000 LEXUS RX300 IN JANUARY 2008. BY MAY 2009 REPLACING TRANSMISSION AROUND130,000MILES . 1ST IT STARED LIKE IT WAS HESITATING. BY MID DAY ON THE INTERSTATE DURING 65/HR, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT . HAD TO PULLOVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 30MILE/HR AT 4000 RPM. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED .DROVE IT HOME 1 WEEK LATER SAME THING. TOOK BACK TO MR TRANSMISSION SAID IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. SENSORS OXYGEN REPLACED STOP FOR A LITTLE BIT. NOTICED ON AND OFF TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. TRANSMISSION OUT AGAIN ALONG WITH CAR IDLING HIGH AND MAKING A POPPING NOISE. I GUESS NOTHING (RECALL) WILL NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE NO ONE DIED THAT SEEMS TO BE HOW IT WORKS OR IF IT SOMETHING MINOR LIKE UMMM A LIGHT. *TR

2000 RX300 LEXUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. *JB

ERRATIC SHIFTING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, JERKING VEHICLE, JUST MISSED A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS OCCURRED ONE TIME WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATION. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION IS BEING REBUILT BY AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. PLANETARY GEARS, SOLENOID, CLUTCHES, AND OTHER NUMEROUS PARTS. *TR

LEXUS RX300 4-W-DRIVE [XXX] WITH 109,715 MILES EXPERIENCED A TRANSAXLE FAILURE. TRANSAXLE HAD BEEN FLUSHED AT 30,000, 60,000 AND 90,000 MILES. REPAIR BILL WAS $5233.16 AND THE REMAN PART WAS 3552.23 OF THE TOTAL PRICE. THIS PREMATURE FAILURE IS ACCOMPANIED BY MANY PREMATURE FAILURES AS REVEALED IN THE INTERNET TALK FORUMS AND APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM. LEXUS OFFERED $750 COMPENSATION. I QUESTION THE ALUMINUM GEARS AND REVOLUTIONS ALLOWED DURING SHIFT AS POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAWS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED @ 125,000 MILES & STILL DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY... AAMCO SANTA CRUZ CALIFORNIA WILL NOT WARRANTY IT STATING THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE TRANSMISSION IT IS THE COMPUTER WHICH HAS TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA OF SC DID DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED NOTHING WRONG W/ COMPUTER IN VEHICLE - AAMCO HAS HAD VEHICLE APROX 2 MONTHS. *TR

2000 LEXUS RX300. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEELS SEIZED. *JB

I HAVE 2 LEXUS RX 300. ONE OF THE LEXUS WHICH HAS 127000 MILES SUDDENLY IT WONT GO IN REVERSE AND THEN AFTER FEW TRIES AND PUMPING GAS IT WENT IN REVERSE. IT IS RIGHT NOW WITH LEXUS DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, BUT ARE INVESTIGATING. READING THRU THE WEB LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. I HOPE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND WONT CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. MY WIFE AND KIDS RIDE THESE VEHICLES. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT ANY STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY NHTSA SO FAR IN THIS MATTER. *TR

2000 LEXUS RX300 WITH 96,600K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LOCKED CAR UP IN BUSY INTERSECTION. NEW INCIDENT, AND A REPAIR WILL COST $5, 000 OR MORE. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 84,000 MILES. LEXUS WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS RECEIVED ALL DEALER'S RECOMMENDED SERVICE AT SAME DEALERSHIP EXCEPT THE LAST FEW, WHICH WERE PERFORMED AT ANOTHER LEXUS DEALERSHIP. DEALER WANTS $4,700 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

2000 RX 300 FWD WITH 95K MILES CROSSING CA HWY1 CAR STARTED MAKING DRAGGING NOISES AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. DOES NOT GO INTO LOW GEARS, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME. TRANSMISSION IS DEAD DUE TO "ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW" ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILDING IT FOR $4000. THANKS LEXUS - I'M NEVER BUYING LEXUS OR TOYOTA AGAIN. *TR

IN OCT 2009, NOTICED A SLIP 2000 RX300 TRANSMISSIONS 30MPH. WOULD NOT SLIP OUT OF 1ST GEAR SO WHEN 5 MPH TO GET HOME. HAVE RX300 TOWED TO MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 140,000 MILES. REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

2000 LEXUS RX 300 WITH 82K MILES HAS BROKEN TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN BY MY WIFE AND THE TRANS WENT OUT LAST FRI WHEN SHE WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. *TR

