Pierreraju

Thank you sigtauenus for taking the time to respond. Given that winter is coming and I'm not ready to replace this car with another one, I decided to go forward with the repairs. Interestingsly, I also have a rear transmission fluid leak that is being caused by a failed gasket back there. Here is a quick update on what else the mechanic found and/or we're having him fix: - Driver front tire had a slow leak (repaired with new "bead" along the rim) - 3rd brake light blew out (bulb being replaced) - Driver door actuator failed (replacing with new Lexus part). My independent mechanic's opinion is that the drivers door actuator plays a more central role in the system than the other doors. leaving it in a failed mode can harm other systems downstream (e.g. other doors). - Fan belt squeeling (belt replaced) - Rear view mirror always resets to night mode and does not provide compass reading any more (we decided to leave this problem un addressed as Lexus wants $700 + for replacement mirror) - transmission fluid leak in the rear housing due to gasket lead. fluid is landing on transaxle and being "sprayed" under the car - so we never noticed any tell tale signs of leakage on the ground (repaired gasket) The total for above (not including mirror) came to about $850. (Lesser of two evils when comparing costs on a replacement car)

Hi! We have a 2000 RX300 with approx 75K miles. We've owned it since new. Have done routine maintenance per the lexus schedule although all repairs were done by independent mechanics. Recently, I'm starting to see some electrical problems (driver's side door actuator failure), one of the 2 electronic keys broke, night time auto adjust on rear view mirror seems to reset itself into night mode, belts are whining for attention and will need to be replaced soon etc. While we can live with these problems for a while, they are starting to take away from the "lexus experience" and have us thinking of replacing the vehicle rather than spending time/money on something that will continue to have other problem yet to manifest. Which leads me to my qauestion.... Based on your real life experience with this car with similar mileage and age - what else should I expect to go wrong with this car in the next few years that may or may not be covered in the Lexus maintenance schedule? If this whole topic is discussed elsewere, please direct me there. I did notice the many posts on the topic of door actuators and have a quote of $300-$400 to fix from an independent mechanic. IF we end up fixing that problem, we will just go that route.