hazeleyes

2001 RX 300 Bought in June 2009 with about 73,000 miles from a broker. I am the 3rd owner. I payed $11,500 for the car. I purchased an Extended Warranty from Route 66 offerred by my credit union. I use an idependent repair shop. My insurance is about $75/month Since having I have had many problems, starting about Jan 2010, 6 months after purchasing. 1. Check engine and VSC lights come on- Had to replace o2 censor and also needed a new battery at the same time. $500 repair. Not covered under warranty. 2. Check engine and vsc lights came back on one month later. Took to Lexus at the request of my mechanic. The code for catalytic convertor came up. Lexus quoted me $2500 for this repair. I did not choose to have it fixed at the time. 3. About one month later my transmission went out completely. It just really came out of nowhere, without warning. My car is currently in the repair shop. This will cost $4200 from a local shop, with a new lexus transmission. Thankfully this is covered by my extended warranty. I would say this car has been pretty much a lemon so far and I would never buy another used lexus that is not factory covered. I have always bought used cars and have never had this many expensive problems in the past (I've had volvo and subaru).

Hello This is my first post here. I have a 2001 RX300. I bought it in 6/2009 at about 72,000 miles. This winter, my check engine and vsc lights came on. The first time I needed an o2 censor replacement and new batter (about $500). About one month later it came back, I took it to the Lexus dealership and they told me I needed a new catalytic convertor, a $2500 repair that I decided to wait on fixing. They went ahead and turned the light off for me, I drove it for about 2 weeks until the light came back on. Last week, my transmission went out completetly. I need an enirely new transmission, which is thankfully covered by my extended warranty. Catalytic convertors are not covered by my warranty. Here is my question, do you think the check engine and vsc lights could have been related to the transmission, or will I still need a catalytic convertor? Or do you think that is really the problem? I asked my mechanic to check the hoses as suggested in another thread. They said that they did but I'm not sure I've I believe them. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks!