P_M_G

Hey all....newbie to the forums here as I just picked up an '94 ES300....bought it w/95k miles from "a little old lady from Pasadena"'s husband - she had upgraded to the RX330 a few months back and this ES was sitting in the driveway....(next to his LS430).

Point is this, after a relatively tame test drive, usual driving around the block, hop on the freeway for a cruise at 70mph, I decided it was a good buy (and definite step up from my Accord w/100k miles on it) and jumped on it yesterday morning. Now, today, I was accelerating up a hill from a red light and when I hit about 4000 RPM, the engine started sputtering and hesitating and the whole car started shaking, a far cry from the smooth acceleration I was getting on the flats, and then it did the same thing pulling away from a stop sign (I did it purposefully that time).

Please please please someone tell me this is an easy an inexpensive fix...or even what the problem might be. I had a full tank of gas, the last oil change was right before I bought it, and I'm at a loss!

P_M_G

Lexusfreak

Could be a number of things. Did you get any service history on the car? Last time a 'major' tune up was performed? Could be the throttle body needs cleaning, injector service, etc. What brand & octane level of gasoline was used? The problem does not sound very serious to be honest (from your description anyways) so I would try to eliminate things through the 'process of elimination'. I think it could be a simple maintenance item that needs to be addressed so find out what has been done in the last year or so to better isolate the problem.

P_M_G

Thx Freak....I had another problem with boiling coolant that was much more pressing so I haven't had chance to reply.

Car was in to dealer about every 5-6k for scheduled maintenance ... need to talk to the svc mgr to get the complete details.

Think I'll take a shot at your suggestions to see what happens.

I'll post again with more details about service soon as I can.

thanks again!

P_M_G

Lexusfreak

Keep us posted.