SebaPR

My lexus is250 started shifting slow into drive taking almost 3 seconds to finally get into drive and shifting slowly from 1st gear to 2nd gear.

Tried disconnecting the battery no results.
No lights on the dashboard either.

LexSense

iTrader: (2)

Car warmed up? How's the reverse working? Any other problematic gears?

SebaPR

First time the car was warmed up from 2 hour drive stoped at supermarket for some 1 or 2 things came out and drive took a while to engage. Also does it on cold start when i tried it later that same day (yesterday).

reverse is working and engaging fine only problem is shifting into drive and from 1st to 2nd rest is fine.

Please help i need my car to get to work but dont wana damage the transmission.

sktn77a

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Time for a trip to the Dealer.

SebaPR

No trip to stealer my car is 07 no waranty gotta find tranny rapair man with a tranny scanner.

Wanted to know if it was a sensor or fuse something since it started so randomly showing no warning signs of tranny damage and i need my car.

WillK

How many miles on the car?
Auto I assume? Have you had the fluid changed//checked?

sktn77a

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I understand your reluctance to pay stealership prices but on a modern electronically governed transmission like the IS250 6 speed, you don't want a "Johnny come AAmco" screwing it up.

SebaPR

yes auto, 110k miles, no havent had fluid cheked nor changed thought that tranny fluid is maint free also has run super smooth always until just 4 days ago havent run it ever since i got home

SebaPR

yeah gonna take a trip to de stealer tomorrow have them hook it up to the lexus tranny scanner, once i know exactly whats wrong il have a more reasonably priced mechanic do the work.

navarachi

TRUTH from experience - Take it to Lexus at least for diagnosis.

sorry, didn't see your last post - keep us informed

SebaPR

Car has been in the stealer since monday and still havent gotten a diagnosis they say they are "still working on it" first prob my lexus gives so sad

SebaPR

dealer did not find anything wrong and could not get a code. Got told about a local lexus mechanic with experience so i called him up he thinks it might be a dirty trans oil filter or maybe some seals. hes gonna test the car today and il drop it of next tuesday for repair prob.

sktn77a

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Scary that the dealer couldn't figure it out. How is the independent guy diagnosing the problem? Or is he just going to throw some parts at it? Try to get a sense if he's SURE that's what the problem is.

WillK

Probably checked the fluid. I know people think the fluid is not serviceable but it is. The OP has 110K miles of which some//many are spirited driving. Probably dirty fluid.

All of my Toyota's have the same WS transmission fluid and I start changing at 85K miles.

LucianoLee

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I would try to reset the ECU to see if it helps....and sorry to hear about your problem. It sucks....