Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Lexus Rx300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND IN PARK IN A FLAT LOT. WHEN I SHIFTED TO REVERSE, IT DID NOT ENGAGE/ROLL BACK. AS I APPLIED… |
| 2018-09-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY BETWEEN GEARS. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO AND I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMIS… |
| 2016-07-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS 133,890 MILES ON IT, VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES, ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLE HISTORY AND OWNER… |
| 2016-05-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON CITY STREETS I ATTEMPTED A U TURN WITH THE VEHICLE AS I WAS COMPLETING THE U TURN THE TRANSMIS… |
| 2015-12-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRES… |
| 2015-10-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE GEAR WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE IN THE VEHICLE… |
| 2015-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DAMAGE NO POWER , NO GEARS ARE ENGAGE TOTAL FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAS IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPE… |
| 2015-09-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE: STARTED TO MAKE NOISE COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND FINALLY FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD. ENGINE IS RUNNIN… |
| 2015-06-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH. HOWEVER, ON 06/22/2015, UNDER NORMAL … |
| 2015-06-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2015-06-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2015-05-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED 40, I NOTICED LAG IN GEAR SHIFT WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO 60 MPH. I NOTICED NO PICK IN SP… |
| 2015-02-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REP… |
| 2015-01-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - TRANSMISSION FAILED. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 140,423 MILES. THERE WAS METAL IN THE TRANSMIS… |
| 2014-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ,THE VEHICLE JUS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THANK GOD IT WAS NOT THE HIGHWAY. THERE SEEMS… |
| 2014-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE GEAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTE… |
| 2014-11-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING FORWARD AND SEEMED TO NOT BE IN GEAR. AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDA… |
| 2014-07-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT, THE SHIFTER WOULD DELAY. IN … |
| 2014-07-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WOULD BE A… |
| 2014-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 145000 (APPROX) AFTER PERFORMING ALL SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER SINCE PURCHASE. I HAVE… |
| 2014-05-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LEXUS DEALER WHEN PURCHASE. I TOLD THE REPAIR PERSON THAT THERE WAS A NOISE/ROARING COMING FR… |
| 2014-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PURCHASED FROM MY MOTHER IN 2013 AT 115K AFTER SHE HAD PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALERSHIP. BABIED, DEALER SERVICED, MY TRANS… |
| 2014-04-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IT STARTED WITH A HIGH PITCH WHINNING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER IT SHIFTS. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVEL… |
| 2014-02-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUR KIDS, 7 AND 9, TO GO SHOPPING AND AS SHE DROVE DOWN THE HILL FROM OUR APARTMENT COMPLEX, WITH NO… |
| 2013-12-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Yes | 6 | WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE DRIVER WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. DESPITE … |
| 2013-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND IS FLASHING BACK & FORTH 100% OF THE TIME. *TR |
| 2013-09-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS TRAVELING WEST AT 30MPH. A VEHICLE TRAVELING SOUTH RAN A STOP SIGN AND ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN. I WAS UNABLE TO S… |
| 2013-09-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | 2001 LEXUS RX300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS TRAVELING WEST … |
| 2013-08-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LEFT HOME TO GO TO GROCERY STORE. AS I ENTERED A MAJOR ROAD NEAR MY HOME THE CAR LOST POWER ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDEN… |
| 2012-12-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE JUST SAT AND READ PROBABLY 50 COMPLAINTS; SAFETY AND DEFECTIVE, CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2001 LEXUS R… |
| 2012-11-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN AT <5MILE FOR 10 SECOND. LOSS POWER AT HIGHER GEAR. *TR |
| 2012-09-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG NORMALLY, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MOVING IN AND OUT OF GEAR SPONTANEOUSLY. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR RES… |
| 2012-07-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AND FAILS TO DRIVE CAR. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SERVICED TRA… |
| 2012-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LI… |
| 2012-02-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG FAILURE. WIFE RECEIVED SEVERE HEAD LACARATIONS AND CONCUSSION. WAS LIFE LINED TO IU MED CENTER. TREATED AT TRAM… |
| 2012-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 WHICH ONLY HAS 115K MILES ON IT, COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE … |
| 2011-10-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I STARTED HEARING A NOISE WHEN THE CAR WAS COLD AND STARTED IT. THE NOISE WENT AWAY AFTER I STARTED DRIVING IT. AFTER… |
| 2011-10-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY ONRAMP THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THERE WAS NO POWER THE … |
| 2011-10-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | OWN A 2001 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PED… |
| 2011-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 WITH ONLY 83,000 MILES, JUST FAILED. THIS CAR WAS FULLY AND TIMELY SERVICED BY … |
| 2011-08-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELER… |
| 2011-07-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE-2001 LEXUS RX 300, 88,000 MILES, PURCHASED NEW, CAR WAS BABIED, SERVICES REGULARLY WITH TRANSMISSI… |
| 2011-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2001 LEXUS RX 300 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. WITHIN DAYS OF THE PURCHASE THE TRANSMI… |
| 2011-06-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2001 LEXUS RX300 FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS @ 106K MILES. ESTIMATED $3,800 - $4,800 TO REPLACE WITH RE… |
| 2011-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION COMPLETLY FAILED TO MOVE THE CAR. HAD IT REPAIRED AND THE TECH TOLD ME THE PLANITARY GEAR UNIT HAD COMPLET… |
| 2011-05-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2001 LEXUS RX300 SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH (REDLINING THE ENGINE) AND ALM… |
| 2011-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I DROVE THIS CAR FROM SCHOOL TO HOME AS USUAL. THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE SUDDENLY THAT I HAD NO TIME TO PREPARE, THE CAR… |
| 2011-04-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BUT … |
| 2011-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE … |
| 2011-04-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | LEXUS RX300 ABS ENGAGES EVERY TIME BRAKES. *JS |