2001 Lexus RX300

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON FRIDAY 6-13-09 AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. AS I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE CAR STARTED TO BUCK VIOLENTLY. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE BUCKING STOPPED. I THEN CAME TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AGAIN AND I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND THEN NOTHING. MY CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY CLEAN AND HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED LIKE THIS. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND IT COST ME $4,418.00. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 AT 122,000 MILES. I ALSO HAVE A 1999 LEXUS RX300 WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 67,000 MILES. LEXUS DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THIS AS A DEFECT. WE WERE TOLD WE SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED A FLUSH OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS AS IT IS NOT A ROUTINE SERVICE PROVIDED AND THAT IT IS ONLY DONE WHEN THE FLUIDS ARE DIRTY. HOW WOULD WE KNOW THAT? AREN'T THEY SUPPOSED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE SERVICES FOR THEIR VEHICLES? *TR

2001 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS (POSSIBLY THOUSANDS) THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 88K MILES. MY CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER. NOISE - WHINING SOUND- BEGAN IN ENGINE WITHOUT REAL PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS; HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND NEEDED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. COST TO REPAIR IS $3,888.27 NOT INCLUDING TAXES. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 LEXUS RX 300 DIED AT 100,000 MILES. I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR. A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARRANTY IS COSTING ME $2500 FROM A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC. LEXUS QUOTED ME AT $5,000 WITH A 1 YEAR WARRANTY! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS, A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 100,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL ABOUT MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE AND NO ONE AT LEXUS SEEMS TO CARE. *TR

I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED ON A RECENT TRIP - THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2001 LEXUS - 300RX - SYSTEM WILL NOT ENGAGE. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM? THE CAR HAS JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES. COULD THIS PROBLEM BE IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION(POWER TRAIN) PROBLEMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL LEXUS HAVE REPORTED? GUESS I WILL FIND OUT WHAT'S INVOLVED NEXT WEEK WHEN I TAKE THE CARE IN FOR 60,000 MILE CHECK-UP. * TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER TO TRY TO GET IT TO GO. IT STALLED FOR A WHILE THEN KICKED BACK INTO GEAR. I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND THEN THE ATF LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE CAR AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME. THE CAR DIED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ($4,000). *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MINNESOTA TO PENNSYLVANIA IN MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 ON JUNE 28TH, 2008; AND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME. I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT NIGHT TIME IN THE POURING RAIN AND IT FELL DOWN TO 5 MPH. I FOUND THE NEAREST EXIT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE WHERE I REBUILT LEXUS TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED, AT A COST OF $,4600.00. I RECEIVED A TWELVE MONTH UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION FROM LEXUS. MY SUV HAD APPROXIMATELY, 112.000 MILES ON IT AT THIS POINT. NOW, LESS THAT 10 MONTHS LATER, I HAVE METAL CHIPS IN MY FLUID AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, AT A COST OF OVER $4,000; AS THE DEALER HERE IN MY STATE WON'T HONOR THE LEXUS WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH ON THE PHONE WITH THE DEALER HERE AND THE DEALER IN OHIO AND WAS TREATED VERY RUDELY BY THE DEALER HERE. I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH LEXUS ISSUED THE WARRANTY, THEY CAN NOT FOLLOW THROUGH WITH IT, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER IN OHIO SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO. I AM COMPLETELY AT MY WITS END. I CALLED THE 1-800 NUMBER FOR LEXUS AND HAVE ALSO CONTACTED MY ATTORNEY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADMIT THAT THERE ARE SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND QUIT TRYING TO PASS OVER US; THE PEOPLE THAT PAID FOR THEM. IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN THE MAKING, I ANT TO BECOME A PART OF IT. THE WHOLE IDEA OF "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" FLEW OUT THE WINDOW AND LEXUS DEALERS NEED TO BE REMINDED WHERE THEIR PAYCHECKS COME FROM. I WAS TREATED RUDELY TODAY , WITHOUT REASON; AND HERE I SIT WITH A WARRANTY THAT I CAN'T USE TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. *TR