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Old 02-02-10, 09:44 PM
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So I was driving to on the freeway then stopped momentarily at a friends house. When I got back into the car I started driving and the check engine light came on. I suddenly lost power when I would try to accelerate then it would jump to normal power. I drove home about 15 miles then turned the engine off.

I tried to re-start it and it started with a rough idle then shutdown....I know without the error code it's hard to know but anyone have any possible ideas what it could be.

I bought it in November and it had a new tranny put in June 2009 and is still under the year warranty....ideas? HELP PLEASE!
Old 02-02-10, 10:51 PM
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First, pull the code if it's your 1st gen.

http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/intro/codereading.html

Second, please try to make an effort to write more coherently.
Old 02-02-10, 11:02 PM
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Avalon, uh thanks?

I made the mistake of not stating which car had this problem. It was my 1997 Lexus LS400.

While I appreciate the link you have provided me in your posting reply, it does not apply to my current predicament.

Tomorrow I will have it scanned so I can get an accurate reading of the code. As was stated in my initial post, incoherently as you pointed out, I know it's hard to know without the code. I was hoping another owner of a 1997 LS400 might have some insight from a previous experience similar to mine.

I hope this has been a more "coherent" read for everyone....
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yeah try and get the code, because it can be a number of things that can cause that to happen,, and if you had a rough idle the trans wouldnt cause it, so im pretty sure you're safe with the trans
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