Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-01-20 | 99V011000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 23,441 | — | Details |
| 1999-01-20 | 99V012000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE | 6,503 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1999 Lexus RX300. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the brakes failed and could… |
| 2018-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TENGO. UN. PROBLEMA. CON. LOS. SINTURONES.BOLSAS. DE. AIRE. Y. ELECTROCO |
| 2018-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND MADE VISIBILITY VERY DIFFICULT… |
| 2018-02-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 1999 LEXUS RX 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE FAILURE AND ACCELERATION ISSUES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60MPH. … |
| 2018-01-16 | ENGINE | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICL… |
| 2017-11-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS WEEK I GOT A FLAT TIRE, A SCREW IN TIRE. ONE TIRE SHOP WOULDN'T REPAIR IT, SO I PARKED THE CAR A FEW DAYS AFTER TH… |
| 2017-06-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR … |
| 2016-06-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON 06/16/16 I PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY ENGAGE EMERGENCY BRAKES PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK AND GOT OFF. IMMEDIATELY I REALIZED VE… |
| 2016-05-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET DOING ABOUT 40 OR SO AND ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP AT ONCE SUDDENLY. IT CAUSING THE CA… |
| 2016-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE C… |
| 2016-01-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON JANUARY 17TH, 2016, I TOOK MY '99 LEXUS RX300 TO CHURCH, PARKED THE CAR, AND JOINED THE SUNDAY SERVICE. AN HOUR AFTE… |
| 2015-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC COD… |
| 2015-02-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT |
| 2015-01-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHI… |
| 2014-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT APPROX 195,000 THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. I RECOGNIZE MILEAGE MIGHT BE HIGH BUT I BELIEVE THAT AS ENGI… |
| 2014-07-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT. *TR |
| 2013-03-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2013- THE CAR GOES UP TO 35 MPHS AND THEN LOSES POWER AND THEN SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO FOR… |
| 2013-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 30 DAYS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OIL… |
| 2012-09-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER LEXUS 300 RX TO A GROCERY STORE WHEN CAR STOPPED TO REACT ON THE ACCELATOR PEDAL, THEN SUDDENLY… |
| 2012-04-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON APRIL 25, 2012, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING TO MY BROTHERS HOME, A DISTANCE OF 50 MILES. ABOUT TWO MILES FROM OUR DES… |
| 2012-04-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED SLIGHTLY TOPRE… |
| 2012-02-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THIS CAR ON THE FREEWAY LEAVING ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH MY 8 MONTH OLD CHILD.… |
| 2011-08-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH UPHILL THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL AND T… |
| 2011-08-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1. ON 08/17/11 AROUND 9PM, OUR 1999 LEXUS RX300 WAS SUDDENLY FAILED IN HIGHWAY OF THE YOSEMITE MOUNTAIN. 2. THE CAR… |
| 2011-07-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1999 LEXUS RX300 WHICH HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICE ON MARCH 17TH 2011 AT , BEGAN TO MAKE A WHIRRING SOUND AND SLIP OUT OF … |
| 2011-07-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX300 FAILED AT 165,000 MILES. IT CONSTANTLY TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT, AND AS A … |
| 2011-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 138,000 USED VEHICLE. UPON PURCHASE DID TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP AND ALL BELTS. THEN HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. WENT ON … |
| 2011-06-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 1999 LEXUS RX300 TO WORK WHEN, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISENGAGED ALM… |
| 2011-02-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 145K NO WARNING 4K TO REPAIR. *TR |
| 2011-02-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | LEXUS RX300, TRANSMISSION SHIFT PROBLEMS AT GEAR 3 AND 4. RPM GOES OVER 4000, IRRESPECTIVE OF WARM OR COLD ENGINE. I HA… |
| 2010-11-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 110K MILES; REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *TR |
| 2010-10-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL GEL. *TR |
| 2010-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BEGAN WITH VERY ROUGH IDLE. TRANSMISSION THEN REFUSES TO SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE GEAR. *TR |
| 2010-09-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE, REAR SEATBELT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. IT KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE TRACK. *TR |
| 2010-08-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS A SHUDDER FROM 2 TO 3 SHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SERVICE CAMPA… |
| 2010-07-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A '99 LEXUS RX300 FOR MY WIFE AT 62K MILES. I DID ALL OF THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE INCLUDING THE EXPENSIVE STU… |
| 2010-05-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING UNTIL IT GAVE OUT. *TR |
| 2010-05-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 1999 -- LEXUS RX300 HAS ABOUT 140K MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS NOW PARKED SO I DON'T KILL MYSELF OR MY FAMILY WHILE DRIV… |
| 2010-05-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1999 LEXUS RX 300 91K MILES, OWNED SINCE NEW, ALL SERVICE AT DEALER AS REQUIRED, TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT. FOUND A WE… |
| 2010-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE MOUNTAIN ROAD THE ENGINE ON MY 1999 LEXUS RX 300 STARTED KNOCKING LOUDLY AND FAILED. I WAS A… |
| 2010-04-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A POPPING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I HOPE THAT THE STEERING IS NOT LOST FROM THIS POPPING. *TR |
| 2010-04-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO, I NOTICED A TINNY/HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD OF MY RX300. I TOOK IT TO SEVE… |
| 2010-03-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR |
| 2010-03-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD IDLE PROBLEMS FOR OVER A YEAR. THEN ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS MY TRANSMISSION QUIT SHIFTING.… |
| 2010-03-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED A 1999 LEXUS RX 300 SINCE IT WAS NEW. NOW HAS 98,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT YESTERDAY. I HAVE RE… |
| 2010-02-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A LEXUS RX300 IN OCTOBER 2009. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND PROPER FLUIDS CHECKED OR REPLACED. ON FEBR… |
| 2010-01-28 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE 1999 LEXUS RX 300 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 125K MILES ON IT. BASED ON THE DISCUSSION BOARDS, I BELIEVE THAT LE… |
| 2010-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WIFE DRIVING 1999 RX300 LEXUS W/ AWD AND IT JUST STOPPED AND UNABLE TO ENGAGE REVERSE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT W… |
| 2010-01-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1999 LEXUS RX 300 VEHICLE 99,000 MILES IN VERY GOOD REPAIR SUDDENLY STALLS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY. … |
| 2010-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS ENGAGES EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A POTENTIAL HAZARD. *TR |