2001 Lexus RX300

2001 LEXUS RX300 IN TOWN DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEELS SEEMED TO BE LOCKED UP, ANY SPEED ABOVE A CRAWL WAS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG VIBRATIONS AND LOUD NOISE. BARELY MADE IT HOME WITH EMERGENCY FLASHER ON AND CRAWLING ALONG. AFTER PARKING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LOOKED COCKEYED AND AN UPPER ROD TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD DETACHED. WILL GET AAA TO TAKE IT TO A LEXUS DEALER TOMORROW. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60K MILES. JUST GLAD I WASN'T ON A FREEWAY OR FAR FROM HOME, BUT WAS SURPRISED AND SHAKEN BY THIS. *TR

1. MAY18TH, 2010 ON MY WAY TO WORK THE LEXUS RX 300, 2001, 98K STALLED AND THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT EITHER IN D OR IN R. THE TRANSMISSION DIED. 2. NO SIGN OF FAILURE OR SYMPTOM BEFORE THAT 3. I CALLED A LOCAL SHOP SPECIALIZED IN TRANSMISSION TO TOW IT TO THE SHOP. THE COST TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION IS 2800$. I WENT TO LEXUS DEALER AND ASK FOR A REPLACEMENT (LEXUS DOES NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSION). IT COSTS 5000$ OR MORE. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I'D LIKE TO COMPLAIN AND REQUEST LEXUS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTS FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A LEXUS RX 300 AND HAD EXITED THE FREEWAY. I PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTLY TO DECREASE MY SPEED BUT INSTEAD, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. I THEN STEPPED ON THE BRAKE FULLY BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. I TRIED TO SLOW THE CAR BY SHIFTING THE GEARS...TRIED NEUTRAL, L1, L2, AND EVEN REVERSE BUT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS GOING AT HIGH SPEEDS, UNABLE TO STOP, AND VERY SCARED AS I WAS ON A STREET WITH MANY LIGHTS. AFTER PASSING THROUGH A RED LIGHT, I TURNED THE CAR INTO THE CURB AND DRAGGED THE WHEELS AGAINST THE CURB UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HIT ANOTHER CAR OR PEOPLE THROUGH TWO INTERSECTIONS. THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT 3:55PM, MAY 12, 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND AT THIS TIME, IT IS STILL UNDER EVALUATION. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS CAR HAS DEMONSTRATED ANY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OR FAILURE OF BRAKES TO STOP ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE ACCELERATED FROM A TRAFFIC STOP AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95577. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95780.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS BACKING INTO HIS PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SURGED IN REVERSE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78000.

WHEN DRIVING ON AN ALMOST FLAT FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON 70-75, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM GOES VERY VERY HIGH EVEN THOUGH THE SPEED DOES NOT GO HIGH. AT THE TIME THE EVENT IS HAPPENING, I PUSH THE BRAKE TO TAKE IT OF THE CRUISE, THE RPM COME DOWN IMMEDIATELY TO NORMAL. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CRUISE AND DECIDED NOT TO USE IT ANYMORE BUT AFTER THE TOYOTA'S EVENTS WITH ACCELERATION I FIGURED THAT THIS MAY ALSO BE A RELATED ELECTRONIC DEFECT IN LEXUS. MY CAR IS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. *TR