Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Lexus RX300 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE WHEELS OF A 1999 RX300 LOCKED UP AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 220 DEGREES AND CRASH INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER/INSURANCE CO. ABS SENSORS ARE RUSTING AT THE WHEELS AND REQUIRE REPAIR AFTER ONLY 23 MONTHS/27K MILES SINCE THE LAST ABS SENSOR OVERHAUL. LEXUS HAS THE TRANSFER CASE. *TR
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 1999 RX300. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. WE ONLY HAVE 85,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT WE SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION OIL MORE FREQUENTLY. HOWEVER, WE WERE NEVER APPROACHED WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION DURING SERVICE VISITS. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE SLUGGISH. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN CA AND TWO YEARS AGO MOVED TO NC. DURING ONE OF OUR FIRST SERVICE VISITS, WE ASKED THEM ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE. THE SERVICE STAFF AT THE TIME TOLD US IT WAS INHERENT TO THE DESIGN. EVEN WORST, WE BOUGHT THE PRE-OWN VEHICLE IN CA. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS THROUGHLY INSPECTED. THEY EVEN PRESENTED A INSPECTION CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATE. WE I PRESENTED THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE DEALER IN NC, THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT DOES NOT MATCH THE VIN FOR MY VEHICLE. ALSO, THEY CAN NOT TRACK ANY INFORMATION OF THIS INSPECTION IN THEIR INTERNAL NETWORK. NOW I HAVE A CASTISTROPHIC FAILURE ON A VEHICLE THAT I BOUGHT FOR $30,000 WITH ONLY 85,000 MILES!?!? PLEASE HELP WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS. THANKS.
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED. *JB
I THOUGHT THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY FILLED OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE WITH NHTSA, SO THIS MAY BE A DUPLICATE, BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE IT SO I THOUGHT TO FILE A SECOND ONE. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER IN WHICH A PLYMOUTH VOYAGER HIT THE REAR LEFT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH. MY WIFE (SOPHIA ROSLIN), WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND THE OTHER DRIVER, EXCHANGED INSURANCE INFORMATION BUT DID NOT INTEND TO FILE A CLAIM AS THE DAMAGE SEEMED MINOR. SOPHIA THEN PARKED THE VEHICLE AND ATTENDED A BIRTHDAY PARTY THAT MY 3 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS ATTENDING. AFTER THE PARTY, APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES LATER, SOPHIA AGAIN BEGAN DRIVING THE CAR AND HEADED HOME. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE, AND WITHOUT FEELING ANY PULLING, DRAGGING OR TUGGING, SOPHIA WAS ALERTED BY GOOD SAMARITAN THAT THE REAR LEFT TIRE WAS ON FIRE (UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T RECALL THE MAKE OR MANUFACTURERE OF THE TIRE, BUT IT WAS THE STANDARD TIRES THAT COME WITH THE LEXUS RX300). SOPHIA ESCAPED THE CAR ALONG WITH MY DAUGHTER. THE FIRE WOUND UP ENGULFING THE VEHICLE, MELTING THE CAR SEAT AND TOTALLING THE CAR. *AK
GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES (P225/70R16) WERE NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF A SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO A DEALER, THREE OF THE CONSUMER'S TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS OR HAVE GONE FLAT. *SLC
WE HAVE HAD 3 TIRE FAILURES WITHIN 20 MONTHS OF OWNING OUR LEXUS RX-300. GOODYEAR IS TELLING US THAT LEXUS SHOULD NOT USE THIS TIRE ON AN SUV, IT IS A CAR TIRE, AND USE OF THIS TIRE ISN'T APPROVED BY GOODYEAR. THE TIRE SIDEWALL IS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT BECAUSE THE SUV IS HEAVIER THAN A CAR. LEXUS HAS SINCE SWITCHED TO BRIDGESTONE TRUCK TIRES ON THE RX300. WE WOULD LIKE LEXUS TO PAY FOR OUR TIRES TO BE CHANGED OUT TO SAFER, APPROPRIATE TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M65L TIRESIZE: 225/70R16)
DELAMINATION OF TIRE WIRE FROM MATRX AT 18,000 & 22,000 MILES(TWO TIRES)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P8225/7016 )
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARK AND HER LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL. TIRES ARE MADE FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING ONLY, AND VEHICLE'S MANUAL DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE TIRES THAT ARE ON THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SAY THE TIRES ARE FACTORY INSTALLED. *AK
DURING HARD ACCELERATION FROM A STANDING START, ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE LOSES TRACTION AND SPINS FREE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO TO THE LEFT. AFTER TURNING STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE GOES TO THE RIGHT AND BACK OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE TIRE GRABS AND VEHICLE VIOLENTLY GOES TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
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