| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007115633 | Incident Date: Aug, 13 2007 |
| Consumer's City: AUSTIN | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: RX300 | 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#: JT6GF10U8Y0 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 14 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Car has 94,000 miles and has received all scheduled maintenance, including comprehensive 90k service two months ago. no impending problems were reported by dealer. car made clinging/hesitation when leaving stop sign 2-3 times. parked car and stopped engine. car would not move in reverse. shifted to drive - car moved fwd as much as possible (limited space). tried rev again - car moved 12-18 inches and made very abrupt stop. could not shift to neutral. took car to dealer who recommend complete transmission replacement. did search for "rx300 transmission failure on internet - found dozens of reports of similar problem - complete transmission failure, with absolutely no warning, on this make/model of car with similar mileage. i believe this is a manufacturing defect that should be investigated.*jb |
