Extremely slow acceleration from stop- HELP!
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Originally Posted by UTGS400
Where in Texas do you live?
Originally Posted by lexmenow
ohhhhhhhh Texas!!!!!!! I hope you didnt get a flooded car. 
Did you think you were getting a 430 and never checked the badge? lol, seriously, as someone said before, post a range of the time you're getting 0-60 and then you can get better help.
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Try to reset the ECU either by the battery method mentioned above, or pull the ECU fuse. I have test driven 400's that feel really slow. Especially when they sit on the lot for months and months.
Congrats on the purchase. I hope you can fix the problem.
Congrats on the purchase. I hope you can fix the problem.
Originally Posted by eus6267
I have a 2003 GS300 that I bought 2 weeks ago. One problem that I seem to be having with the car is that the car accelerates EXTREMELY slow from stop. When I stop at a red light, it takes the car forever to accelerate. Is this a common issue with a GS300, or should I get my car checked out by a mechanic? Also, is there something I can put in from Autozone or something to help (assuming it is not a mechanical issue). Thanks.
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Originally Posted by oohpapi44
Did you think you were getting a 430 and never checked the badge? lol, seriously, as someone said before, post a range of the time you're getting 0-60 and then you can get better help.
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Originally Posted by GILLEXUS
Did this just occur or was it like this from day one when you first drove it?
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Originally Posted by eus6267
It was not like this when I bought it initially. It started a few days ago.
and avoid quicky-mart gas. 
This might be a stupid question, but in order to get an accurate 0-60 time, should I floor it or should I drive normally?
Then you can compare your cars time with other GS3's You're getting a lot of different questions because it can be any number of things. You said it's a CPO car so we are assuming that the maintenance is fine. You may not have a problem at all and just have a slow six cylinder that is begging you to swap the motor out so the car can have some fun.
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Originally Posted by oohpapi44
You may not have a problem at all and just have a slow six cylinder that is begging you to swap the motor out so the car can have some fun.
If it's not a mechanical problem, then I'm happy. A slow, but mechanically functional Lexus is still 100 times better than a gas guzzling 1995 Honda Passport (my previous car).
So is the problem that you were expecting your GS3 to be ridiculously faster than your passport? Your ECU may have been reset when you first bought the car and now the car as setting into it's normal driving mode.
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Originally Posted by oohpapi44
So is the problem that you were expecting your GS3 to be ridiculously faster than your passport? Your ECU may have been reset when you first bought the car and now the car as setting into it's normal driving mode.
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Originally Posted by oohpapi44
So is the problem that you were expecting your GS3 to be ridiculously faster than your passport? Your ECU may have been reset when you first bought the car and now the car as setting into it's normal driving mode.
If there is no CEL ON, thats the way it is with GS300 i guess
