| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006064625 | Incident Date: Mar, 11 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LOS ANGELES | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: RX300 | Model Year: 1999 |
| 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#: JT6HF10U7X0 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 07 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 14 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Lexus 1999 rx 300 awd transmission failed - marked drop of acceleration power on freeway. since original purchase of new vehicle, it has received regular service maintenance through the dealership. last service included a flush of the transmission. problem experienced at 74,000 miles. dealership advised that lexus no longer offers a transmission rebuild and that i needed to take it to a transmission repair shop (found out later that's not entirely true). transmission has been rebuilt including solenoids, planetaries, torque converter, sun gear) at cost of over $4,200. i've since discovered that several '99 rx300 owners have experienced transmission failure or issues at relatively low odometer mileages, and lexus customer service has acknowledged this as well. *nm |
