1999 Lexus RX300

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

ON 12-31-2007 MY HUSBAND AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM A RESTAURANT. WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY,SO THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS AND IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT. WE WERE DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR LEXUS STOPPED ACCELERATING WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD,NEEDLESS TO SAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. SI WE HAD TO SIT THERE IN THE ROAD. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE LEXUS WOULD PULL AGAIN NOT FAR AND THEN IT WOULD QUIT PULLING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. SINCE JANUARY 2008 I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FILED A REPORT WITH NHTSA AND AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INVESTIGATION YOU DON'T THINK TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A HAZARD PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FIXED,MY LEXUS WILL PULL A SHORT DISTANT SO IF KNOW ONE THINKS THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO DO AN INVESTIGATION OR NO ONE SEES THE HAZARD THAT COULD HAPPEN. THEN I AM LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO START DRIVING MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300. I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE JANUARY 2008 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE NOR HAVE I HEARD BACK FROM ANYONE. AND AS FAR AS THE DEALERSHIP ALL I GET IS THE RUN AROUND. AND TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH I AM TIRED OF IT. SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE US CONSUMERS AN ANSWER WE DESERVE THAT MUCH. TO THIS DAY I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO DRIVE. DO I SEE A HAZARD YES. SOMEONE PLEASE HEAR OUR CRIES. WE NEED YOUR HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO LOW GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. LESS THAN FOUR YEARS LATER, WHILE TRAVELING AFTER AN EXTENDED DRIVE, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIP INTO FIRST GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EITHER NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

WHILE RUNNING LOCAL ERRANDS ON 9-1-08, MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 SUV EXPERIENCED SUDDEN FAILURE OF AWD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN RAPID DECELERATION AND MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, WHICH STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST IS $5,100. *TR