Faults:

Transmission started slipping at 117,000. Lexus said time for a rebuild, I took it and had a tranny flush somewhere else, and it shift like new again; saved over $2300 bucks, never had a problem again.

General Comments:

Not that great on gas in city or highway, gas mileage really drops when cold outside.

Handles snow and slick roads better than any 4wd I have ever owned. I have even took it to a local junkyard looking for some small things, and drove it in 10-12 inch mud bogs and crawled right through it, and my Dodge 4wd never got through it that well.

Wish it had adjustable heat for the seats.

Great sounding stereo with CD changer, and subwoofer.

I love the easy to read LCD screen, heater controls are very easy to use.

It has been very comfortable for me to drive, even on long trips. Highway noise is a little more than I wanted, but the radio makes up for it.

Maintenance costs are low as long as you have it serviced at a Toyota garage.

The V6 seems to have plenty of power all the time.

Would love to own another again, don't pass it up if you don't mind paying for gas.

Faults:

Trans went at 78K.

Trans went again at 97K.

Oxygen sensors always go bad, and cost 170 a piece for the part only, and 100 for install. Dealer will charge 350 - 400.

Needs a timing belt replaced to the tune of 600.

Expensive car, that has poor reliability and expensive repairs.

This is my first and last Toyota or Lexus product. My happiest days with this car are the day I bought it, and the day that I finally sell it.

Lexus is overrated as a company with highly reliable cars.

Faults:

At 136,000 miles the transmission went. I went to Amoco because they give a three year warranty on parts and labor. Cost $3,500, rent a car $400.

The planetary gears were done -- big metal chunks missing. Lexus rebuilt $5,300 and only one year warranty.

If you have high miles, sell before the transmission goes. The tech at Amoco said it was a design fault affecting years 99-00'. There was too much movement and space within the planetary gears, and that what caused the failure. Trust me from reading all the posts, sell before it goes...

Faults:

For no apparent reason, my car would not start.

After towing the car to the service station, paying to have systems tested and battery charged, it turns out the chip in the key had fallen out.

Cost to replace the chip was $900 plus labor. Seems excessive.

After reading several reviews on line, it appears that this is a very common occurrence.

General Comments:

Cost of maintenance has been an ongoing issue.