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Wondering if any 2004 V6 owners experience the lag in downshifting. Everytime when I slow down to like 25-30 mph and hit the gas, there will be no response for like 2-3 seconds, then it downshifts and the car surges forward. It is extremely dangerous when trying to pass or merge onto the freeway where there are cars behind you. From the Lexus board it seems like the ES and RX 330 are both experiencing similar issues. Lexus came out with a TSB for it. But not too sure if it can be applied to the Solara. Just to see if any V6 owners experience the same thing.
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yes, i do find that in out '04 convertible. Overall i find the performance of the transmission ok at best. I too would be interested in hearing from other owners as well as get more info from other forums on this issue. The powertrain in the RX, ES and Solara are basically identical so a tsb on the problem should be universal. |
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Replying to: theflow (May 27, 2004 7:49 pm) But I drive almost 100 miles a day and the lag is really dangerous in the commute traffic. When I step on the gas there is a delay in acceleration. Oftentimes I find the car "jumps" when the speed finally kicks in. Then I have to hit the brake because it's too much speed. Bizarre. This past week, I had another thing happen: twice the car actually felt like the transmission was slipping when I was going about 20 mph on a slight decline and lightly braking. The mechanic suggested I use the sport shift whenever I want to speed up on the road. Somehow that just doesn't seem right. I'd appreciate hearing suggestions on what to do about this.
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Replying to: cal gal (May 29, 2004 8:00 pm) |
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| My 2004 Solara SLE w/only 350 miles on it has developed two deep grooves in the right rear rotor, left has a slight groove developing too. Anyone else having wear issues in the rotors? Fronts are smooth as they should be. | |
| I had a Lexus 2004 RX330 loaner today and checked out the lag "problem" others have reported. There was no lag in shifting when merging onto the Interstate highway multiple times. Not sure if the transmission is really the same as the one in the Solara as some posters have stated, but I saw no problem. | |
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I am looking at the Solara SLE Convt. with everything including VSC and Nav. How much should I be looking to pay realistically? Are dealers really getting List Price, or is a few hundred over invoice reasonable? Thanks. AS |
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I have an '04 RAV4 with the 2.4L Camry engine. I have about 3800 miles only on it so far but I get a bit of the same type of lag when hitting the gas at city road speeds, there is a momentary hesitation, then bango!! I'm not due yet for the first service but asked the local Toyota shop manager about it today. Don't know if this is same problem as the V6s in the new Solaras, etal; but the shop manager said two things of interest: 1. my engine is a "drive-by-wire" (computerized) type (as opposed to direct mechanical throttle linkage) and it takes a while for the computer to adjust to each driver's style (this is true as I know it applies to Subarus also). I do believe the lag is less severe today than it was, say, 2 months ago; and 2. because its drive by wire, the factory sets the throttle tip-in on the "soft" side so the engine is not responding to every little wiggle of the driver's foot. The logic here is to improve overall fuel economy. The end result for me is that if the "lag" has not gone away by my first service (ie. the computer has not adjusted to my driving style), the shop will try to adjust the computer to allow a more direct throttle tip-in. This made sense to me but we will see what result I get at the first service. Not sure if this helps anyone here but maybe the lag problem is similar?? |
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I have an 04 Sport with the V6 and have noticed the lag. Unfortunately, I doubt we'll see a TSB for this problem (at least not for awhile). As others have said, the lag is due to the computer throttle response and to give the car better gas mileage and make it more eco-friendly (which is why the Solara is rated with some super-low emissions rating). I don't notice the lag as much in my car anymore. My theory is that I'm more of an agressive driver and maybe the PCM (if the computer is called that in a Toyota) has molded itself to act a little more agressively. My last car was a Grand Prix GTP. When I would drive it easy there were no problems. But, if I then would take it to the track (I used to drag race with it) it would perform very poor at first. After a few runs of really pushing the car you could feel it become more aggressive. Just a thought... |
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