Six problems related to transmission not go into gear have been reported for the 2000 Lexus RX300. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
With no warning signs at all the transmission on my Lexus Rx300 has failed. The car never previously failed to engage in any gear, however, while driving the car decreased in speed and would not switch gears to accelerate. We stopped at a red light, and the car would no longer move. Luckily we had made the rare choice of not driving on the freeway that particular night. The transmission fluid had been checked 3 weeks earlier, and the car has had regular maintenance and oil changes. After further research I am finding hundreds of complaints of the same problem with this model of Lexus, and evidence that there is a design flaw in this transmission set up. For the price of these cars I cannot understand why there has been no recall. There is no reason why a transmisson should fail at 126,000 miles on this car. We have been told that the repair cost could be between $3500-$5000. This is not the quality that I expected with the purchase of this car. We have had to replace the oxygen sensors, the mass air flow sensors the vvt valves and oil pan, and now we are faced with the great expense of replacing a very expensive transmission that should still work. I am very disappointed, and while I have promoted the purchase of Lexus cars to my friends and family members, and vowed to purchase again, I am not certain that I want to spend very hard earned money on the dream of quality that doesn't exist.
2000 Rx300 Lexus. Consumer writes in regards to transmission problems the consumer stated the vehicle would not shift into gear. The repair shop found metal in the transmission fluid. The consumer was advised the transmission was beyond repair and a rebuilt transmission was installed.
2000 RX 300 fwd with 95k miles crossing CA hwy1 car started making dragging noises and would not accelerate. Does not go into low gears, neutral or reverse. Occurs 100% of the time. Transmission is dead due to "engineering design flaw" according to the transmission shop rebuilding it for $4000. Thanks Lexus - I'm never buying Lexus or Toyota again.
After leaving highway transmission failed and front wheels locked. Will not move in any gear.
Own a Lexus 2000 Rx300, transmission failed while driving at highway speed, would not move in any gear. The vehicle only had 56,825 miles. Contacted a Lexus dealer and no help was offered, said it would cost $6000 for the repairs. I made a formal request from Lexus USA for help but they declined any responsibility. I was 1600 miles from home so I had an independent transmission shop make the repairs. Lexus is in fact aware of the problems with the RX 300 transmissions, but refuses to take responsibility for their defective design transmission. I would like to know of any class action suit for this problem. I know they have redesigned the transmission on later models to correct the problem!.
Transmission failed while in heavy traffic. No prior indication of a problem. Car could not be placed in gear, had to be towed. Lexus said that 120k miles was the life span of the transmission and wanted to charge $5,400 for repair. Car had only been service by Lexus since purchase, last service was 6 months prior and no indication was given of any expected transmission problem.