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2002 Lexus RX300 cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 15 complaints for the 2002 Lexus RX300, 14% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
15 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
120,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2002 Lexus RX300 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 120,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 120,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 15% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 120,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

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.

Reported at 135,000 miles, November 2011 CrashInjury

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.

Reported at 159,000 miles, December 2010 Crash

Other problems reported for the 2002 Lexus RX300

Cruise control problems in other years

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Cruise control problems across all Lexus models