MFA

Just recently when first putting my car in drive, it does.nt go in to drive right away it's like it goes into neutral and then finaily it goes into drive. It does it off and on though out the day, like when i start going from a complete stop, but mostly in the morning.
If you have any idea how to fix this or what it is plese help me its realy anoying and i hope it not bad............. but i dont have a very good feeling about it


Thanks
MFA

lexusk8

Need to ask a couple questions to get a better picture of the problem. Do you get any check engine lights when the transmission starts acting up? When was the last time you had your transmission fluid changed?

MFA

Yes the light did coime on, i havent changed the trany fluid in a while but i have checked it and it was at a good leval.

MFA

lexusk8

This pretty much sounds like one or more of the shift solenoids inside your transmission are malfunctioning, causing mis-shifts and hesitation behavior of your tranny. I experienced the same symptoms in my '01 ES several months ago. If your ES is still driveable, I would go to Autozone and have the engine codes scanned; it is a free service. This will tell you what the problem is with your transmission, and from that point on, you will have to decide if you want to go to Lexus dealership, or an independent mechanic to diagnose the problem. Keep us updated.

MFA

Thanks alot
ill do that.
When they scan the engine code how will i know what code means what?


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lexusk8

The code scanners have a digital readout of the error code, usually in the form of "P####" (the # stands for a numeric digit). Also, if your ES is '96 or newer, it should be OBD-ii compliant for engine error codes. Check out http://www.obdii.com for more info.