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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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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

162 reports with mileage · 54 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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 →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

16 crash reports0 fire reports12 injury reports

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115,000 miles · Jan 1, 2013
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MY LEXUS RX300 2000 THE SUN VISORS KEEPS FALLING DOWN WHICH PREVENTS ME TO DRIVE IN WHICH I GET DISTRACTED WHEN I AM DRIVING, IT IS A CONCERN, SINCE IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY FATHER IN LAW OWNS ALSO OWNS A TOYOTA CAMRY IN WHICH IN RECENT DAYS HE GOT A NOTIFICATION OF THE SAME PROBLEM. LEXUS IS THE SAME COMPANY AS TOYOTA, AND …

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MY LEXUS RX300 2000 THE SUN VISORS KEEPS FALLING DOWN WHICH PREVENTS ME TO DRIVE IN WHICH I GET DISTRACTED WHEN I AM DRIVING, IT IS A CONCERN, SINCE IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY FATHER IN LAW OWNS ALSO OWNS A TOYOTA CAMRY IN WHICH IN RECENT DAYS HE GOT A NOTIFICATION OF THE SAME PROBLEM. LEXUS IS THE SAME COMPANY AS TOYOTA, AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU GOT ANY NOTIFICATION OF MANY SUNVISOR PROBLEMS ALONG WITH THE MODEL HIGHLANDER WHICH IS THE SAME AS MY CAR LEXUS RX300. THIS VEHICLES WHERE MADE FROM 1999-2003. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10490645

75,000 miles · Jul 26, 2010
Visibility

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL KNICKS AND CRACKS ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM SMALL PEBBLES HITTING THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER TIME, THE CRACKS WOULD SPREAD ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED TWICE IN A FIVE YEAR SPAN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL KNICKS AND CRACKS ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM SMALL PEBBLES HITTING THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER TIME, THE CRACKS WOULD SPREAD ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED TWICE IN A FIVE YEAR SPAN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

NHTSA ODI #10345270

Mileage unknown · Aug 9, 2004
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CONSUMER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS BRIEFLY WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT.*MR AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HIT A ROAD SIGH WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK. THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS HEAD HIT THE MOON ROOF AND SHATTERED THE GLASS. AS A RESULT THOUSANDS OF GLASS SHARDS BECAME EMBEDDED INTO THE CONSUMER'S SCALP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS WAS…

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CONSUMER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS BRIEFLY WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT.*MR AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HIT A ROAD SIGH WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK. THE TOP OF THE DRIVERS HEAD HIT THE MOON ROOF AND SHATTERED THE GLASS. AS A RESULT THOUSANDS OF GLASS SHARDS BECAME EMBEDDED INTO THE CONSUMER'S SCALP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS WAS NOT SAFETY GLASS. THE DRIVER ALSO SUSTAIN EYE INJURY WHEN SHARDS OF GLASS RESULTED IN A HEMORRHAGE AND SCARRED EYEBALL. OPTHAMOLOGIST RECOMMENDED PLASTIC SURGERY. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10087649

Mileage unknown · Nov 20, 1999
SteeringStructureVisibility

IF THE WIRELESS REMOTE IS USED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE AND A PERSON IN IT, THEN AFTER 30 SECONDS THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND THE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE IS TRAPPED. NONE OF THE DOOR HANDLES OR WINDOWS WILL OPERATE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #715081

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

DP02004 · Engine Seizure

Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

No summary supplied.