2001 Lexus RX300

ACTUALLY, THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO WARNING. ON SATURDAY, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SEEMED TO GET STUCK IN NEUTRAL, AND THEN LURCH FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES, AND EACH TIME WAS SOMEWHAT MORE EXAGGERATED, SO MUCH SO, THAT I ATTEMPTED TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, TRYING TO CIRCUMVENT A STALL. BY THE THIRD TIME, THE CAR SOUNDED AS IF I WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING UNDERNEATH. I RETURNED HOME SAFELY, BUT WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT EVEN SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL! AAA CAME TO TOW THE CAR AND THE REAR WHEELS SEEMED TO LOCK, SO MUCH SO THAT THE CAR WAS DRAGGED ONTO THE TOWING BED, LEAVING SOME RUBBER ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPORTED TO ME THAT I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 RX300 LEXUS, WITH 125,000 MILES, TO THE TUNE OF $5000. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, OUT RX300 DECIDED TO GIVE UP ITS REVERSE GEAR. TOWED IT TO THE LEXUS DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED - WHICH IS A $5000 JOB. FOR A LEXUS, THIS IS SILLY. WE PAY "EXTRA" TO HAVE A CAR THAT HAS NO WORRIES AND WILL LAST FOREVER. SURE - WE ARE NOW AT 102,000 MILES, BUT THAT IS STILL YOUNG FOR A LEXUS. IN THE MEAN TIME, I HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS AND THEY HAVE OPENED UP A CASE TO SEE HOW THEY CAN SERVE ME BY REDUCING THE COST OF THE REPAIR, BUT I DON'T THINK THE REPAIR WILL BE $0. READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, AND THE REMARKS FROM THE LEXUS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUY, LEXUS KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY FAIL TO HELP THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS BY REPAIRING A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SO MUCH FOR THE LEXUS BRAND. PLEASE CONTACT LEXUS AND FORCE THEM TO REIMBURSE ALL REPAIR COSTS FOR ALL THE OWNERS WHO HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS. OR START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN WHICH THE RESULT WOULD BE THE SAME. IF YOU ARE A LEXUS PERSON READING THIS, HINT... HELP YOUR CUSTOMERS, DON'T DRAG YOUR LEXUS NAME THROUGH THE MUD. IF YOU ARE A LAWYER READING THIS - START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND GET LEXUS TO FIX ITS KNOWN PROBLEMS. *TR

LEXUS 2001 MODEL RX300 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION PURCHASED NEW WITH ZERO MILES FROM LEXUS DEALER. THIS ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. TRANSMISSION TYPE U14F. VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS DEALER SERVICED AND JUST COMPLETED THE 85,000 MILES SERVICE. TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, AND A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON ALL RX MODELS. DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE SERVICE UNDER 100K EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO AGE. COST OF REPAIR $5,500.00 PLUS LABOR & TAXES. THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT STARTED FOR THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 LEXUS RX300 WITH 105,300 MILES; THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT PREMATURELY, BEGINNING TO SLIP WITH COLDER WEATHER AND FAILING ENTIRELY SOME 300 MILES LATER. ACCORDING TO OTHER INTERNET SOURCES, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM OCCURRING ON THESE MODEL VEHICLES BETWEEN 70K AND 120K MILES AND IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW BY THE MANUFACTURER (TOYOTA). YET THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR THE TRANSMISSIONS AS AT THIS MILEAGE THE VEHICLES ARE OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. COST TO REPAIR RANGES FROM ABOUT $2000-$3300 FROM AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP TO APPROXIMATELY $4400 BY THE DEALER. *TR

RX300 CAR EITHER WON'T GO INTO GEAR OR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND MANY MANY REPORTS ON OWNER SITES RE: TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE LATEST INCIDENT LEFT MYSELF AND MY 4 YEAR OLD SON STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT IN LOW TEENS WEATHER. IT ALSO JUMPED OUT OF GEAR ONCE WHILE DRIVING. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR