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Re: 2000 RX300 Transmission still "going strong" after 180000 miles. [wwest]
by lee7194
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Jun 29, 2009 (4:31 am)
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Replying to: wwest (Jun 28, 2009 8:22 am)
316,548 and now in Orlando Toyota geting a remanufactured transmission installed. The rest of vehicle is in excellent condition and runs/drive very close to when I bought it with 45,000 miles.
The transmission additive benefits were very short lived. I barely made it back to the dealer the next morning after adding it when the transmission started slipping.
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- #256 of 306
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Re: 2000 RX300 Transmission still "going strong" after 180000 miles. [wwest]
by steve_ HOST
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Jun 29, 2009 (1:55 pm)
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Replying to: wwest (Jun 28, 2009 8:22 am)
Two posts, no shill, pay up. 
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Re: 2000 RX300 Transmission still "going strong" after 180000 miles. [steve_]
by wwest
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Jun 29, 2009 (3:25 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 29, 2009 1:55 pm)
how high..??
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- #258 of 306
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Re: 2000 RX300 Transmission still "going strong" after 180000 miles. [wwest]
by steve_ HOST
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Jun 29, 2009 (3:29 pm)
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Replying to: wwest (Jun 29, 2009 3:25 pm)
That coffee I was going to buy when you get to Boise? The tab's on you now. 
(Don't mind us, Lee, we go back a long way on the forums here. Good luck with the transaxle and feel free to set up your CarSpace page and post a pic of your odometer too).
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Re: 2000 RX300 Transmission still "going strong" after 180000 miles. [steve_]
by wwest
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Jun 29, 2009 (6:12 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 29, 2009 3:29 pm)
I got as close as McCall about 2 weeks ago.
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- #260 of 306
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Re: '01 RX 300 Tranny died at 99,800 miles [tanyaf]
by 4advice
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Jul 04, 2009 (3:22 pm)
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Replying to: tanyaf (May 20, 2009 11:28 am)
Hi. I also have a 2001 RX300 that I bought brand new from the Lexus dealer in Van Nuys, California. Here's the deal. In 2007, the transmission died. They charged me $3,900 and replaced it with a brand new one. A couple of days ago, the transmission died again! I called Bill twice, the service guy at Lexus (after a local mechanic inspected and confirmed that it was, AGAIN, the transmission!) that had dealt with my car in 2007,and he never returned the phone call. I called him again yesterday, talked to him and explained the situation. He said he would talk to the manager and call me back. He never did. I called the manager directly nearly 4 hours later and, to my chagrin, he said that: 1. I would (on my own account) have to take the car there for inspection. 2. That the warranty for transmission on that model was for a year only, with unlimited mileage (this makes no sense! - nice job, Lexus, covering only your company's interests!). 3. That he would contact the manufacturer and get back to me, but that he really didn't know was else they could do on their end. The least they could do is replaced the lemon transmission they sold me.
My car, at this point, has 163,000 miles, so I think 3 transmissions in 9 years is a little ridiculous, especially when all the maintainance and check up were done regularly.
I am done with Lexus, and so is the rest of our family forever. This company sucks!
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Re: '01 RX 300 Tranny died at 99,800 miles [4advice]
by wwest
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Jul 04, 2009 (5:40 pm)
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Replying to: 4advice (Jul 04, 2009 3:22 pm)
Your transaxle isn't really a lemon, ALL RX series transaxles have had a design flaw from the get-go, even the new ones rolling off the production line as I type this. The RX330 and after use DBW to "protect the drive train" (cover up the design flaw).
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Re: '01 RX 300 Tranny died at 99,800 miles [tanyaf]
by ka1cvy
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Jul 06, 2009 (6:48 am)
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Replying to: tanyaf (May 20, 2009 11:28 am)
What the dealer sold you was most likely a rebuilt transmission. A rebuilt typically comes with a 1 year warranty. What you paid was a little more than I did. The dealer farmed out the repair to a transmisison shop and surely charged you a commission for their trouble.
The transmission shop I dealt with was of the opinion that the RX transmission is the same as they (Toyota) puts in the Camry and it's driving a much heavier vehicle.
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- #263 of 306
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Re: '01 RX 300 Tranny died at 99,800 miles [ka1cvy]
by wwest
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Jul 06, 2009 (8:02 am)
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Replying to: ka1cvy (Jul 06, 2009 6:48 am)
When the RX was being designed the Camry transaxle was chosen as the base for what was to become a more robust unit for driving not just a heavier vehicle but also a F/awd SPORTS UTILITY vehicle.
When you mount a 3.0L V6 sideways in the engine compartment there's not much room left for the transaxle, now the engineers had to come up with a stronger, more robust one.
In order to do so some elements, long standing operational aspects, of the Camry's old transaxle were discarded. Along with providing more room the new design did provide for increased operational efficiency.
Google for:
wwest abolition hesitation dfg
For more detail.
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One More Transmission Gone
by avery1
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Jul 07, 2009 (8:58 am)
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I've been holding my breath. I have a '99 RX with 157,000 and just got word that it needs a new transmission at a cost of $5767. I have been having my service done at Toyota for years so I can't expect much in the way of loyalty discount. I am going to shop around other dealers. At my last major service abt 1,000 miles ago I finally had a transmission flush done thinking it would help extend the life of the vehicle. Now I have to decide if I want to invest that much in the car.
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