2000 Lexus RX300 Electrical Problems

PURCHASED CAR FROM GUY AND FOUND OUT TWO DAYS LATER PAPER WORK IN THE GLOVE BOX THAT CONTAINED A CARFAX SHOWING AN ODOMETER ROLLBACK. 2009 IT HAD 155,000 AND IN 2012 IT HAS 110,000. DUE TO MILEAGE DISCREPANCY WE TRIED TO SELL ON LOCAL SITE BUT WHEN EXPLAINED THE MILEAGE SITUATION NEVER HEARD BACK FROM POTENTIAL BUYER. ENDED UP TRADING IT IN AND TAKING A LOSS- WE PAID 4500.00 AND BECAUSE THE MILEAGE IS "UNKNOWN" WE COULD ONLY GET 2,250 FOR THE TRADE IN, PLUS PAYING THE TAXES ON THIS. I TRULY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS NOT REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF AGE TO DISCLOSE THE MILEAGE. IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN, MAYBE THIS ODOMETER ROLLBACK WOULDN'T HAPPEN AS OFTEN AND IF IT DID, YOU COULD ACTUALLY PROVE WHO DID IT. I CAN'T PROVE HE DID IT, BUT I'M SURE HE KNEW ABOUT IT BEFORE SELLING CONSIDERING HE HAD A CARFAX IN A LEXUS FOLDER WITH A LETTER FROM DEALER IN CA LOOKING TO REPLENISH THEIR USED INVENTORY & THE CARFAX IN THE GLOVE BOX WAS PRINTED ON THE SAME DAY IT SHOWS ON THE CARFAX THE CAR WAS AT THAT DEALER. HE INSIST HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS, BUT WHY WOULD YOU HAVE A FOLDER IN THE GLOVE BOX THAT HAS THIS LETTER, AND WHY WOULD THE DEALER NEED TO RUN A CARFAX TO FIX HIS "KEY" AS THEY STATE HE DID. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL IT HAPPENED AND I WAS "GOOGLING" HOW TO REPORT IT. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS, FLUID LEVELS, DRIVING IT TO MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T OVERHEAT AND ALL OF THAT- I NEVER THOUGHT OF THE ODOMETER BEING TAMPERED WITH. ALSO, IF YOU DO A SEARCH WITH THE VIN USING ONLY THE STATE REGISTRATION SITE- EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT FINE BECAUSE THE MILEAGE IS NOT REPORTED OVER 100,000, IT'S "EXEMPT"- THIS IS CRAZY- WHY WOULD THEY EVEN HAVE SITES THAT USE THIS METHOD FOR CONSUMERS IF THE INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE VEHICLE WHEN IT'S REGISTERED? *TR

NHTSA ID

10513987

Incident

May 23, 2013

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (2000 LEXUS RX 300) IN 2004 WITH LESS THAN 35,000 AND EVERY YEAR SINCE 2007 I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH LIGHTING. I HAVE HAD THE PARK LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, CENTER STOP LAMP; CENTER BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET AND BULBS ALL REPLACED. THE UNFORTUNATE ISSUE IS THAT THE LIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR SOMETIMES TWICE A YEAR BECAUSE THEY CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. I ALWAYS TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE LEXUS OF ORLANDO DEALERSHIP FOR TESTING, SERVICE AND REPAIR BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY NEVER COMPLETELY FIX THIS ISSUE. THE MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS REPLACEMENT OF TH CENTER BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET AND BULB AND RESET ON 4/14/2011 AND IN AUGUST 2011 ON MY WAY TO THE AIRPORT, AN ACCIDENT ALMOST ACCRUED DUE TO MY BRAKE LIGHTS FAILING TO COME WHILE MAKING A STOP ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL, LEXUS MECHANIC STATES THE ISSUE STARTED WITH AN UNTRACEABLE PROBLEM IN WHICH THE REAR TAIL BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING AND LATER ON THE PARK LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS THEREAFTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10433977

Incident

May 9, 2007

Mileage

3,500 mi

THE MOON ROOF MOTOR HAS TWO FUNCTIONS, TILTING OPEN AND SLIDING THE ENTIRE GLASS PANEL OPEN. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SLIDE PANEL OPEN FUNCTION, THE PANEL DID SLIDE OPEN, HOWEVER IT WAS MUCH SLOWER THAN NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING/CLICKING NOISE WHICH NEVER ACCOMPANIED PREVIOUS OPERATION. AN ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE ROOF PANEL YIELDED AN IDENTICAL RESULT. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE TILT FEATURE OF THE ROOF, WHICH WAS ALSO SLOW AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED NOISES. ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE ROOF RESULTED IN NO MOVEMENT OF THE ROOF PANEL AND A GRATING SOUND FROM THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. ACTIVATING THE SWITCH WHILE SUBSEQUENTLY PUSHING DOWN ON THE ROOF PANEL CAUSED IT TO RETURN TO THE CLOSED POSITION. I AM NOW UNABLE TO OPEN THE ROOF DUE TO FEAR OF IT BEING STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND A SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE WILL BOW AND CAUSE SEVERE INJURY TO PASSENGERS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS POSTED WARNINGS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF ITS HIGHER PROPENSITY TO ROLLOVER IN ACCIDENTS OR HIGH SPEED MANEUVERS THAN AVERAGE VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID

10394537

Incident

Sep 15, 2010

Mileage

109,000 mi

I AM ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BEGIN ROLLING WHILE I HAVE ALREADY LEFT THE CAR AND HAVE HAD TO RUSH TO GET BACK IN AND PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM WORRIED THIS WILL HAPPEN AND HURT SOMEONE OR CAUSE DAMAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10348300

Incident

Aug 3, 2010

Mileage

110,000 mi

2000 LEXUS RX3000 KEY ELECTRONICS WHEN KEY IS TURNED OR ON CAR WHILE DRAWINGS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL DUE TO ELECTRONICS MALL FUNCTION. REPORTED TO TOYOTA/LEXUS DEALER WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10304166

Incident

Dec 10, 2009

Mileage

75,000 mi

THIS IS AN LEXUS RX300 2000 EDITION; THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT STARTED WITH AN UNTRACEABLE PROBLEM IN WHICH THE REAR TAIL BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING; LATER ON, THE TWO MAIN HEAD-LAMPS STOPPED WORKING; FUSES HAVE BEEN CHANGED, BULBS HAVE CHANGED, BUT NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10141199

Incident

Jan 9, 2005

Mileage

100,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

NHTSA ID

8020884

THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, IT HAS LOOSENED 4 TO 5 INCHES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SOMETIMES WHILE BRAKING. CONSUMER HAD A REAR END COLLISION, AND SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD. SAME SEATBELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED NECK AND CHEST INJURIES FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL. *AK THE ANTENNA MAKES NOISE WHEN GOING DOWN, THE CENTER HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID

8015010

Incident

Jun 28, 2002

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, REAR SPEAKER EXPLODED SENDING THE PLASTIC COVER OF THE SPEAKER ACROSS THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGING THE REAR DOOR. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO HAS NO IDEA WHY THIS HAPPENED.*AK

NHTSA ID

743083

WHEN CHANGING LANES STEERING WHEEL WENT INTO OPPOSITE DIRECTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THROTTLE WAS STICKING. SPEAKER FAILED. CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT DASH AREA, DEALER REPLACED THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

875553

Incident

Sep 8, 2000