1999 Lexus RX300

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 1999 RX300. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. WE ONLY HAVE 85,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT WE SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION OIL MORE FREQUENTLY. HOWEVER, WE WERE NEVER APPROACHED WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION DURING SERVICE VISITS. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE SLUGGISH. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN CA AND TWO YEARS AGO MOVED TO NC. DURING ONE OF OUR FIRST SERVICE VISITS, WE ASKED THEM ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE. THE SERVICE STAFF AT THE TIME TOLD US IT WAS INHERENT TO THE DESIGN. EVEN WORST, WE BOUGHT THE PRE-OWN VEHICLE IN CA. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS THROUGHLY INSPECTED. THEY EVEN PRESENTED A INSPECTION CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATE. WE I PRESENTED THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE DEALER IN NC, THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT DOES NOT MATCH THE VIN FOR MY VEHICLE. ALSO, THEY CAN NOT TRACK ANY INFORMATION OF THIS INSPECTION IN THEIR INTERNAL NETWORK. NOW I HAVE A CASTISTROPHIC FAILURE ON A VEHICLE THAT I BOUGHT FOR $30,000 WITH ONLY 85,000 MILES!?!? PLEASE HELP WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS. THANKS.

1999 LEXUS RX300. FIVE DAYS AFTER DISCS, CALIPERS, PADS REPLACED, THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER FELL OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80 AT 65 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VEER TO THE RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE LEXUS DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CALIPER FELL OFF AND WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE RIM OF THE WHEEL AND THE DISC. THE BOLTS WERE MISSING. THE SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT KNOW IF THE BOLTS BROKE FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OR A SERVICE DEFECT. *AK

AFTER ATTACHING A U-HAUL TRAILER TO THE RX300 TRAILER HITCH, THE TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND TRAILER LIGHTS WEREN'T FUNCTIONING. *PH U-HAUL TECHNICIANS CHECKED THE VEHICLE, BUT WASN'T SUCCESSFUL TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WENT TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER TO REPAIR PROBLEM WITH THE REAR LIGHTING AND TRAILER LIGHTS. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND INSTALLED A NEW CONVERTER BOX AND TRAILER WIRE HARNESS WHERE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE UPGRADE VERSION OF THE COMPONENT. *LA

I OWN A 1999 LEXUS RX-300. THE KEYS ARE DEFECTIVE, RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION. LEXUS'S DEALERS AND ITS "ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE" PERSONNEL HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE KEYS WERE ORIGINALLY MADE WITH METAL THAT IS TOO BRITTLE. AS A RESULT, THE KEYS GRIND DOWN, AND EVENTUALLY THE KEYS CAN COME OUT WHILE THE CAR IS ON, OR CAN COME OUT BEFORE THE LOCK IS DISENGAGED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE CAR. LEXUS HAS ISSUED INTERNAL TECHNICAL BULLETINS, BUT HAS NEVER ADVISED ITS CUSTOMER OF THIS PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTS IN A $900 REPAIR PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT 4 YEARS OF USE. KEYS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 4 YEARS, OR LEXUS SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADVERTISE THAT FACT TO ITS CUSTOMRES.