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Same problem...Funny that's what happend to my wife...same senario i have it now in a transmission shop called fleet tansmission...they are going to charge me 3K to fix it a rebuilt transmission. tell me more about it please RX 300 2001 - I have a real big friggin problem!!!!! Trans is screwed up. I pulled away from a stoplight and felt something pop. It then shifted very slow and when I had to stop and go again it had litterly had no power as if it was taking off in 3rd gear or the torque converter is not working slipping or something! I bought used and read in the manual that they have a lifetime no change for the trans fluid. I thad 72k on it and now has 99k. I thought about changing anyway. I should have now that I have read that the dealers have been telling people to have it changed at every 15k. Damn, I wished there had been a Service Bulletin. I am very mechanically inclined and frequent a freinds shop and they never told me anything about a problem or heard of any. This is going to be expensive!!! 3k? - 4K Shiot!!!

My wife and I bought an as-is warranty-free Lexus RX 300 model 2001 that has 95K May 31, 2006. The salesperson at the dealership (Edmond Kia in Oklahoma) stated that it had a 128-point check but on August 17, 2006 our transmission went out. We went to the dealership to complain about this and to ask for compensation ($4300) but they refused. Is there any other recourse besides paying out of pocket? also does anybody know where to fix it besides lexus or toyota dealrships because both are expensive they also told me when i asked about the price of a new transmission, that there is no such a new one...all you can get is a rebuilt one...is that sound right? thanks a lot RB :cries:

i have a question for you guys as well, i just bought a 2001 LEXUS RX 300 from a third Kia/ Hyundai in edmond, we thaught me and my wife we got absolutely a goodl deal on it. We negotiated the price down to a little under $13,000 for this car no warranty included etc and it had 95,000 miles on it when i bought it. it is a clean title, the interior and the body is in excellent conditions. Anyways, we drove that car for more then two month, we drove to texas also without a problem. three days ago the car stopped for no reason and we found out that the transmission is very bad, binds up in reverse and neutral. noisy in forward. 1st gear only, parts of planetary gearst + bearings in pan and filter, exteram harn part breakage. when talking to LEXUS, they were going to charge me $4300 for a refurnished transmission and labor to fix the problem. i aslo ckeked with a transmission expert ( Fleet transmission and he was willing to do the same work for 3100 an extended warranty on both labor and part up to 12 mounth. i really don't know what to do...this is my first time owning a lexus...