Transmission failed at 98,000 miles. Seems to happen to everyone with this car.
2000 Lexus RX: complete transmission failure
15 of the 29 complaints about the 2000 Lexus RX describe complete transmission failure.
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 52%
- typical mileage
- 96,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Complete transmission failure by model year
What owners say
Transmission failure.
While driving car lost power would not go forward. Never gave me any warning no check engine light nothing! Made it home at 5 MPH. Transmission went out with no warning! $3600 to fix at aamco, seems like they see this problem often in the rx300 models 1999-2003 mine is a 2000. Called lexus but offered no help! Very unhappy lexus owner.
Complete transmission failure. After driving on expressway parked car in driveway at home. 20 min. Later tried to put car in garage and it would not move. Had it towed to shop on car carrier and found broken gears in transmission.
Lexus rx300 transmission failed on major highway at 86000 miles. Internet search and phone calls to independent mechanics reveal many similar incidents and that this is a common problem lexus is aware of. Car was 8 days passed a 3 year extended warranty provided at purchase, currently lexus will replace at about the cost that an independent will rebuild
Automatic transmission failure on 2000 lexus rx300.
I have a 2000 lexus rx 300 with 103,000 miles. While driving it suddenly lurched, would not go and lurched again. The transmission failed suddenly. It "froze" meaning would not shift, the car would not move etc. I have never had any other problems with this car. I have owned it for more than 3 years. When I bought it, it had 33,000 miles. It has been fully and regularly serviced according to the manual. The car now is in the transmission shop having the transmission replaced.
2000 lexus rx300. The transmission went out unexpectedly at 126,000 miles. I have several other vehicles (maxima 292,000+ miles, silverado 1500 p/u 120,000+ miles and honda accord 240,000+ miles ) and none of the what is supposed to be inferior cars have had any sort of transmission problems. But a lexus , which is supposed to mean quality, goes out at only 126,000. According to recent research on the lexusclubowners.com forum it appears that the rx300's and the 330's are plagued with transmission problems that should be addressed by the lexus corporation.
I have a transmission failure in a 2000 lexus rx 300. The total cost of the repair is estimated to be in excess of $3k. The specialist that estimated the repair cost told me it is a nation wide "epic" problem, (his words), and that he could not even guarantee the repair because of the high rate of repeat failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lexus rx300. While sitting at a stop light the driver smelled smoke. The smoke was present in the transmission , and there was a loss of transmission fluid. The mechanic diagnosed the vehicle as needing a new transmission. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The current and failure mileage were 101,000.
I have a lexus rx300. It is a 2000 with 58,000 miles. The transmission went out and lexus refuses to fix it under warranty (claiming its 6 year or 70,000 miles). Now that I am doing research, it appears that this is a major problem with the rx300. It appears they have faulty transmissions. I am hoping you can help. The forums seem to indicate that if we file reports, hopefully there will be a recall or some sort of legal claim. The lexus of santa monica want to charge me $4,800, they offered a 10% discount.
My 2000 lexus rx300 transmission failed at 96,000 miles. I was in heavy traffic and was able to use gravity to drift off to the side of the road. I waited 2.5 hours for a tow truck.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Lexus RX transmission failure
Is complete transmission failure a common problem on the 2000 Lexus RX?
15 of 29 owner complaints about the 2000 Lexus RX (52%) mention complete transmission failure. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Lexus RX?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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