Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / RX / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093717 Incident Date: Jan, 29 2007
Consumer's City: LONGMONT Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: RX Model Year: 2000
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#: JT6HF10U0Y0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 30 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2000 model lexus rx300 with 75000 miles. transmission went out after spending a week in a cold (never abover freezing) parking lot. lexus dealer is claiming that the fluid needed to be replaced every 20k miles, although the user manual clearly states that under normal usage the transmission fluid does not need to be replaced. the transmission went out while driving, and no forward or reverse engagment was possible. lexus is quoting 5200 for a complete rebuilt (not even new) transmission. i have owned many cars and this is the first transmission problem i have ever had, and with many fewer miles than my other cars.