1999 Lexus RX300 from North America - Comments

I bought my Lexus RX300 in December of 1998 and of course I was very excited. Right now I am far from it because of my predicament the past four months. I live in California and we have to pass the smog test every other year of registering your car. Last year my RX300 did not pass smog, at which time I took it to a Lexus dealership to find out what was going on. First of all I got a miss diagnosis on what was wrong with the car, but I just did some basic service work plus smog test to the tune of $500+ so I could get a waiver for the year on my smog. The diagnosed amount was for $800+. When I took the car in to fix the smog problem the diagnosis was wrong and I had to get another engine which cost me $5,500.

I was having some problems with my transmission then to and I asked the dealership to check what was wrong. I also found out that I needed another transmission. Now this is another $3,900 to the previous $5,500.

I agree about letting Lexus know about these issues and possible recall. I plan to call Lexus corporate about these issues. My car has 144,00 miles, but was maintained. Right now I am not a very happy camper at all.

I can agree with you on not being a happy camper. I own 3 Lexus, a 99 Rx being one of them, and am worried about the repairs that this vehicle might need in its later years. Right now it only has 30,000 miles cause its at my mountain house. One of my other Lexus, a 1992 Sc400, has 190,000 miles and has had no problems. My 2001 Ls430 is the same way, but only has 50,000. I'm planning on selling my 99 and getting an 06. I don't wanna deal with a engine that costs 6000.00 to replace. Lexus should cover half.