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#449 of 1381 toydriver by denny May 24, 2004 (3:21 pm)
Thanks. I think I will take the car back and have them erase the memory and break it in a second time. It couldn't hurt. Are there any Lexus service techs out there who can shed any light on these transmission woes?
#450 of 1381 OK, I'm convinced there's a serious issue by cliffordransom May 26, 2004 (6:17 pm)
I test drove an ES330 and loved the car except for some rough shifting. I read this forum and went back for another test drive with a more focused attention. I could make the transmission misbehave pretty easily.   After all of you folks experiences I changed my mind and bought a used (19,000) Mazda Millenia that drives just as well and and has a silky smooth engine and transmission for $15,000. I'm happy and saved $17,000. Thanks folks, the Internet rocks!
#451 of 1381 Tranny Problems by motownusa May 27, 2004 (12:57 pm)
I just read the Edmund's review of the ES330; don't see any mention of the transmission problem. Aren't these professional drivers who are reviewing the cars? They must have put the car through it's paces. In fact, they called it the best affordable luxury car.   http://www.edmunds.com/new/2004/lexus/es330/100322064/review.html- ?tid=edmunds.h..reviews.reviews.1.*
#452 of 1381 Consider this...... by georgeb7 May 27, 2004 (1:41 pm)
It may not be in the best interest of Edmunds.com to single-handedly report that the Lexus 330 has a bad transmission. Just food for thought.
#453 of 1381 Conflict of interest?? by toydriver May 27, 2004 (6:37 pm)
Obviously, Lexus as well as all other manufacturers pay Edmunds for advertising.   Does Edmund's pass on website chatter to reviewers?? Probably not. You'd think that if you were in the business of reviewing cars, that you'd know and factor in what is being said by the customer base (those of us on this website).   Good question for our host. Why don't Edmund's reviewers comment on the transmission issues with the ES ??? Replies to this message: drbee (Jun 10, 2004 8:36 pm)
#454 of 1381 by Mr_Shiftright HOST May 28, 2004 (4:29 pm)
Probably because it didn't happen to them, would be the most logical answer I could come up with.   The reviewers are usually pretty good about jumping on a glaring defect, if you read through some of the other reviews.   However, your comments (basic content, not identities) are very helpful and are directed to management for possible forwarding to manufacturers. We hosts often note any reptitive mention of problems with a car and send that observation along.   You have to remember that even a 10% failure rate in a car's component would be very unusual, so it makes sense that the Edmunds car wouldn't show it.
#455 of 1381 ES330 Reviews by mrdlexus May 29, 2004 (6:03 am)
Believe it or not there is an honest person that is reviewing this car. Ann M. Job of the Associated Press reviewed the Lexus ES330, and was quite honest. Direct quote from her review,"I just wish more attention had been put into how the transmission and engine worked together in the test car. Occasional, clumsy-feeling upshifts were felt by passengers. There were enough of them during my test drive that I wondered what had happened to the silky smooth shifts that I had enjoyed from the predecessor ES. I also noticed occasional hesitation, as if the transmission were indecisive about which gear to be in , when I travelled on hilly highways". That is a perfect review of an imperfect car, this is what we are all complaining about. Stay away from the ES330 until Lexus fixes the problem, it's been 3+ years an counting!!!!!!!!!! Replies to this message: davidz (May 30, 2004 6:57 am) mrdlexus (May 30, 2004 10:32 am)
#456 of 1381 mrdlexus Re: ES330 reviews by toydriver May 29, 2004 (7:22 am)
Poor Ann M. Job !! She probably won't be getting another Lexus to review, with those comments about the ES. I think about recent scandals with stock analysts and how they had conflicts of interest with the companys they reviewed.   My biggest concern, now that my ES has 10K mi, is how likely is it that this transmission will completely fail prematurely.
#457 of 1381 Re: ES330 Reviews [mrdlexus #455] by davidz May 30, 2004 (6:57 am)
Replying to: mrdlexus (May 29, 2004 6:03 am) The irony of Ms. Job's review is that she "wondered what had happened to the silky-smooth shifts" that she "had so enjoyed from the predecessor ES." Based on the complaints that I've read, isn't the sluggish transmission problem much worse on the ES330's predecessors (specifically the 2002 and 2003 ES300s)? Replies to this message: mrdlexus (May 30, 2004 10:32 am)
#458 of 1381 Re: ES330 Reviews [davidz #457] by mrdlexus May 30, 2004 (10:32 am)
Replying to: davidz (May 30, 2004 6:57 am) I think she is referring to the time when the es 300 had a 4 speed automatic instead of the current 5 speed. It is true that 2002 and 2003 models were the worst, with marginal improvement in the 2004 model year. The fact remains that when Lexus changed from the 4 speed to the 5 speed, that is when all the complaints started occurring. The 4 speed was silky smooth!!!!

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