2002 Lexus RX300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED HIS TRANSMISSION FAILS WHENEVER HE DRIVES, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE. THE GEAR IS SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR $4800. THERE IS A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT THEY WILL NOT HONOR IT AND WANT THE CONTACT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE TOYOTA/LEXUS MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,465. UPDATED 04/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/13/10. *JB UPDATED 05/25/10.*JB

IN NOV OF 2009 I STARTED HEARING A CLICKING SOUND IN MY CAR AND IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LEXUS DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THAT MY DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF. BEING AS THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE THE $1800 I WAS QUOTED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I CALLED THE LEXUS CORP AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION TO THEM. THEY OFFERED ME A GOOD FAITH DISCOUNT OF 10% OFF OF THE PRICE I WAS QUOTED BY THE LEXUS DEALER. I TURNED IT DOWN BECAUSE I FELT THAT IT WAS SOME TYPE OF DEFECT THAT CAUSED MY DRIVESHIFT TO FALL OFF. IN LIGHT OF THE RESENT TOYOTA RECALL FOR DRIVESHAFTS FALLING OFF ON THEIR TACOMA PICKUP TRUCKS AND (BEING AS THOUGH LEXUS IS AN ENTITY OF TOYOTA) I STARTED THINKING THAT THERE HAS TO BE A CONNECTION. I CONTACTED THE LEXUS CORP AGAIN AND ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT TOYOTA JUST RECALLED THEIR TACOMA TRUCKS FOR THE DRIVESHAFT ISSUE. THAT WAS ON SAT 2/13/10 WHEN I CALLED. LEXUS CORP CALLED ME BACK TUES MORN ON 2/16/10 TO SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT HAVING ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME AND THAT THEIR POSITION STILL STANDS TO OFFER ME THE 10% DISCOUNT. AGAIN I REFUSED BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS A CONNECTION. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE INVESTIGATED TO SEE IF THE ISSUE WITH THE DRIVESHAFT EXTENDS BEYOND THE TACOMA TRUCKS. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR OVER 2 MONTHS NOW BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. IT HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING AND VERY INCONVENIENT TO NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM CERTAIN IT IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DRIVESHAFT WHICH SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY LEXUS. *TR

2002 LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILED,STUCK ON NJ TURNPIKE,TOWED TO PRESTIGE LEXUS IN RAMSEY NJ. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION BAD. HAVE READ HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN 1999-2002 LEXUS RX 300 VEHICLES. SO FAR LEXUS HAS NOT ADMITTED ANY PROBLEMS AND WILL LOOK INTO IT. COST OF REPAIR 4000.00. STILL IN SHOP. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 20, 2009, I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 LEXUS RX300 WITH APPROXIMATELY 79K MILES WHEN IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE KNOCK SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THEM REPLACED AND VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. ON MAY 5, 2009, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. WHEN VEHICLE BROUGHT TO REPAIR FACILITY AND I WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AT THIS TIME I LOOKED ON INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY LEXUS RX300 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COST OF REPAIRS IS APPROXIMATELY $4,500. I PAID $1,500 FOR KNOCK SENSORS TO BE REPLACED ALREADY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR