lexd00d01

My friend's uncle had a 2002 ES300 which he had the hard shifting transmission problem with and then he received the computer update which made things a bit better but i was sort of disappointed that Lexus just "smoothed things over" rather than a true fix. My mom is now interested in a new 2005 ES330 and i wondered if they had fully corrected this problem or if Lexus's fix was just a "reprogramming"... any help is appreciated. thanks

lexusk8

For the '05 ES330, word has it that the hard tranny shifting characteristics are not as noticeable as in the '02-'03 ES300, although I'm not certain if the transmission itself is completely fixed. Unfortunately we don't have enough '05 ES owners here to share their thoughts.

If you would like to read more about other '02-'04 ES owners with their tranny problems, click here.

gcrim21

We have a 03 ES with that problem and have had the computer update and not as jerky, but still hesitates. However, close friends of ours purchased a 05 ES two months ago and it shifts perfectly..... no jerking and only a slight hesitation, not enough to quibble about. Not quite as much hesitation as my 99 RX300 and it isn't that bad. I don't like any hesitation, but RX not enough to get rid of it for.