Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / RX330 / 2004

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004290242 Incident Date: Jul, 24 2004
Consumer's City: COOPER CITY Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: RX330 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2T2GA31U94C Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 24 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 23 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. there were no events that led up to the problem that i have been having. . the transmission on my brand new lexus rx 330 doesn't shift properly. it kicks when steping on the the gas pedal, there is a hesitation when accelerating from a stop, & between 20 - 40 mph, as the transmission shifts, the transmission has trouble up shifting and engine revs up and down several times before shifting 3. the dealer has tried to reprogram the transmission computer, and has tried switching to high octane fuel. neither has worked. the dealer is trying to correct the problem, however, i know of several rx 330 owners who are all experienceing simmilar problems with their transmissions. it seems apparent that there is a manufacturing defect in some part of the transmissions used in the rx 330. *ak