JoeGordon

I too am having problems with a 2002 ES300 transmission. It first presented as a jerkiness as it ran at a steady 40 MPH on flat road. Then a major hesitation and sticking in too low a gear while merging onto an interstate - again after running at 40 MPH along the merging lane before accelerating. Then the other day it was a wierd jerkiness while going down a steep hill at 40 MPH. A friend just old me of the 1-800-25-LEXUS number and I am definitely going to call. The Lexus service reps just keep saying they are working on it - but that has been the story since November 2002. i drove a 2003 ES300 and it had no such problem, shifting very smoothly so that I would not have noticed it at all if I had not been really focused on listening and feeling for it.