Model year record
2000 Lexus RX300
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 247 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Power train: automatic transmission | 112 | 104,000 mi |
| Power train | 27 | 126,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 13 | 113,457 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 10 | 109,000 mi |
| Engine | 6 | 137,200 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 6 | — |
| Electrical system | 5 | 75,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 5 | 72,105 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 3 | 41,000 mi |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 3 | — |
| Seat belts | 3 | 97,470 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 3 | — |
| Unknown or other | 3 | 40 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 2 | 110,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2 | — |
| Service brakes | 2 | 165,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 2 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 2 | 70,914 mi |
| Steering | 2 | 125,000 mi |
| Structure: body: door | 2 | — |
| Suspension | 2 | — |
| Visibility | 2 | 115,000 mi |
| Air bags | 1 | 26,000 mi |
| Child seat | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition | 1 | 110,000 mi |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 1 | 40 mi |
| Exterior lighting: brake lights | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system | 1 | — |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 137,200 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock | 1 | — |
| Power train: axle assembly | 1 | 85,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, air: antilock | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages | 1 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages | 1 | — |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm | 1 | 85,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 1 | 60,000 mi |
| Suspension: rear | 1 | 79,600 mi |
| Tires | 1 | — |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Tires: tread/belt | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | — |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | 75,000 mi |
The 1999 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2001 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Lexus RX300 model years
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