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Thunder32

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  1. I just wanted to thank you all for the advice and help - "Thank you". This morning I got a call from "Goodyear", and they asked me to take my car to our local transmission shop - "Global Transmissions" in Fort Walton Beach Florida. They took it in right away and gave it a total inspection. It was a great shop, and they told me that the car was just overfilled! Therefore the presure release through what appears to be a vent located on top, right side of engine was venting fluid. You could see where the fluid had sprayed. They ran the car and checked everything over. They also told me to keep monitoring it and keep them informed. Goodyear paid for everything and def stood by me. I asked alot of questions from the shop owner and he told me that he hardly ever see anything from Lexus,or Toyota - Good news, and he was actually surpised my car was even there! I asked him what he thought about doing the flush and he told me that he would not do one unless the vehicle had 100,000 miles on it or more. That with all the new synthetic fluids out there that it just isnt needed. He also told me that he does not like the Hydro flush machines that companies use. He said that the 2009 ES350 does have a pan to remove, gasket, and a screen filter to clean. He recommends doing it that way. He told me he charges about $250 for this service. That he also checks all the codes on the car, sensors and road test. He also told me he has never seen a car so well taken car of such as mine - hah - that made me feel good conidering its almost 6 years old, and I truly maintain it in perfect condition. I felt very comfortable with his knowledge and customer service. Hopefully this solves my issue, but I'll def keep watching it. Again thank you all for the help! Take care.
  2. Thank you for the replies - I know they did hook it up to the flush machine and did not actually drop the pan or anything on the transmaission itself. I cant for the life of me figure out why I needed to do this service (I'm a perfectionist - and its a curse). I did read the manual and saw how much transmission fluid I actually needed, but no other information was given. I live in a very small town, and the nearest Lexus dealer is several hours away from me. Hence me taking it to "Goodyear". I checked this morning and its still leaking small amounts, I have a pan under the car and I'm able to check it. Any suggestions on what I should do? Is this something that can be fixed? Thank you for the replys and support. I'm a disabled vet, unable to walk and I have alot of anxiety (28 years service) - I hardly ever leave my home - its a prison for me. So I'm upset! Thank you.
  3. Greeting's All First time poster! I'm hoping you all can help me as I feel like I have nowhere else to turn. Recently I took my 2009 ES350 to my local "Goodyear" dealer to have their transmission flush service performed. I have 68,000 miles of my car, and I'm a perfectionist and maintain my car to perfect standards, or try to. I bought my car new, and have always loved and maintained it. After driving my car home after the service was perfomed, which is about 6 miles from the Goodyear service center, I noticed a terrible smell after parking my car. I thought the smell just might be because they worked on the car. The car then sat for two days without being moved. On the third day I got in my car to run to the grocery store. After backing out of the garage my son noticed a pool of tranmission fluid on the floor. About the size of a dinner plate. I then pulled the car back in the garage and didnt move it until the next morning up on whihch I took it back to Goodyear. They informed me that they thought the cap upon which the fluid was removed wasnt correctly installed back on my car. They checked and cleaned up the fluid and after two hours sent me on my way. After driving to a medical appointment (the same day), I again smelled the fluid smell and pulled over. I popped the hood and again found transmission fluid all over the place. I again drove back to Goodyear and told them what I found. They took the car and again drained all the fluid and replaced it with what they said was the proper amount and checked at the proper temperature. Lots of apologys and I drove home. After the car has been sitting I have now found a few spots of transmission fluid on my floor. I'm not sure if this is just residual fluid from the previous spill, or what (yes I cleaned all previous fluid as well as my engine and garage floor - I'm a perfectionist - its a curse). I didnt think doing preventative maintance which cause me such a headache. Anyone have any ideas what could be wrong. Any advice would be truly appreciated. Thank you.
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