2000 Lexus RX300

MY PARENTS OWN A 2000 LEXUS RX300. ON THE WAY BACK FROM A WEDDING, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND MY DAD COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. HE HAD TO GO OVER THROUGH A GAS STATION PARKING LOT TO AVOID CARS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. HE SAID THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING HIGH AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY RUNNING THE WHEELS ALONG THE CURB. AFTER MY DAD AND MY MOM WERE SAFE, HE CALLED ME. I RUSHED OVER TO THE CAR AND CHECKED IT OUT. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND NO OTHER KNOWN ISSUES. I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. I STARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OKAY SO I MOVED IT INTO THE PARKING LOT AWAY FROM THE STREET. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR AWHILE AND MADE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I ALSO CHECKED THE FLOOR MATS JUST IN CASE SOMETHING WAS STUCK BUT NOTHING WAS. THEY ENDED UP DRIVING HOME THAT NIGHT. WE HAD TO SERVICE THE BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL WORN FROM THE ORDEAL. *TR

I EXPERIENCED AND HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE REVVING ENGINE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA/LEXUS. I HAVE A 2000 (USED) LEXUS SUV AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN THE LOT OF A BUSINESS WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AS I WAS ALLOWING THE CAR TO "CREEP" INTO POSITION BUT HAD IT HOVERING AND/OR TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND STARTING SPEEDING FORWARD, AGAIN WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY AND I IMMEDIATELY HIT A SIGN AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THIS SET OFF THE AIR BAGS, JAMMING ME BACK IN THE SEAT AND PULLING THE SEAT BACK. I COULD NOT LONGER REACH THE PEDALS BUT I WAS STUNNED BY THE SEAT BELT EXPLOSION. THE CAR WENT OVER THE SIGN (FLATTENED IT), OVER A LOW CEMENT BARRICADE, AND INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUSINESS. I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THE AIR BAGS BUT THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED AN TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. I'M DRIVING A VERY SCARY TIME BOMB. *TR

2000 LEXUS RX300. ON 3 OCCASIONS, IN 2006, THE CAR'S GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION - THEREFORE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEXUS DEALER 2 TIMES (THERE ARE RECORDS OF THAT), CALLED THEM ONCE, WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE. AFTER THE 3RD TIME WITH THE PEDAL STICKING, HAD TO SELL VEHICLE. FREQUENCY OF APPEARANCE - IT ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 10 DAYS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FOR LEXUS DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

9/2009 - ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE INITIALLY PERFORMED NORMALLY, BUT ENGINE SEIZED DURING INTERSTATE DRIVING. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION DETERMINED CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. VEHICLE OUT OF INITIAL WARRANTY. EXTENSION BASED UPON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS EXPIRED 4/2009. NEW ENGINE INSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE. 12/2009 - TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE INITIALLY PERFORMED NORMALLY, BUT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LURCH WHEN PLACED INTO GEAR AFTER GASOLINE FILL UP. PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION DETERMINED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

BOUGHT MY 2002 LEXUS RX300 BRAND NEW WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE ON SCHEDULED. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF SLOW/SLIPPAGE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD IT SERVICE/REBUILT BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC. I FOUND OUT ON AN INTERNET LEXUS CLUB FORUM THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE EARLY GENERATION LEXUS RX300 (YEAR 1999-2001) AND I AM UNFORTUNATELY OVER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO BE SERVICED. I PAID $3800+ TO HAVE TO REPAIRED - WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE FOR BUYING A SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE CAR? THANKFULLY IT WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BUT RATHER ON THE OFF RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR