2001 Lexus RX300 power train problems

123 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 Lexus RX300 — 73% of all complaints for this model year.

123

Power Train complaints

73%

share of all complaints

113,000 mi

median reported incident mileage

2 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Purchased from my mother in 2013 at 115k after she had purchased new from dealership. Babied, dealer serviced, my transmission gave out at 130k at a cost of $3800!!! Then in less than a year it went again, and it was under aamco warranty. Then transmission went again in 2018, and just out of…”
filed Jun 18, 2019
“The vehicle was started and in park in a flat lot. When I shifted to reverse, it did not engage/roll back. As I applied pressure to the accelerator nothing happened until a it suddenly clunked and lurched back. I put it back in park and then it repeated the same synptom. The transmission has now…”
filed Mar 16, 2019
“My transmission is not shifting smoothly between gears. This happened about 7 years ago and I had to have the transmission replaced. Now it is happening again.”
filed Sep 16, 2018

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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