2002 LEXUS RX300

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE D

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

POLYMER PROCESS DEVELOPMENT IS RECALLING 931 UNITS OF BACK GLASS, P/NO. FB20415ZPY, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON 1999-2004 LEXUS RX300 VEHICLES. THE GLASS FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE AUTOMOTIVE GLAZING MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205, GLAZING MATERIALS

I ENTERED PARKING LOT AND PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE BARELY GOING. I WAS ALMOST ALL THE WAY INTO SPOT WHEN MY CAR LUNGED UP WITH EXTREMELY HIGH RPMS. I WENT INTO SMALL TREE, DROVE OVER ANOTHER CAR, CAR FLIPPED ON SIDE, THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ROOF AND INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR. ENGINE OVERTOOK THE BRAKES. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER WITH CAR EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED BY LEXUS. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OR FELT THIS CAR LIKE THIS BEFORE.

Mileage: 197,500

WHILE DRIVING WITH CLIENT FRIENDS TO THE RITZ CARLTON IN RANCHO MIRAGE FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT WHEN THE GAS WAS STEPPED ON THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. WE MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT WHICH TIME WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WE ALL IMMEDIATELY JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR FEARING THAT THE GAS TANK WOULD EXPLODE. WE CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED IN TIME TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES BEFORE THE GAS TANK

Mileage: 140,478

SUBJECT: SUDDEN ACCELERATION LEXUS 2002--NEAR FATAL CRASH COMMENTS: ON 3.16.2012 AT 8 :30 AM I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING GARAGE IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. THE CAR WAS STOPPING IN A PARKING SPACE. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STARTING REVVING UP AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT SUCH A HIGH SPEED THAT THE CAR JUMPED OVER THE PARKING BARRICADE AND CABLES, WENT AIRBORN AND CRASH LANDED AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE GARAGE ON THE LEVEL BELOW. IF IT HAD LANDED 12 INCHES FURTHER, IT WOULD HAVE G

Mileage: 128,591

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LEXUS RX 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, HE SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AFTER HITTING THE DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUFFERED A NECK INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.

Mileage: 290,000

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON FRONT IMPACT WITH A TREE. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE FAILURE. THE TE

Mileage: 135,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE FAILURE. THE TE

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN MY OFFICE PARKING LOT, I HAD AN UNATTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR LUNGED OVER THE CURB, UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, HIT A SMALL TREE WHICH KNOCKED DOWN THE PERIMETER FENCE. I CALLED THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME AN 800 NUMBER TO CALL. I REPORTED WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO BRING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY INDICATED TO ME THAT I WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO BRING IT

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN MY OFFICE PARKING LOT, I HAD AN UNATTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR LUNGED OVER THE CURB, UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, HIT A SMALL TREE WHICH KNOCKED DOWN THE PERIMETER FENCE. I CALLED THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME AN 800 NUMBER TO CALL. I REPORTED WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO BRING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY INDICATED TO ME THAT I WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO BRING IT

Mileage: 110,000

EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON EARLY MODEL LEXUS RX300 FROM 1997 TO 2003. I OWN A 2002 RX300 AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. IT HAPPENED WITH NO NOTICE CAUSING MY ENGINE TO SLOW ON THE ROAD AND THEN WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I SEEM TO BE A LUCKY ONE AS I READ THOUSANDS OF LEXUS RX300 OWNERS TRANSMISSIONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BETWEEN 70,000 AND 90,000 MILES. LEXUS/TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADMIT THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR AND IN FACT DEN

Mileage: 100,000

IN ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY VEHICLE AT A STORE PARKING LOT, AT VERY LOW SPEED (<1 MPH) WITH MY FOOT ON OR HOVERING OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD, JUMPED THE 'STOPPER' AND RAN INTO A HANDICAP PARKING POLE. THE CAR ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE/ACCERLERATE UNTIL I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE STORE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM CAUGHT THE ACCIDENT ON TAPE. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE UPRIGHT CONCRETE POLE, MY VEHICLE VERY WELL WOULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY TO OTHERS. FORTUNATELY, NEITHER MY P

Mileage: 159,000

I OWNED A 2002 LEXUS RX300, WHICH WAS TOTALED IN MAY OF 2009 DUE TO A STICKING ACCELERATOR. AFTER I STARTED IT IN MY GARAGE, THE VERY SECOND, I ENGAGED THE DRIVE GEAR, WITH MY FOOT SECURELY PLANTED ON THE BRAKE, MY VEHICLE TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. IT CRASHED THRU MY GARAGE DOOR, PROCEEDED ABOUT 20 FEET ACROSS MY DRIVING PAD, CRASHED THRU A BRICK RETAINING WALL AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT MY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE NEXT DOOR. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND COLLISION RESULTED IN MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MY HOME A

Mileage: 61,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LEXUS RX300. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO START ITSELF BEFORE THE KEY WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY IN THE IGNITION. SHE PROCEEDED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND WOULD NOT STOP, EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND, APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FURTHER, STRUCK A RETAINING WALL, HER NEIGHBOR'S HOME, AND A GAS METER. THE CONTAC

Mileage: 61,232

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LEXUS RX300. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO START ITSELF BEFORE THE KEY WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY IN THE IGNITION. SHE PROCEEDED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND WOULD NOT STOP, EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND, APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FURTHER, STRUCK A RETAINING WALL, HER NEIGHBOR'S HOME, AND A GAS METER. THE CONTAC

Mileage: 61,232

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LEXUS RX300. WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND NECK INJURIES AND FELT THIS WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS OF MAY 27, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG ONLY PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT AND WHEN IT DEPLOYED IN WAS TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 82,000

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION OF 25 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE UPPER HARNESS OF THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD THE CONSUMER IN PLACE. THE CONSUMERS CHEST HIT UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *JB *SC *JB

Mileage: 43,000

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION OF 25 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE UPPER HARNESS OF THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD THE CONSUMER IN PLACE. THE CONSUMERS CHEST HIT UP AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *JB *SC *JB

Mileage: 43,000

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS CHEST, LEFT LEG, BACK SHOULDER, ETC. THE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS. *NM

ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT THROUGH THE CENTER MEDIAN AND TURNED INTO THE CONSUMER'S PATH STRIKING THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER AND FENDER; YET NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *PH VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. *LA