2000 Lexus RX300

I PURCHASED A VEHICLE AT BOND AUTO SALES ON 12/24/2010. AFTER A FEW DAYS, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW THAT TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY. IT WAS RUNNING IN 3RD GEAR IDLING HIGH. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, I CALLED BACK A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF , IT WAS ALSO EATING UP OIL, I WAS TOLD TO BRING IN THE TRUCK SO THAT THEIR MECHANIC COULD LOOK AT IT, AND HE TEST DROVE THE TRUCK AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE SALESMAN SAID THAT HE WOULD SPEAK TO HIS MANAGER AND NOT TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC. THEY TOOK MY PHONE NUMBER AND MY HUSBANDS PHONE NUMBER, WE NEVER GOT A CALL BACK. MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THE MANAGER DIRECTLY. I ASKED IF THEY COULD LOOK AT THE TRUCK BECAUSE I FELT THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORST AND IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION, THEY DECIDED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR. THE MANAGER CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, IT WOULD COST $1500.00 TO REPAIR. HE WANTED ME TO BRING IN $500.00 THAT SAME DAY, AND I HAD NOT EVEN HAD THE CAR FOR 30 DAYS. I ASKED IF THEY COULD PUT ME INTO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I REALLY DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY. I GAVE THEM $4000.00 CASH, WHEN I INITIATED THIS DEAL, I DID NOT HAVE $500.00. THEY REFUSED TO WORK WITH ME AT ALL, I HAD MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT DUE JANUARY 29, 2011, AND HAD NO GUARANTEES THAT THE TRUCK WOULD BE ALRIGHT. THE ONLY CHOICE THAT I HAD WAS TO VOLUNTARILY GIVE THE CAR BACK, WHICH I DID, THE SAME DAY JANUARY 20, 2011. I ASKED FOR SOMETHING WITH THE COMPANY LETTER HEAD STATING THAT I HAD RETURNED THE TRUCK, AND THEY REFUSED. ALL I GOT WAS A SMALL RECEIPT WITH THEIR LOGO, MY INFO, DATE AND IT DOES SAY VOLUNTARY RETURN 01/20/2011. I KEEP GETTING BILLS SAYING THAT MY CAR PYT. IS LATE, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE TRUCK. NOW THEY ARE GOING TO REPORT TO THE CREDIT AS A REPO, AND THAT IS NOT FAIR TO ME. I GAVE THE CAR BACK 1/20/11

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

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 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