# 2004 LEXUS RX330 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `766798` · 2010-02-24 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** RX330
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 200
- **Speed:** 100 mph
## Narrative
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)    I HAVE MY DREAM CAR, 2004 LEXUS RX330.  I HAVE HAD SAME TROUBLE.  I AM AFRAID OF THE CAR.  I HAVE AN OLD FORD RV, I DRIVE INSTEAD OF MY BEAUTIFUL LEXUS.  PEOPLE ASK WHY, I TELL THEM I'M AFRAID OF IT.  IT LURCHES FORWARD, AND ALSO JUMPS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS @ 20MPH.  THIS IS AFTER 5 UPDATES IN THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR.  I HAVE PUT 200K MILES ON MY OTHER 5 TOYOTAS, AND ALL WENT BEAUTIFULLY!  THEN THE DEMON CAR AS I REFER TO IT.  I REPORTED IT REPEATEDLY, AND WAS TOLD BY EVERYONE, INCLUDING LONG BEACH TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS, THAT IT WAS WORKING IN THE MANNER IT WAS DESIGNED, IT WAS LEARNING HOW I DRIVE.  HORSE PUCKY.  I AM A RETIREE OF ATT.  I HAD DEFENSIVE DRIVING EVERY YEAR TO DRIVE THEIR CO. VEHICLES.  I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE AND AM VERY EXPERIENCED.  I ALSO KNOW WHEN THERE IS A BAD PROBLEM.  I HAVE 48K MILES ON MY RUNAWAY CAR.  IT'S ONLY TRIED TO REALLY RUN AWAY TWICE, BUT SOMEHOW I GOT IT STOPPED, I STUCK IT IN NEUTRAL, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON.  BACK THEN NO ONE HEARD OF THIS "MESS".  I NEVER COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA ABOUT MY CARS, BECAUSE THEY WERE WONDERFUL.  THEN, AFTER SAVING FOR 10 YRS, BOUGHT MY DREAM CAR.  THE KILLER.  I HATE IT, I AM BEGINNING TO HATE TOYOTA.  IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING TO ME, TO HAVE THE CAR COMPANY I THOUGHT SO VERY HIGHLY OF, IS TRYING TO SAVE THEIR [XXX] , BY GIVING AMERICA THESE DEFECTIVE CARS.  WHEN OUR HWY PATROL OFFICER AND HIS FAMILY, WAS KILLED, I CRIED.
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