Faults:

My check engine light went on at 94,000 and cost $650 to repair.

My transmission did not go into reverse at 98,000 a couple of times.

Transmission dead at 100,000 miles.

General Comments:

For a luxury vehicle that was maintained and only driven by me for 30,000 miles, its transmission problems are a serious and safety issue. The Lexus dealer sent me off onto a major route of traffic, knowing my transmission was going, and it failed about 100 yards from the dealership. I was on the side of the road with very narrow breakdown lane.

They couldn't care less about safety.

Faults:

Transmission is shot and doesn't want to move.

I hope Lexus list a recall for these cars; it's a shame because they should take care of these cars.

If somebody has news about any solution for these cars from Lexus, let everybody know. Thanks.

General Comments:

Drives nice, but seems like they have transmission problems.

Faults:

Transmission failed, big time, no warning and almost caused an accident.

General Comments:

I have loved the car. We had some initial issues with water leaking into the car through a taillight. It was a known issue at our dealership anyway, and Lexus finally agreed to fix the problem at no cost to us. But after the transmission failure, I am awestruck. I never expected the car to be failure proof, but some basic research has revealed that there are quite a few unhappy owners of Lexus RX300s made from 1999 to 2002, that have had the exact same transmission experience I have. It is a known issue that Lexus refuses to address. I have an attorney willing to get on board with a class action lawsuit. I see people on forums and boards all over the web in the short span of 2 hours since I started researching, talking about how we should all band together. Well if you are having the same problem and your Lexus is an RX300 manufactured between 1999 and 2002, let me know and let's DO band together and make them repair these defects.

My email is ContactChrisWhite AT gmail DOT com, and I am totally serious.

Faults:

Transmission went at 90,000. Before that it was the emissions. This car has expensive problems.

General Comments:

Don't buy this car.

Faults:

ABS axle needed replacing at 106,000 miles - $1,500!

I was surprised this happened, but after reading comments on this site and others, I guess I shouldn't be. I'm not sure if I will go back to Lexus, though they have cars I'm interested in - hybrid SUV's. The dealership is nice and feels luxurious - especially compared to other luxury dealers.

But, I am definitely disappointed in the mechanical problems.