The automatic transmission on my 2001 lexus rx300 fwd went out at 142,000 miles. This car was purchase new from a lexus dealer and serviced, in accordance with the service manual, at the same dealer. Most recently the transmission was serviced at 135,000 miles and all was fine. On jan. 8 the car was on the freeway and the transmission dropped into a lower gear for no apparent reason and the engine revved close to red line. Check engine light did not come on. I was able to pull over just before entering a tunnel. Transmission fluid looks fine. The car was towed to the dealer and I've been told it needs a new transmission at a cost of $5000+ for parts and labor.
2001 Lexus RX300 transmission complaints
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2001 rx3000 transmission failed at 178,000 miles while attempting to exit off-ramp of highway stopping in the middle of ramp and almost causing crash and was replaced to then fail again at 192,000 miles.
I was driving down the road and my car went into neutral. I was moving about 40 MPH at the time of the incident.
Faulty lexus transmission failure by manufacturer's design has caused an expensive repair to the car and I cannot get any help from lexus. Why hasn't the federal safety agency investigated lexus for putting a potentially dangerous transmission in the car....do people have to die first?
The transmission in my 2001 lexus rx300 failed with a little over 108k miles. No warning lights came on. I had trouble getting it in reverse 2 days before - thought it was a fluke. Then I had trouble starting it for 2 days. On 8/16 it started fine, so I drove it to the dealer. Twice on the way there, it jerked & hesitated when accelerating from a stop - I almost got rear ended. I am the 2nd owner - I bought it in 2003 with 41,462 miles on it. It was lexus certified pre-owned. The car fax report noted the original owner registered it as private/personal use & no issues were noted. I have had all service done by the dealer, except the last oil change. I've only driven about 9k miles per year, drive it responsibly & have never towed with it. Very frightening that I had few symptoms, and no warning light to alert me there was a problem. Lexus dealer wants $4,300 to replace it with a lexus remanufactured transmission. I have not decided what to do. I'm seeing lots of information online about how bad these transmissions are, and they often need replaced multiple times. Scares me to know I could replace it, have it fail & perhaps be in an accident. I am a realtor & frightening that I could have been in an accident with clients in my vehicle. My expectations of lexus quality & safety have not been met.
2001 lexus rx 300 - transmission failure appears to be common. Mine went out about 1 yr ago. Car wouldn't move at all. Had to have it rebuilt with more dependable parts. I don't have the old parts. The shop I went to said they frequently have them in with this issue.
2001 lexus rx300 with transmission failure. Car totally went out of gear at 50mph with no warning. Towed and found out that would need a whole new transmission as one of the planetary gears lost bearings and chewed up the whole transmission. Design flaw that has been reported numerous times without lexus acting at all.
1. May18th, 2010 on my way to work the lexus rx 300, 2001, 98k stalled and the gear did not shift either in d or in r. The transmission died. 2. No sign of failure or symptom before that 3. I called a local shop specialized in transmission to tow it to the shop. The cost to rebuild the transmission is 2800$. 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.
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.
2000 lexus rx 300 (this is a toyota camry engine in a lexus body) car transmission would not change into high gears 3 & 4 for highway driving, preventing acceleration. Lexus of norwood, ma replaced the entire transmission under warranty. 5,000 miles later the new transmission was doing the same thing, after a week they finally gave it back to and said it was repaired but not what they had to fix and were very sketchy, it was still under warranty. Finally the repair technician told in low tones so not to be heard that it was computer software problem and that;s why they would not tell me. So they replaced an entire transmission at 48000 miles incorrectly when all they had to do was do a software bug fix. I think this is significant because the computer prevented acceleration but could probably also cause unintended acceleration. They do not have control of their software running these engines and don't want to admit because they don't know how to fix it.
Car was being parked when it suddenly went to max acceleration jumping the curb. The cars forward acceleration was stopped by large decorative rock in the parking median strip. Car ended up resting on the rock. Car was turned off by key. This is the only occurrence of this surge acceleration the car has exhibited to date. Car is currently at automotive shop for inspection and repairs. Car has significant drive shaft and undercarriage damage, but was drivable to nearby autoshop after being jacked off rock by tow truck.
Ok I bought a lexus rx300 1/08/10 was constricted in driving it due to the snow storms hitting the northeast. I got the car with 128,000 miles on it and now it has 129,095. I go to drive to school today and while on a back highway doing 45-50 MPH my car looses power and I have to stop in heavy traffic and push it off. I go to try and move the car and shift gears and it doesn't move. I called the tow truck and got a tow home and call the dealership they tell me to basically go eff' myself. I suspect it is the transmission and will find out tomorrow because I called lexus and they told me to go to a dealer and they will call me in 1-2 business day. If I was on the highway doing speeds excess 50 with my son in the car the outcome could have been very different I hope you can help. I had the car for 45 days....
During normal driving the transmission failed. The transmission had to be rebuilt at a cost of over $4000. The lexus dealer service department agrees that there is a design flaw, but the toyota/lexus corporation is unwilling to do more than contribute $1000 towards repair, and only if it is repaired at a dealer.
2001 lexus rx-300 1st transmission failure at 142,000 miles.
2001 lexus rx-300 transmission failure (after 142,000 miles) 2nd failure (1st after 142,000 miles) consumer paid for both failures.
I own a 2001 lexus rx300 and the transmission went out but lexus refused to cover it with my 100.000 warranty.they were very racist and wrong. They also refused to take care of the engine repairs. I will never buy another one in my life from such racist pigs!!
My transmission died on my 2001 lexus rx300 at 110k miles. The car stopped in the middle of a road during morning rush hours.
Transmission failed and has to be rebuilt/replaced.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 lexus rx300. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to a lexus dealer. The dealer stated that the transmission had to be replaced. The vehicle will be repaired at the owners expense since there was no valid warranty. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileages were 116,000.
The transmission has failed in my 2001 lexus rx 300. I need to have it replaced with a remanufactured transmission.
Was driving to work, noticed the engine was revving but speed was dropping. Applied gas, engine only revved harder. Pulled into a parking lot, heading into a parking spot. Determined it would be better to back in, in case a roll back was required, it wouldn't engage in any gear. After letting it sit and cool for an hour or so it went into reverse and I backed it out for the wrecker. I love(d) my lexus, why is my tran going out at 140k miles. It was too much money to have a major failure at this point.
Transmission problem code 0770 this is very common complaint from 2001 lexus rx300 have the same problem with the most of the owners.
Lexus rx300 transmission failure.
My transmission died on thursday, july 2nd, 2009 in my 2001 lexus. It had previously died in 2007 and replaced by the lexus dealer where I bought the car new. Basically, this will be the third transmission on this car in 9 years.
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.
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?
2001 lexus rx 300 transmission failure at 115k.
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.
2001 rx300 with 135k miles. We suffered a total transmission failure while driving 200 miles from home. Fortunately we were able to pull over to the side of the road and out of traffic. Vehicle was towed to lexus dealer where the transmission was replaced with factory reconditioned unit.
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.
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