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This morning my dealer called and told me it was all fixed, and for me to come and pick it up (about an hours drive). when i got there they told me that they couldn't find anything wrong with it. They took it out on the highway, and at 60mph it was at around 2700rpm w/ the a/c on, and 2500rpm w/o the a/c on. They said they checked everything and nothing seemed wrong, although they said my brake fluid was low. They filled it for me for no fee. Actually this whole thing was at no fee to me so i'm not that mad. The only thing they said could have been the reason, like suggested on here, was that the overdrive was off. They said that since the overdrive was off at high speeds, the transmission couldn't go into the last gears, causing the engine to work too hard. They aslo said that it was a good thing i caught it soon or i would have worn it out. The only thing i don't understand is how they tested it only putting 3 miles on the car. Oh well, everything is working now. The person i talked to said that my rx300 was in the best shape he's ever seen a 2001 rx300. The only thing i didn't like about this whole situation was the loaner car. It was a 2005 Rx330 with 805 miles on it. It was one of the cheep models too. At first i liked it because it was new, but i don't like it!! It was this light silver/puke color called pearl, with the tan interior. The transmission was so jumpy i was bouncing in my seat. Even if i just touched the pedal, it would leap foward. The frame around the windshield was too big; it created a HUGE blind spot. The frame around the tailgate window was way too big as well, again creating a blind spot. The headlights were too dim. The windows were too small. The nose is a bit big. for the whole trip home i had it in 4 instead of Drive. I got lost on the way back because im so dependant on the navigation, which it didn't have. I couldn't figure out how to work the stupid air conditioning with all this dual climate crap. I kept touching the LCD screen forgetting its not my rx300 with the nav. The seats were uncomfortable. The sides are too high, therefore less windows to see around. The speedometer was too bright and it took me a few minutes to find out how to lower it. The guy at the dealer was mad because i brought it back with no gas in it. Everytime i turned on the directionals for some reason my lights turned off (i must have been rotating the switch by accident). Took me about 10 minutes through the owners manual to figure out what thay orange light saying AFS OFF was. Then another 5 minutes to find out how to turn it on. The interior seemed to cheep to me. The interior smelled like a new computer. I didn't like how the steering wheel moved up when i turned the car off and took a while to get back to my position when i started it up again. The steering wheel seemd to small. I kept hitting the buttons on the steering wheel by accident for the radio thing. The outside door handles didn't seem very strong. The back seats don't have as much room as i would have liked. ..all just a few things i don't like about the Rx330. I've got to tell you i'd rather have my 4, almost 5 year old Rx300 than the 330.

Since i do 99% city driving my dealer told me it was best to have O/D off. I just kept it off it worked fine before (so the O/D OFF light is on). I have it at the dealer now they are looking at it. They gave me a loaner Rx330 (which i like very much) so i'm not worrying about the time it takes to fix it. Still no word about what's wrong with it.

Thank you I didnt know that! I thought it was only the 4 years. Tomorrow i will take the es to work. I'll call my dealer then to have them check it out. I hope this isn't serious

That Rx300 was my ex wife's. We used to use that for most of our driving. The rx300 i'm talking about is mine. The main reason i posted that was because the water colected and didn't go away that long time it was outside in winter. It's still there to the day i'm sure. lol That is confusing lol

Is 6,351 miles a typo? How many times has the transmission fluid been changed since your RX was new and what kind of fluid was used? Sounds like you have a slipping transmission and total failure may be iminent. ← Nope, that's not a typo. That's the real mileage. I only drive about 5 minutes a day if that. And not even everyday. Actually while i was away last winter it didn't move for 4 months. It was in my driveway. Nothing has been done with it since i got it, except for its 5,000 mile service 2 years ago. Today was the second time it went over maybe 50mph in a few years. The car is also out of the warranty. I bought the rx300 September of 2000. 4 years went up last year.

I have a 2001 RX300, all wheel drive, 6,351 miles. For the past few weeks i have been noticing that while driving, even on residential roads (99% of my driving), the engine seems to be a little more loud than usual. This morning i was driving on the highway for maybe the 2nd time ever, and when i hit about 60mph, about 10mins into the trip, the noise was so loud my ears were starting to ring. Then i looked down at my RPM and it was over 4000rpm!!! I immedietly stopped on the side of the road and turned it off. I called AAA and they came to pick it up. The only thing is that it still works so i have it in my driveway now, thinking there may be an EZ-Fix?? What's wrong with it do i need to go to the dealer? Thank you

My wifes' 2001 es300 and the rubber thats between the glass of the doors and the car itself it cracking and very dry. How do i fix this so it doesn't leak when it rains again? The car has 67,000 miles on it and is kept outside. Does this matter? Thanks.

I have heard of many people that have does this to their 1999 or 2000 rx300's. The trouble is finding one. I am not totally sure how hard it is to change wheels though.

How many miles do you have on your Rx300? I'm wondering how many more I can get out of it. What year is your Rx300 too? AWD or FWD? Think it makes a difference on how long it will last? thanks guys

I found on the lexus.com website that the leather did change from 2000 to 2001 thanks anyways guys.

that's what was meant lol

I hav an 2001 rx300 and i was in my brothers 2002 rx300 today and thought the leather was different is it or am i worng. did the leather ever change thank you. we both have the ivory leather mine looked wors then older.

i have a 2001 rx300 and the blue information screen sometimes has water underneath it in the early morning etc. Not like a pool but like drops like on glass when you take a shower etc.. When sunlight shines directly on it it slowly goes away but comes back when its cold and off for a while. Its not on the computer screen but on the plastic over it on the other side i cant whipe it off. What can i do to get ridof the problem forver I dont know what to do it is agrivating it doesn't happen in the summer a lot only in the cold