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My 2000 RX 300 has 106K miles on it. The transmission went out and needs to be replaced. I've been quoted  $4130.00 ( parts and labor). The repair shop also mentioned that I need to have the timing belt replaced as-well-as the rack and pinion assembly. My delima is as follows: 1. Do I fix the car and keep it 2. Fix just the transmission and trade it in. 3. Have it towed to a dealership for trade-in value. Not sure what $ I would get for the trade. My Kelly Blue book and Manhiem resale appraisal are around $ 9500.00 ( Obviously in working order with miles, equipment and condition of vehicle)
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Replying to: kris44 (Sep 24, 2006 4:22 pm) |
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Replying to: kris44 (Sep 24, 2006 4:22 pm) That depends on your budget and threshold for aggravation. You won't find a comparable used vehicle for $4,300 so the question is how well can you tolerate the possibility of other things "going wrong" with your current vehicle? tidester, host |
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Replying to: kris44 (Sep 24, 2006 4:22 pm) I would go to a third party, not one of the above, and get a tranny repair quote. There are many stories here and about regarding early, premature, transaxle failures in the RX300 series due to the adoption of ASL(***) techniques late in the last century. In many cases the Lexus dealer was able to get Lexus corporate to pick up a portion or all of the repair bill. And don't let ANYONE tell you that the failure is a result of your not doing the proper scheduled maintainance. Your owners manual is quite clear that no routine scheduled transaxle maintenance is required. ***ASL: Aggressive Shift Logic. The transaxle control firmware is designed to upshift the transaxle into the next higher gear anytime the, ANY, opportunity arises. That oftentimes results in the tranaxle starting an upshift as the result of a slight lift of the accelerator pedal just before accelerating. The transaxle begins the upshift just as you reapply pressure to the accelerator pedal and now the upshift must complete before the downshift most appropreate to the new pedal position can be commanded and begin. You RX300 has a direct connection from the gas pedal to the engine throttle so the engine RPM will begin to rise long before the transaxle has shifted into the lower gear needed to provide the proper level of torque to the drive wheels. Can you smell the slipping and burning of the transaxle clutches as you read this? In 2004 Lexus went to DBW, e-throttle, so as to delay engine torque until those clutches had time to fully and firmly seat. In the meantime....
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Replying to: wwest (Sep 24, 2006 9:33 pm) Is this a manufacturers defect or just poor quality? Can anyone say "Class Action"?
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Replying to: pbbob (Jan 08, 2007 3:26 pm) |
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Replying to: hawk314a (Jan 12, 2007 6:20 am) http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/complain/complaintsearch.cfm?step=2&t- ype=1&year=1999&searchtype=DrillDown |
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Replying to: pbbob (Jan 08, 2007 3:26 pm) >>"Class Action"? Its definitely a manufacturer's defect, the transmission in my car just got busted at only 76k miles. Is there anything we can do about it? I have filed a complaint to LEXUS, local newspaper, TV station (email to consumerwatch cbs5.com actionline mercurynews.com PLEASE REFER THE URL's below to see how many people owning 1999-2000 model of RX300 have transmission failures, have similar symptoms: Carsurvey.org: http://www.carsurvey.org/viewcomments_review_54694.html) Lexus Owners forum: http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=28020&hl=rx300+transmis- sion Is there any way we all can get in touch and do something about this? |
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Replying to: mikey00 (Jan 12, 2007 9:13 am) with somneone. They have about 8 such cases for transmission failure logged in their database. If more people file a complaint with them & if they see a recurring pattern regarding transmission failure, then the Nation Highway Transportation Safety Agency investigators will definitely investigate this. Anyone running into transmission failure problems with Lexus RX300, please file a complaint here or call the at 1-888-327-4236 http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/complain/complaintsearch.cfm?step=2&t- - ype=1&year=1999&searchtype=DrillDown
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