2003 Lexus RX330 from North America - Comments

Serious transmission problem in the RX 330.

My dealer has been given the go ahead from Lexus to replace the transmission with a rebuilt one.

The service manager at my local dealer has performed this service on a few other cars and says it corrects the problem.

Interesting that it can be corrected with a rebuilt transmission, but the original one from the factory is terrible at best. It makes me wonder how they're correcting the problem with the rebuilt transmissions. Something in the bowels of the transmission must be repairable, but Lexus won't admit to it.

I think they ultimately will have to recall these cars.

I intend to make sure that Consumer Reports finds out about this as well. Maybe they can put some pressure on Lexus.

I wish I had never purchased this particular vehicle and I have to admit that without some sort of free extended warranty, I will never purchase another one. There are too many other good choices out there.

I have a similar problem with the transmission (a flat spot) delay in accelleration. I have been told by the Lexus Sydney dealership that there is a fix available which is a part for the transfer case and they will need the car for two days to complete the work. Perhaps this is why they do not want to make a major recall as it seems to be a time consuming fix.

I have a 1999 RX 300 and I'm having transmission issues.

I took it into the dealership for the normal 30,000 mile checkup where they changed the trasmission fluid. No more than 2 weeks later the transmission is dead.

The car has 120,000 miles on it.

It seems odd that 2 weeks ago I came in and got a clean bill of health for the car/transmission on now it's dead.