ive been having proglems with this car for almost 9 months Started with the car not reconizing the keys,wouldnt crank, or unlock. Had to take left side of battery off to crank.Now it want go into 1st gear all the time. Took to lexus place they tested the computer said it was fine and told me i need a Transmission, did that and didnt fix my problem. Cant find anybody to help me.Ive been everywhere, Lexus,Toyoata,side places.Someone has to know whats wrong with the car. Please help!

 

Have you tired replacing the battery? A lot of times an old battery can run havoc on a car's computer system. GL

 

Yes! The car sat for a month and the battery went dead and i changed it and yes ever since then the car would cranck alot better. It may do it every now and then but it cranks just fine now, its still slipping gears tho.

 

Oh and let me tell you what its doing today! The radio is going in and out. It has to be somthing electrical but not sure.

 

Get it into a dealer/shop with diagnostics capability - see if there's any codes logged, and if so, what they relate to.
Could be a simple cure, might be more complex and costly - at least you'll know for sure.

 

def something I would go to the dealer but sounds as if you have already done this. Have you tried disconnecting the battery and replacing it and see if it resets and everything works.

 

Ive taken it to the Lexus dealer shop in Charlotte NC 5 times already. They were the ones who couldnt find anything wrong. Almost treated me like i was crazy. And when i proved to them i wasnt crazy they just threw off "oh its the transmission"!!!! Ive even taken it to the Toyoato dealer and they couldnt find any codes. Do you think i should take it to another Lexus dealer? Im out of Ideas and nobody seems like they even want to mess with it.

 

I would take it to Lexus. They have techs with the experience. Might be the ecm. I know usually the ecm recognizes the key.

 

I think your best bet is a Lex service center as well but all dealers are not equal.

I'm always suspicious of places that look to replace an entire major part instead of tracking down the problem.

I have 2 dealers in my area and they offer completely different levels of service. I found that an oil change at one is $40 cheaper then the other but the service, wait time and even the car wash wasn't as good. The cheaper service also didn't top off my fluids as they claimed they would. Appointments mean nothing at the cheaper location as i dropped my car off and looked at it sitting there for over an hour before it was moved.