Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1999 Lexus Rx.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2020-10-30	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL THEY ARE BUILT WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION... I HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING H…
2019-07-28	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	1	TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 LEXUS RX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GAR…
2014-12-29	POWER TRAIN	No	0	TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
2014-02-01	ENGINE	No	0	WHEN DRIVING MY LEXUS RX 300 1999 IT FEELS VERY FORCED AND WHEN ON THE EXPRESS WAY THE RPM GOES UP TO 5 WHEN IM DRIVING…
2011-08-13	POWER TRAIN	No	0	WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE RETURNING FROM A FAMILY TRIP FROM MISSISSIPPI AT APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES FROM MY HOME…
2007-12-31	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	1999 LEXUS RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
2007-12-05	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES ON 1999 LEXUS RX300. TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED (25 MPH) TRANSMISSION …
2007-11-28	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 FAILED PREMATURELY AT 110,000. I HAVE READ THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH…
2007-11-26	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	AT 80,000 OUR 1999 LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $3,500. NOW AT 144,000 THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO B…
2007-08-09	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION. *TR
2007-08-07	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	1999 LEXUS RX300 AWD, TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH. TRANSMISSION WENT IN…
2007-07-02	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 1999 LEXUS RX300. OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED ON INTERSTATE. 110K MILES WITH RECOMMENDED SERVICE.…
2007-06-05	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	THE TRANSMISSION ON MY RX 300 YEAR 1999 WENT OUT. *TR
2007-05-09	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	AS I ENTERED THE INTERSTATE IN THE 1999 RX300, IT WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS. I BARELY AVOIDED A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND WAS BA…
2007-04-24	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER	No	0	REAR SEAT BELT PASSENGER SIDE IS LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT EXTEND. WE ARE UNABLE TO PROPERLY PLACE SEATBELT - A DEFINITE …
2007-03-24	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TL*- WHILE DRIVING A 1999 LEXUS RX300 AT THE SPEED OF 70 MPH THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. …
2007-03-24	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB
2007-03-01	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE V…
2007-02-08	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR IN AND FOUND OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT AFTER 108,000 MILES AND WOULD BE $4200 TO REPLA…
2007-01-27	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1999 LEXUS RX 300, HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 01/27/07. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH G…
2007-01-05	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A 2007 LEXUS RX350, I GAVE MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 WHICH HAS 103,000 MILES ON IT TO MY DAUGHTER.…
2006-12-30	POWER TRAIN	No	0	I JUST HAD MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 SERVICED 2 WEEKS AGO WITH THE 90,000 MILE SERVICE (TIMING BELT, ETC). INCLUDED IN THIS …
2006-12-28	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 RX300 ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME. I FELT I WAS LOSING POWER AND DECIDED TO …
2006-12-04	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	IN AUGUST 2005 I PURCHASED A 1999 LEXUS AWD RX-300 WITH 60,000 MILES FROM NORTHSIDE LEXUS IN HOUSTON. ON 12/4/06 THE T…
2006-11-27	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION IN 1999 LEXUS RX300 FAILED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A GAS STATION AND AWAIT A TOW TRUCK…
2006-10-28	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP WITHOUT INPUT NOR INCREASE IN SPEED. TRANSMISSION FAI…
2006-10-06	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	No	0	I PURCHASED MY 99 RX 300 IN FEBRUARY OF 2006 AT 51,800 MILES WITH RECORDS OF ALL SERVICE DONE WHEN NEEDED WITH A LEXUS …
2006-08-25	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	LEXUS RX 300 ENGINE DIED AT 90K WITH NO WARNING. WAS STRANDED ON DARK HIGHWAY. PAID 4K TO REPLACE ENGINE. VERY DISAPPOI…
2006-08-06	POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)	No	0	EVEN THOUGH HAVING ALL MAJOR SERVICE PERFORMED BY THE LEXUS DEALER, PLUS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANG…
2006-05-28	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER	No	0	WHILE ON VACATION THIS PAST WEEKEND MY 7 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS UNABLE TO FASTEN HER SEAT BEAT! I HAD TO MOVE HER B…
2006-05-10	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	MY 1999 RX300 AWD (U140F) TRANSMISSION GAVE 2 SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND THEN QUIT PULLING EXCEPT FOR 1 BLK O…
2006-04-22	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	No	0	SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT WITHOUT MANUALLY FEEDING THEM BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR. IF SEAT BELTS ARE NOT MANUALLY FED …
2006-04-16	SUSPENSION	No	0	THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO RE…
2005-04-16	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 RX300 COMPLETELY GAVE OUT ON ME AFTER MY CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. IT WAS OUT OF WAR…
2004-07-06	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	EARLY FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AFTER FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND CHANGING FLUID EVERY 30K MILES. TRANSMISSION FA…