general problems of the 2001 Lexus RX300

One problem related to gasoline fuel system has been reported for the 2001 Lexus RX300. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Gasoline Fuel System problem

Failure Date: 12/10/2013

When parking the vehicle, the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the driver was not pressing the accelerator. Despite the driver's efforts to stop the vehicle, the vehicle jumped over a curb and headed toward a head-on collision with traffic. In an attempt to avoid a possibly fatal collision, the driver swerved hard to the left intending to hit a pole to stop the vehicle. The vehicle missed the pole and hit a starbucks with the vehicle ending up completely inside the starbucks. Six people who were inside the starbucks were injured. The driver never pressed the accelerator during the entire incident.


Other Gasoline Fuel System related problems of the 2001 Lexus RX300

Tank Assembly problems
1
Gasoline Fuel System problems
1


RX300 Service Bulletins
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