ES300 Limp Mode ?
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ES300 Limp Mode ?
Hello everyone, Im in need of some help/direction. I have a 97 ES300 , Im not really sure whats going on with her.The car goes into gear P,R,D,2, and L. When the car is in D and I accelerate from a stand still it moves very sluggish , it feels like 2nd gear, and never shifts. I used the OBD to see the codes and i accidentally cleared them. But i REMEBER that one of the codes read "Shift Solenoid Malfunction" . Can anyone point me in the right direction ? Can it be something less serious thats triggering the solenoid malf?
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Hello everyone, Im in need of some help/direction. I have a 97 ES300 , Im not really sure whats going on with her.The car goes into gear P,R,D,2, and L. When the car is in D and I accelerate from a stand still it moves very sluggish , it feels like 2nd gear, and never shifts. I used the OBD to see the codes and i accidentally cleared them. But i REMEBER that one of the codes read "Shift Solenoid Malfunction" . Can anyone point me in the right direction ? Can it be something less serious thats triggering the solenoid malf?
I'm not sure of any similarities, but I had a 2nd Gen GS300 that had similar issues, and it is a well covered topic on the GS forum here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...oid-fixed.html Might be worth reading.
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I don't think it's in limp mode; I think your solenoid is malfunctioning.
I'm not sure of any similarities, but I had a 2nd Gen GS300 that had similar issues, and it is a well covered topic on the GS forum here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...oid-fixed.html Might be worth reading.
I'm not sure of any similarities, but I had a 2nd Gen GS300 that had similar issues, and it is a well covered topic on the GS forum here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...oid-fixed.html Might be worth reading.
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Anyone else know anything about this kind of thing ? Ive been waiting to see if the check engine light would come back on so i have some sort of idea but it hasnt. I read on another thread that when the trans is in limp mode it is limited to 2nd gear with no shifting , and thats pretty much exactly whats happening . Id appreciate any help !!! Pls
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Anyone else know anything about this kind of thing ? Ive been waiting to see if the check engine light would come back on so i have some sort of idea but it hasnt. I read on another thread that when the trans is in limp mode it is limited to 2nd gear with no shifting , and thats pretty much exactly whats happening . Id appreciate any help !!! Pls
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...so, are you saying that the car is still shifting (not shifting) badly but the CEL hasn't come back on..? Maybe the light bulb is blown. While the car is off, get in and turn the key to "ON" (not "ACC"essory) and observe if the CEL lights up. It just sounds odd that the car would be stuck in 2nd gear driving for a while without the CEL being lit.
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No shift to overdrive.
I've had a similar problem. The car stopped shifting to overdrive. I had the transmission serviced. Grime on the filter screen and pan was normal and minimal. There were no codes. We were stumped. Then I came across a U tube vidieo claiming to solve the problem. It turned out to be as simple as disconnecting the positive battery cable, grounding the now free cable, waiting a few minutes then reconnecting the cable. Apparently, the problem has little to do with the transmission. It seems that something as simple as a lazy oxygen sensor can cause the transmission to resort to a form of limp mode to try to maintain clean emissions. So far so good, overdrive is still working.
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I've had a similar problem. The car stopped shifting to overdrive. I had the transmission serviced. Grime on the filter screen and pan was normal and minimal. There were no codes. We were stumped. Then I came across a U tube vidieo claiming to solve the problem. It turned out to be as simple as disconnecting the positive battery cable, grounding the now free cable, waiting a few minutes then reconnecting the cable. Apparently, the problem has little to do with the transmission. It seems that something as simple as a lazy oxygen sensor can cause the transmission to resort to a form of limp mode to try to maintain clean emissions. So far so good, overdrive is still working.
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