Lexus: '03 ES300 Transmission lag

"MRS" <com> wrote in message
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is? 

Click on help and about.

too funny...

Actually, most of the improvement was at highway speeds. The low speed
performance was degraded. I did notice more active downshifting going down
hills while braking, which was one of their targeted improvements. They
haven't addressed the low speed lag issue yet. I'm not holding my breath
anymore, they worked on it for two years and were unable to improve it
further.


"Dan J.S." <com> wrote in message
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There is something so magnificently efficient about a throttle CABLE.
LOL
--

- Philip @ Maximum Torque RPM


Steve Larson wrote: 

Philip® wrote: 

There is something magnificent about a manual crank starter too!!

"Steve Larson" <com> wrote in message news:<P_JCc.1251$bellsouth.net>... 
My 1998 LS400 is with the dealer today to perform the update for the
transmission lag issue, I hope it improves something.

I've complained about transmission downshift lag on my '99 LS400 and
my current '03 LS430 ever since I bought the cars.

The dealer always expresses surprise and says that they've never heard
of such a problem.

Are you saying that not only is this problem on the LS series known
about, but that there's a fix for this problem? Do you have specifics
that I can go to my dealer with and say "Here's the service bulletin
number! FIX IT!"?

HBH

On 27 Jun 2004 09:20:19 -0700, net (Iantos) wrote:
 

There's no fix for the 2002-2004 ES models. They have a newer version of
the firmware, but it doesn't correct the hesitation at low speeds. If
anything, it makes it worse. It does correct the highway speed lag though,
which itself was a pretty dangerous characteristic. Let's just say that
Lexus isn't really on top of their game when it comes to drive-by-wire
technology.


"Helmar Herman" <com> wrote in message
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down 
They 
breath 

Thanks, but my question was pertaining to the LS series, not the ES
series.

HBH

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 21:02:58 -0400, "Steve Larson" <com>
wrote: