Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-06 | 08E020000 |
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 931 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO BAD DESIGN. MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME FAILURES. NEED RECALL. |
| 2018-02-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION BEGAN NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY AND MECHANIC PUT IN TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT COULD NOT LOCATE ANY ISSUES WITH IT… |
| 2017-09-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT APPROXIMATELY 150,000 MY LEXUS RX 300 SEIZED AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WO… |
| 2016-11-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BAD TRANSMISSION |
| 2016-07-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION ON MY RX300 JUST GAVE OUT. IT WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED - THE FLUID LEVELS WERE CHECKED AND HAD A MAJOR… |
| 2016-06-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TOLD BEFORE PURCHASING THAT TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE POWE… |
| 2016-04-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WITHOU… |
| 2015-12-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION FAILED 5 YRS AGO WAS NOT TOLD WHY. THEY REPLACED IT BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. THEY PUT IN NEW PARTS E… |
| 2015-12-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SHIFTER LEVER MOVES FREELY (AND LOOSELY) BUT DOESN'T SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO ANY GEAR. THIS HAPPENED IN A PUBLIX P… |
| 2015-10-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED MET… |
| 2015-05-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY IT STARTED SLIPPING IT WAS GETTING OUT GEAR NOW IT MOVES ON LOW GEAR NO DRIV… |
| 2015-04-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MILES FOR HOUR NO DRIVE OR REVERSE, I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND ON AG… |
| 2015-04-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | INCIDENT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR |
| 2014-11-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. TURNING RIGHT, MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE IN MOTION AND WOULD … |
| 2014-10-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS AND THEN CUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS.… |
| 2014-09-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE V… |
| 2014-06-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | WITH LITTLE/NO WARNING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (2WD) FAILED. ALL GEARS (P,R,N,D,2,1) WORKED LIKE NEUTRAL GEAR. IF THI… |
| 2014-05-02 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON I… |
| 2014-04-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD A LOT OF CONDENSATION. THE CONTACT … |
| 2014-02-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER FIRST HAVING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 75,000 MILES. IT SEEMS I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO DO IT AGAIN AT 186,000. … |
| 2013-12-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2000 LEXUS RX 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXTERIOR LIGHTING RECALL NOTICE WHICH SEEMED TO BE VERY DECEPTIVE. *… |
| 2013-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR FROM GUY AND FOUND OUT TWO DAYS LATER PAPER WORK IN THE GLOVE BOX THAT CONTAINED A CARFAX SHOWING AN ODOM… |
| 2013-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ONLY GEAR THAT WOULD ENGAGE WAS DRIVE. ALTHOUGH TH… |
| 2012-11-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON 11/03/12 I PUT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET. I THEN MOVED THE … |
| 2012-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2012-04-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE LAST GEAR. *JS |
| 2012-04-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 HAD AN UNEXPLAINED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHERE THE VEHICLE ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY SON. I… |
| 2012-04-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS BAD. *TR |
| 2012-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE PAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO TAKING THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE IS NO LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN OCALA … |
| 2011-12-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I SERVICED MY LEXUS THROUGHOUT IT'S LIFE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. AFTER CHECKING TO SEE IF THIS WAS … |
| 2011-10-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PURCHASED USED WITH 85,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT SUGGESTED INTERVALS. CA… |
| 2011-08-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE (LEXUS RX300 4WD) ON 11/29/2002 WITH 27,080 MILES ON IT FROM LOCAL LEXUS DEALER. IT IS MY WIFE'… |
| 2011-08-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE (LEXUS RX300 4WD) ON 11/29/2002 WITH 27,080 MILES ON IT FROM LOCAL LEXUS DEALER. IT IS MY WIFE'S… |
| 2011-06-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE SYMPTOMS AT 103,500 MILES. VEHICLE REGULARLY SERVICED, INCLUDING 90K COM… |
| 2011-05-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER WHILE GOING 35-45 MPH AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. WAS ABLE TO START VEHICLE BUT WON'T GO PAS… |
| 2011-04-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS RX300. THE TIMING BELT AND ENGINE WERE REPLACED DECEMBER OF 2010 BUT THE REPAIR DID NO… |
| 2011-04-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITH NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL THE TRANSMISSION ON MY LEXUS RX300 HAS FAILED. THE CAR NEVER PREVIOUSLY FAILED TO ENGAGE … |
| 2011-03-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS LETTER IS A FOLLOW UP TO A CLAIM I MADE REGARDING MY 2000 LEXUS RX300 AND ITS IMPENDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAD… |
| 2011-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 RX300 LEXUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT S… |
| 2011-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WENT INTO MY GARAGE AND GOT IN MY CAR (LEXUS RX300,2000). IT STARTED NORMALLY, BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT UNTIL I PRESSED… |
| 2011-01-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A VEHICLE AT BOND AUTO SALES ON 12/24/2010. AFTER A FEW DAYS, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW THA… |
| 2010-12-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | MY SON (2.5-YEAR-OLD, 32LBS) WAS SITTING IN HIS CHILD SEAT WHICH WAS ON RIGHT REAR SEAT. THE CHILD SEAT WAS SECURED WIT… |
| 2010-12-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ERRATIC SHIFTING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, JERKING VEHICLE, JUST MISSED A VEHICLE CRASH. THIS OCCURRED ONE TIME WITHOUT A… |
| 2010-09-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | LEXUS RX300 4-W-DRIVE [XXX] WITH 109,715 MILES EXPERIENCED A TRANSAXLE FAILURE. TRANSAXLE HAD BEEN FLUSHED AT 30,000, 6… |
| 2010-09-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE 2 LEXUS RX 300. ONE OF THE LEXUS WHICH HAS 127000 MILES SUDDENLY IT WONT GO IN REVERSE AND THEN AFTER FEW TRIES … |
| 2010-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE MOON ROOF MOTOR HAS TWO FUNCTIONS, TILTING OPEN AND SLIDING THE ENTIRE GLASS PANEL OPEN. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO USE TH… |
| 2010-09-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED @ 125,000 MILES & STILL DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY... AAMCO SANTA CRUZ CALIFORNIA WILL NO… |
| 2010-09-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 LEXUS RX300 WITH 96,600K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND LOCKED CAR UP IN BUSY INTERSECTION. NEW INCIDENT, AND A… |
| 2010-08-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 84,000 MILES. LEXUS WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS RECEIVED ALL DEALER'S RECOMMENDED SERV… |
| 2010-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I AM ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BEGIN RO… |