jonmacher Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Hello Everyone, Im proud to say that I am the owner of a 96' ES 300. I just bought it last week!! I love the car so far, looks great, feels great, drives great!! There is one thing that I am a bit worried about... When Im driving and the car shifts gears, I can feel a little kick in the shift. It is most noticeable when it shifts from 2nd to 3rd gears. I figured this is a common factor with automatics, especially one with 120xxx miles on it. But I just wanted to double check. What do you guys think it may be ? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBrucher Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Last summer (I think it was last summer), as my 97 ES300 was passing 120K miles, I also could feel a little 'bump' when the car shifted from 1st to 2nd (about 15MPH). Nothing too major, just a minor inconvenience. I took it to a local mechanic and got a flush (yes, flush) done. Problem completely solved. Now I know there are lots of people out there who'll complain "Don't FLUSH your tranny, you'll ruin it! The old fluid is 'holding it together!" Well, you know what, I flushed mine and it 100% solved my minor problem. My only regret is not doing it myself and using the precise, Toyota-approved tranny fluid. Maybe next 120K :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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