2000 RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 121,000 MILES ... DEALER DOES NOT DO REBUILDS, SO QUOTED FOR $4100 A NEW ONE WITHOUT ANY DETAILED INFORMATION ON WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG WITH IT. HAD IT TOWED TO REPUTABLE SPECIALIST, AND WAS TOLD A REBUILD WOULD COST MORE THAN A "RE-MANUFACTURE" ... $3600 + TAX FOR 12 MONTH WARRANTY. GOT IT DONE, BROUGHT IT HOME THE 1ST DAY AND IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID SO NEED TO BRING BACK FOR A POSSIBLE FIX OR SWAP. NOT HAPPY. NO OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR FOR THE 7 YEARS WE'VE OWNED IT. *TR

RX300 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 96,00 MILES. THEN 6 MONTHS LATER, THE MOTOR NEEDED WORK. THIS IS NOT A QUALITY CAR AS I WAS LED TO BELIEVE. IT HAS COST TOO MUCH OUT OF POCKET MONEY WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED BY HOUSTON NORTHSIDE LEXUS. *TR

LEXUS RX 300: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT. MY 2000 LEXUS RX 300 IS HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. I'M A MOTHER OF THREE AND USE THE CAR PRIMARILY TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY DOG TO VARIOUS PLACES--I.E. TO SCHOOL, SPORTING EVENTS, CARPOOLING AS WELL AS RUNNING VARIOUS HOUSEHOLD ERRANDS AND OTHER FAMILY RELATED ACTIVITIES. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE AUTOMOBILE REGULARLY, DO NOT DRIVE ABUSIVELY, AND HAVE NOT WRECKED THE AUTOMOBILE. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OTHER 1999 & 2000 RX300 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR (OR WORSE) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE LEXUS RX300 1999 AND 2000 MODELS TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD FLAW AND WORTHY OF A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 92K MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH HEARD A CLUNK NOISE AND THEN CHATTERING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE LOST FORWARD AND REVERSE AND WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. NEW TRANSMISSION COST $3500. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION. SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN CAR BECOMMING ROAD HAZARD. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. YET ANOTHER OF THE HUNDREDS OF SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURES OF THE LEXUS RX300.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 LEXUS RX 300 7 YEARS AGO FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. LAST WEEK THE TRANSMISSION DIED WITH ONLY 104,000 MILES. IT IS DISTURBING TO ME THAT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLAWED IN ITS ENGINEERING DESIGN AND THAT NO OIL WAS ABLE TO REACH THE VITAL COMPONENTS AND THAT OVER TIME THEY DRIED OUT AND BECAME BRITTLE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION "ATE ITSELF UP". THERE WERE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF METAL SHAVINGS AND THE TRANSMISSION LITERALLY IMPLODED. WHY I THINK THIS IS WORTHY OF COMPLAINT IS THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS OWNED TOYOTA VEHICLES...MANY AND WE TAKE METICULOUS CARE OF OUR CARS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE FLUID WAS PRISTINE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSIONS CRASHING EVEN AT...

TRANSMISSION GONE AT 100K *CN

2000 RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120K MILE *CN

9/2009 - ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE INITIALLY PERFORMED NORMALLY, BUT ENGINE SEIZED DURING INTERSTATE DRIVING. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION DETERMINED CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. VEHICLE OUT OF INITIAL WARRANTY. EXTENSION BASED UPON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS EXPIRED 4/2009. NEW ENGINE INSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE. 12/2009 - TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE INITIALLY PERFORMED NORMALLY, BUT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LURCH WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR AFTER GASOLINE FILL UP. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION DETERMINED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

BOUGHT MY 2002 LEXUS RX300 BRAND NEW WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE ON SCHEDULED. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF SLOW/SLIPPAGE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD IT SERVICE/REBUILT BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC. I FOUND OUT ON AN INTERNET LEXUS CLUB FORUM THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE EARLY GENERATION LEXUS RX300 (YEAR 1999-2001) AND I AM UNFORTUNATELY OVER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO BE SERVICED. I PAID $3800+ TO HAVE TO REPAIRED - WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE FOR BUYING A SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE CAR? THANKFULLY IT WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BUT RATHER ON THE OFF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE LEXUS DEALER COST $4,500 FIX IT. MY CAR WAS THERE COUPLE MONTH AGO FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THEY SAID EVERY THING OK, IT HAD THE OIL CHANGE LAST WEEK. THEY SAID THIS IS THE TRANSMISSION PART PROBLEM EVEN IT HAD THE TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE REGULARLY. *TR

