2000 Lexus RX300 problems
Owners have filed 247 complaints about the 2000 Lexus RX300 with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 56.7% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 8.1%.
Complaints247
Crashes23
Fires0
Injuries17
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 56.7% · 140
Engine and engine cooling 8.1% · 20
Vehicle speed control 5.7% · 14
Service brakes, hydraulic 3.6% · 9
Electrical system 2.8% · 7
Exterior lighting 2.4% · 6
Engine 2.4% · 6
Latches/locks/linkages 2.0% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 23 describe a crash and 17 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Lexus RX300 in this data, 2000 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 1999 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 17 in the last three years against 24 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 106,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2000 Lexus RX300. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted, but failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 140,369. Updated 10/22/2014*lj updated 05/19/2015 Power train · reported at 140,369 miles
2000 Lexus RX300 with awd transmission had very hard shifts,and wouldn't even shift into reverse. Took it to aamco and they opened it up and told me I need complete planetary set gears,and charged me $1300 to put it back together. Still problem continued,took it to world wide transmission and they rebuilt for $3,400. Now it shifts better,but often with a kick on the downshifts between 2nd to 1st. Power train · reported at 115,000 miles
My 2000 Lexus RX300 started having gear slipping problems 3 days ago. Today, the transmission won't go into any gear reverse or forward. After doing research online, it appears that hundred of people have experienced sudden transmission failure on Lexus rx models. Obviously, both your organization and Lexus know of this problem and yet nothing is done about recalling this model with the problem. Power train · reported at 135,600 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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