IllustrationWHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN A PARKING GARAGE, MY CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CRASHING INTO THE CONCRETE WALL. BOTH AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED, FILLING CAR WITH SMOKE AND LEAVING DRIVER'S ARM WITH SOME KIND OF BURN AND SCABBING. DRIVER'S KNEES HIT DASHBOARD FORCEFULLY.*AK
2000 Lexus RX300
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most RX300 years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Lexus RX300 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 88.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
50–25K
525–50K
1750–75K
4375–100K
77100–150K
15150K+
162 reports with mileage · 54 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 138 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
16 crash reports0 fire reports12 injury reports
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
14 reportsWHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN A GARAGE, MY LEXUS RX300 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. BOTH FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE AND HIT A POLE, GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE TORQUED UP AND ACCELERATED FORWARD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL, CONSUMER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. *SLC
WHEN CHANGING LANES STEERING WHEEL WENT INTO OPPOSITE DIRECTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THROTTLE WAS STICKING. SPEAKER FAILED. CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT DASH AREA, DEALER REPLACED…
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WHEN CHANGING LANES STEERING WHEEL WENT INTO OPPOSITE DIRECTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THROTTLE WAS STICKING. SPEAKER FAILED. CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT DASH AREA, DEALER REPLACED THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *AK *SLC
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1DP02004 · Engine Seizure
Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.