Transmission Jerking
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Has anyone experienced a rougher than normal transmission when it shifts gears? It seems to be the worst when switching from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th gears. I took it to the dealership and they say the transmission is fighting with the turbo and that is normal. I refuse to believe that is true! I was provided an RX as a loaner and the shifts were silky smooth. This has become so embarrassing because the car noticeably jerks from the outside view. Anyone?
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Has anyone experienced a rougher than normal transmission when it shifts gears? It seems to be the worst when switching from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th gears. I took it to the dealership and they say the transmission is fighting with the turbo and that is normal. I refuse to believe that is true! I was provided an RX as a loaner and the shifts were silky smooth. This has become so embarrassing because the car noticeably jerks from the outside view. Anyone?
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Has anyone experienced a rougher than normal transmission when it shifts gears? It seems to be the worst when switching from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th gears. I took it to the dealership and they say the transmission is fighting with the turbo and that is normal. I refuse to believe that is true! I was provided an RX as a loaner and the shifts were silky smooth. This has become so embarrassing because the car noticeably jerks from the outside view. Anyone?
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Good call. My 10k service is coming up and will do that. The Jerkiness occurs randomly and not always due to hard acceleration ( i am light footed) and mostly go up to 2.5k rpm. I will say this though, when driving side by side with other cars there is a very noticeable jerk. My car jerks noticeably while the other car is smooth. Even rode next to another NX and same result.
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I will say no amount of jerking, particularly noticeable from the outside, is normal at any time or in any fashion. Can you replicate it easily and get it on video?
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I feel this daily whenever my wife is driving...it drives me crazy but as passenger I ****...plus its my wife. when I drive it feels silky smooth. so initial answer is driving technique...but not ruling out engine issues.
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I’m experiencing the same issue with my ES 350, 2020. I currently have a RX loaner car and the acceleration isn’t sticking or jerking, but smooth. The dealership is telling me the same thing, that the delay in acceleration is normal. I call BS. A delay and jerking in acceleration is not normal. However, they are denying anything is wrong. This is my third time taking it to the dealership within the past 3 months.
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