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There are numerous threads on this forum regarding automatic transmission fluid, which might be worth reading up on. If the vehicle has been serviced exclusively by Lexus authorised service departments, the fluid would have never been touched, and still original. Perhaps one of the solenoids inside the gearbox is sticky. A fluid change might resolve the shift issue.
Yep, there are times when a "lifetime" product (like the Lexus tranny fluid) doesn't mean forever. Obviously, your transmission needs a good inspection, if not a full servicing at the dealer--including a fluid change. Hold on to your wallet!
There seems to be a disconnect at the dealers and the Lexus.com site. This is what i got from drivers.lexus.com and it appears to list a transmission fluid replacement every 30k miles. Your transmission fluid was due at 120k and next at 150k.
Or they go to the scrap heap because it was never changed and lifetime really means until the transmission fails (after the warranty ends of course). It is a good practice to do it around 60,000 as indicated in the manual excerpt above. I think that reference is for severe service, but it should apply to all vehicles.
Welcome to CL.
However you have done what many recent new members have done, which is to search for your problem and then open a 6 year old thread and ask for a response from someone who has only posted twice on CL in 2018! They are no longer active members and will not see or respond to your request. If you click on their name you can see when they most recently posted.on CL by clicking on find more posts.
Although someone else may read your post and reply.
FYI as stated above in this thread, if you are on the original ATF then your transmission may be failing. Or it may benefit from 1 or 2 simple cold drain and fills to refresh the fluid. It depends on how many miles are on the vehicle and if the ATF has ever been changed. However transmission failure at over 100,000 miles on the original fluid is not unusual. If a fluid change does not help, then be prepared to decide if you want to spend a few thousand dollars on this vehicle to replace the transmission with either a used or rebuilt one. If proceeding on that route, get a few quotes from local transmission shops. Do not go to the dealer.
Last edited by Clutchless; Oct 21, 2024 at 07:04 AM.
Hello.i have same on my rx. After drains it better. Torque has worn out Little inside. Oil old . Solenoid dirty. So when clutch locked there little bum. Change atf. Like was advised before
Welcome to CL.
However you have done what many recent new members have done, which is to search for your problem and then open a 6 year old thread and ask for a response from someone who has only posted twice on CL in 2018! They are no longer active members and will not see or respond to your request. If you click on their name you can see when they most recently posted.on CL by clicking on find more posts.
Although someone else may read your post and reply.
FYI as stated above in this thread, if you are on the original ATF then your transmission may be failing. Or it may benefit from 1 or 2 simple cold drain and fills to refresh the fluid. It depends on how many miles are on the vehicle and if the ATF has ever been changed. However transmission failure at over 100,000 miles on the original fluid is not unusual. If a fluid change does not help, then be prepared to decide if you want to spend a few thousand dollars on this vehicle to replace the transmission with either a used or rebuilt one. If proceeding on that route, get a few quotes from local transmission shops. Do not go to the dealer.
Thanks for the response. Will try changing the ATF and go from there 🤞🏼
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