LEXUS 2000 RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

DEAR SIR: I AM ONE OF THOSE RX300 2000 LEXUS OWNERS. I HAVE BEEN FAITHFULLY TAKEN MY LEXUS TO THE LEXUS DEALER FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE AND PROBLEM. I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2000 LEXUS WITH 124,000 MILES TO LEXUS FOR MY REGULAR OIL CHANGE.. CHARGING ME BUT FAILURE TO TELL ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING PROBLEMS. I PAID FOR MY SERVICE BUT.... I AM OUT THE MONEY PLUS LEXUS WOULD LIKE ME TO PAY $4,600 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. OMG... I THINK LOOKING AT ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION LEXUS SHOULD HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS............... THANKS *TR

IGNITION STUCK IN ACC POSITION. TURNED OFF CAR NORMALLY WHEN I TRIED TO START IT I WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ACC POSITION INSTEAD OF THE OFF POSITION. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I HAD TO TOW MY CAR HOME AND ORDER A NEW IGNITION TUMBLER, AND THEN HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2008. HE RECENTLY HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE RPMS DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO A LOW GEAR AND MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,360.

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

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN LEXUS RX300. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SET IN THE FRONT PUMP SHUTS DOWN THE TRANSMISSION OF HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RENDERS THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE AND DOES NOT LUBRICATE THE TRANSMISSION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AT 101,000. COMPLETE MAINTENANCE RECORDS AVAILABLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AT APPROX 121,000 MILES. *TR

AFTER LEAVING HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED. WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. *TR

AFTER OWNING AND PROPERLY MAINTAINING MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 FOR MANY YEARS IT THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY LOCKED UP ON ME AND MY 2 TODDLERS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS THEN FLAT BEDDED TO A MECHANIC AND I AM CURRENTLY BEING QUOTED SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *TR

I OWN A 2000 MODEL LEXUS RX 300 WHICH WAS BEEN HAVING ALL SERVICES ON TIME AT LEXUS DEALER AND AT 89K MILE MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN BROKEN. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS A COMMON ENCOUNTERED PROBLEM BY MAY RX 300 OWNER AND SEEMS POSSIBLE RELATED TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. I HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS FOR REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEED FOR A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. *TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, WOULD SHIFT WHEN IT SHOULDN'T HAVE, WHEN PUT IN GEAR WOULD DO NOTHING THEN UNEXPECTEDLY LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON GEAR SELECTION. LEXUS DEALER REPLACED TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT HEARD A SCREECHING SOUND THAT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE SOUND WOULD CEASE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE NOISE. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE OUTER CASING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED A MILKY WHITE COLOR, WHICH HINDERS EFFECTIVE LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

2000 RX 300 STARTED HAVING A WHINING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED TO GO UP HILLS WHEN COLD. TRANSMISSION THEN STARTED TO SLIP ON WAY OVER MOUNTAINS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO TOWN AT SLOW SPEED BEFORE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 STARTED HAVING GEAR SLIPPING PROBLEMS 3 DAYS AGO. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION WON'T GO INTO ANY GEAR REVERSE OR FORWARD. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT HUNDRED OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON LEXUS RX MODELS. OBVIOUSLY, BOTH YOUR ORGANIZATION AND LEXUS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND YET NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT RECALLING THIS MODEL WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT ON MY 2000 RX 300 WITH 77K. I HAVE FELT IT SLIP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YRS AS I TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE. NOW IT JUST LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD, FORTUNATELY CLOSE TO MY HOME. I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR FIXED YET AS I AM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD GO TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP OR TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. *TR

FAILED TRANSMISSION UNDER 100,000 MILES. HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE, YEAR, ETC WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON MY 200 LEXUS RX 300 AT 70K MILES TRANSMISSION FAILURE REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION GONE ON MY 2000 LEXUS VEHICLE, RX300 MODEL. THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEED FOR A RECALL AS MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION OF PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AND CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UP PROPERLY. *TR

LEXUS RX 300 DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY POPPED INTO 1ST GEAR AND WOULD NOT UP SHIFT. LIMPED THE CAR HOME AND HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO CONTACT DEALER. IT APPEARS MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR