Fuel systemPart report

2001 Lexus RX300 Fuel system Problems

Complaints: 2about this part
Share: 1%of 169 total for the year
Median mileage: 205,000miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the fuel system of the 2001 Lexus RX300, 1% of the 169 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 205,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“When parking the vehicle, the vehicle suddenly accelerated while the driver was not pressing the accelerator. Despite the driver's efforts to stop the vehicle, the vehicle jumped over a curb and headed toward a head-on collision with traffic. In an attempt to avoid a possibly fatal collision, the driver swerved hard to the left intending to hit a pole to stop the vehicle. The vehicle missed the pole and hit a starbucks with the vehicle ending up completely inside the starbucks. Six people who were inside the starbucks were injured. …”

NHTSA complaint #10557321, filed 2013-12, 205,000 miles

“While driving, consumer hit a piece of rubber tire that had flew off a truck, minutes later the consumer was informed by another motorist that the vehicle was leaking gas, consumer then pulled over and discovered a hole approximately 2 inches in diameter on the side of the gas tank, consumer stated this type of damage should not have occured just from hitting a piece of rubber.”

NHTSA complaint #10001255, filed 2002-12

Fuel system: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2003	1	4%
2002	2	2%
2001	2	1%
2000	3	1%
1999	3	1%

Other parts of the 2001 Lexus RX300

Transmission and drivetrain
123 complaints Vehicle speed control
20 complaints Engine cooling
13 complaints Air bags
8 complaints Brakes
6 complaints Electrical system
4 complaints Engine
4 complaints Suspension
3 complaints Equipment
2 complaints Other or unknown
1 complaints Steering
1 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 Lexus RX300

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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