Upshift Hesitation Normal?

[boatdetective]

Hello all,

I have an 04' RX330. At times, it seems that the car hesitates (revs up a bit much) befor e upshifting. It's not nearly as smooth as my Volvo 960. Is this a characteristic of the car- or is there a problem here?

THANK YOU!

Jonathan

[LexKid630]

I notice EVERYTHING that's unusual with my cars. I noticed this same thing and the dealer said it was normal; does it happen when stopped-go? I don't know why it does, but it does...

[Husker4theSpurs]

It's a characteristic of the car (and the ES) AND it's a problem :)

[LexKid630]

It's a characteristic of the car (and the ES) AND it's a problem :)

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it is a bit agrivating sometimes too...

[bartkat]

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[kh046]

I agree with you guys. I also notice a lot of things that come up with my RX330. I always drive it without the sounds system on. My dealership drives it around a neighborhood (with bumps), and say it's normal. To my opinion, they need to really drive it to get a good feel of it. I don't know if they'll want to tell you something, if they hear something different. Especially, if the car is still under warranty. I don't think they want to fix things for free, unless, you bring it up to them.

[Husker4theSpurs]

That makes no sense at all ... the dealership is paid by Lexus to do warranty work, so (re-purchase consideration aside) they'd like to do as much warranty work as possible. I think it's just an issue that most involved with Lexus have decided to downplay in the hopes of making it seem like less of a problem. The salesman I talked to knew exactly what I was talking to when he asked how I was liking my RX and I mentioned it.

[LexKid630]

It must be a norm with the rx330's because it seems all of them have this upshifting thing....Oh well maybe they'll fix it for future generations....yeah right..