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Old Oct 28, 2021 | 08:44 PM
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So I come home from Colorado and my check engine lights on for the first time since I’ve owned the car 😔 Code is p0500 I have been having problems on cold starts shifting into reverse and drive having too rev the rpm’s up to get it to catch but only when starting through the day it’s good…..Any ideas on what the problem could be???
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Old Oct 29, 2021 | 12:53 AM
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...0500-help.html
Scroll down for a detailed description.
Same engine/gearbox as the LS430.
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Old Feb 3, 2026 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Fresh23
So I come home from Colorado and my check engine lights on for the first time since I’ve owned the car 😔 Code is p0500 I have been having problems on cold starts shifting into reverse and drive having too rev the rpm’s up to get it to catch but only when starting through the day it’s good…..Any ideas on what the problem could be???
brother did you ever figure this out? I’m having the same issues
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Old Feb 3, 2026 | 04:45 PM
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If you look up their public profile, you will see they have not logged in since November 2021. I would go with the link BigBoomer provided above.
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Old Feb 4, 2026 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by ryan339
brother did you ever figure this out? I’m having the same issues
With me years ago the not going in reverse ended up being the battery. Changed and problem never came back.
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