lexfan4now

My 2001 Lexus RX 300 had a transmission failure at 68,000 miles and was repaired by the dealer free of charge as the warrarnty was still in affect. I called Lexus and made them aware of the issue and was told that they do not consider the transmission faulty and that they will not do anything about it. I also contacted the NHTSA and made a complaint. I would like to be part of any class action suit that will ensure that this company stands behind thier product and corrects issues that pose a risk to public safety. Sorry to hear of your compounded troubles. Don't you just love these lousy RX300s?! I just experienced the Rx300 transmission failure this week, and am now waiting for the bad news from the Lexus dealership on how much this will cost me to repair. We wound up on the side of I-70 near Colby Kansas, and had to have the car towed back to Denver since there were no qualified dealerships anywhere close to where we broke down. I was not aware of this problem with the car - we have had no issues at all since we bought it in 2000 (new). We have had the car serviced at Lexus dealerships, following the schedule religiously. In fact, I just had the car in two days before the failure for the 95K service. I was amazed to find out that Lexus designed such a cheesy transmission - the only tran I have ever replaced was in my first car, a 64 Dodge Polara! I would have hoped that a so-called luxury car would do better, since I have had Volvo's last for 200K+ without having to replace the transmission. I mentioned this forum to the dealer when I picked up a loaner car, and he immediately went into denial mode. I intend to go in armed with cases from this site, as well as the complaints already filed with the NHTSA and see what happens. Has anyone considered filing a class action suit against Lexus. This is absolutely criminal - they are lucky that there have not been any accidents or injuries reported yet. I would love to join a class action suit. My 99 RX tranny failed around 80K.