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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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Very curious ... Does the "350" solve the "330's" transmission hunting characteristic, especially in low speed, heavy traffic situations?? It drives me nuts!!

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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:37 AM
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i have not witnessed any transmission hunting problems on my 330

it seems that people on this board expect some magical vehicle just because the bought a lexus, its a car not the end all answer to transportation

i think the people on this board who nitpick on these cars should pony up the $$$ for a bentley and be done with it
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 08:04 AM
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Frankr66
i have not witnessed any transmission hunting problems on my 330

it seems that people on this board expect some magical vehicle just because the bought a lexus, its a car not the end all answer to transportation

i think the people on this board who nitpick on these cars should pony up the $$$ for a bentley and be done with it
That was a serious issue with the 2004, which they resolved with a software update in May of 2005. It's MUCH better with that update.

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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 08:44 AM
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my 330 is an 06 and the transmission is like butter
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 09:04 AM
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Mine is an 05 and compared to my wife's MB tranny, let's just say it doesn't.

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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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The odd thing is, my wife used to complain about it since it is her car and I never really had that problem when I drove it. Because of that I waited until the last minute when I had 38K miles to get the tranny reflashed under the TSIB before the warranty ran out. Now I experience it more often than before. It seems like the reflashed tranny update made it worse for me I don't think it is us expecting too much from this car since my other 2 Lexus cars transmissions never acted this way. I knew I should have left well enough alone, but I figured since we are selling the car soon having all the updates would look better to a potential buyer. Oh well.
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