ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006) Forum for all 1990 - 2006 ES300 and ES330 models. ES250 topics go here as well.

2003 Lexus ES300 problem

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 02-20-17 | 10:38 AM
  #1  
jmatthewc's Avatar
jmatthewc
Thread Starter
Driver School Candidate
 
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
From: CA
Default 2003 Lexus ES300 problem

When I want to accelerate primarily from a dead stop the engine almost sticks when changing into gears and than goes (its a light jolt) almost like the gear sticks before changing. Does anyone know what this might be? Thanks.
Old 02-20-17 | 11:24 AM
  #2  
ES300NZ's Avatar
ES300NZ
Lead Lap
 
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 662
Likes: 33
From: New Zealand
Default

a video would help alot, but it does sound odd. It could be so many things.
Old 02-20-17 | 11:41 AM
  #3  
jmatthewc's Avatar
jmatthewc
Thread Starter
Driver School Candidate
 
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
From: CA
Default

from my understanding its a torque strut mount
Old 02-20-17 | 01:29 PM
  #4  
ES300NZ's Avatar
ES300NZ
Lead Lap
 
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 662
Likes: 33
From: New Zealand
Default

ok. so inspect it and confirm, then replace it.

- but what you've described sounds alot more like a internal issue with the gearbox,
- a good place to start would be checking the fluid.
- perhaps pulling the drain plug, checking the magnet for metal and checking the fluid for a fine particles (silver haze in fluid)
- I've had an issue like this, and eventually the gearbox failed.
Old 02-21-17 | 11:04 PM
  #5  
alcan's Avatar
alcan
Driver School Candidate
 
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 30
Likes: 1
From: Papua New Guinea
Default

I have the same problem, I drain and fluid couple of times but nothing. dropped the pad and found fine particles.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jaredmac11
ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)
2
01-28-17 06:29 PM
mitmaks
ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)
0
01-31-16 06:32 PM
dan2563
ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)
9
02-11-14 03:26 PM
mjdahnke
ES - 1st to 4th Gen (1990-2006)
16
01-11-02 04:04 PM




All times are GMT -7. The time now is 11:00 AM.