2001 Lexus RX Reviews - Page 3 of 4

My transmission went at 50,000 miles. I had one month left on my drive train warranty, so Lexus, replaced my transmission with a refurbished transmission, that was junk. My car was sluggish, wouldn't shift easily, and was Loud like a dump truck. While being serviced by Lexus they threw off my alignment, damaged my exhaust and returned my car to me like this, with the new faulty transmission.

I have babied this car, garage kept, low mileage, I wanted to keep it for a long time. Before this incident I really liked the car, but now it is ruined and I don't trust it or Lexus to stand behind their faulty parts.

Transmission just went out at 93,000.

Transmission just went out at 93,000. Like other comments I've read, the dealer quoted me $4,000. They told me they don't usually do transmission work at the dealership, which leads me to believe they're the middle man in this and send the car out to a transmission body shop. Also, the tow truck dragged my car onto the flatbed tow truck since the car wouldn't shift into neutral. Wonder what kind of damage that does to the car. Other transmission places quoted me 1800-2200. Not the $4k Lexus quoted me. They're ripping us off.

Hi,

The tranmission on my car failed also:

Lexus RX300

2001

99,976 miles

This the first major problem I have had with the car. I have owned it for five years and everything has been great so far.

However, I was in New Jersey on a business trip, the car went into "neutral" on the NJ turnpike. Luckily, I was able to coast to a stop on the shoulder. I was also right near the toll plaza. The car was towed to a local dealership. I was quoted $4,100 to replace the transmission including labor.

Hopefully with a new transmission, I should get another 100k miles out of the car.

Transmission had to be replaced.

Presently making a loud clicking sound around dash board.

Add another failed Lexus Transmission to your list. Four days after I bought my used 2001 Lexus RX300 the transmission went out at 98K miles. I would never have imagined a quality vehicle like this to have that happen this soon. We paid around 3500.00 to completely rebuilt the transmission and in the words of the mechanic "it was a total mess" the planetary gears and all had to be replaced. I have read countless stories of the same thing happening with Lexus. Such a disappointment for a Lexus. I would never buy another one.

I haven't had anything go wrong with this car. The brakes started squelling last year, but the dealer said they were just dirty & the noise is now gone. I do make sure the car is serviced according to Lexus specs... important for any car.

I love the car. It seems very well made & it doesn't drive like a typical SUV. The leather seats are very comfortable too. I haven't experienced any key problems that others have complained about (they might have fixed the problem for the 2001 model). I only have 44k miles so who knows how it will last in the future, but so far, it's been perfect.