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Lookum good! It brings back memories when I had my first Lexus ES250 in 1991. I loved that car. :)

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I appreciate the replys. I am going to take it to the local Lexus dealer this week. Maybe, just maybe, they will give me a "new" engine if it is sludged. ← Don't count on it. Why would Lexus or anyone want to give you a new engine, especially when the engine in your car is performing very well. After all, your car is no spring chicken....115,000 miles!!! :chairshot:

Interesting read> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7032033/

As your engine runs, it generates extreme heat. These high temperatures actually change the components of your engine’s oil, breaking it down into a residue that remains on every part of your vehicle’s engine – including non-metal parts such as engine seals.

I bought a new '94ES in January 1994, but I don't recall ever seeing a Coach Edition model throughout that year. My color was Diamond White pearl. I know for sure that they had a Coach Edition in the '95ES models though. Since your color is Opal White Pearl there is a good chance that it really is a very limited Coach Edition. Does your car have any badges to indicate this edition, or do the seats have perforated leather or are the rims different then the normal '94ES rims?

I definitely see swirl marks. heehee :P

sedan ← Limousine

Read this about centering steering>>http://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl227i.htm

If I recall I said(right after the first post), "Check the door's, trunk lid, and sunroof to make sure they're closed. So I get the credit also. heehee

I waited almost 3 months to receive the title on my new '03ES in NYC. If you are concerned about the long wait you can contact the MVB and ask where it is. I was wondering, if you wanted to sell a car before you received the title......then what? Could you sell it?

I keep my phone on the sun visor, and keep it in driving mode. It even uses voice recogniton to dial my telephone numbers, so everything is totally hands free. The send/receive quality is great, so I'm doing pretty good without bluetooth. :)

Till this day I feel that this downshifting lag is coming from the electronic transmission control more then the DBW.

Exactly....That's the problem I've had both pre-flash and post-flash.

Verizon replaced the phone completely because of a cracked hinge on my Samsung flip phone. And, the price reduction was not because of a new plan. They realized that since I had a whole Verizon package(home and mobile) that I was entitled to a discount, so they credited my account the back payments. So, that's what I consider good service! ;)

steviej- That's what I thought, Although I never had that problem before the flash or after.

I've had Verizon cell phone service for about 4 years now, and all my problems were handled very nicely, so in this respect I can't complain. In fact, the last time I called them they reduced my monthly service charges without cutting down my service minutes. :)

What is the "going 40" problem?

Lexus service is no different then any other dealers. It takes time to do do a diagnosis, and they sure as hell want to get paid for it. If everybody that has a problem wants a free diagnosis and then goes to their local mechanic to do the job cheaper, then they'd certainly go out of business. In this world you get nothing for nothing. ;)

So far....NOT!!

Is that a Lexus? It doesn't look like a Lexus. Are you sure it's a Lexus?

Sometimes you don't have the time to ease into it. Oh yes it does. IMO

I bought it used with 25,000 miles on it. Now has 29,000. And you are very right....it is a split second kind of thing. I started out normally with about 1/4 throttle. Then due to the situation, I pushed the gas pedal to the floor and when power cut out, I started furiously pumping that gas pedal to get across the road into the parking lot across the street before I was hit. My lexus dealer told me there wasn't anything unusual in the lexus databanks as far as my ES300 was concerned. So I'm calling the lexus dealer service person to tell him what happened and ask if there is anything that can be done. I will ask him if the reflash has been done also. Thank you. Just got off the phone with the service person. He said to try turning off the VSR and see if that helps. I havn't seen a VSR off button, but I'm going to look. Then he pulled up the TSB for the reflash. Said it was for 02-03's. And if the above doesn't work, he will do the reflash. ← Sorry......the reflash is not going to help this problem.

It seems that you've never been put in an emergency situation that required immediate response, as had 'alloy', and others who have described their experiences. I can assure you that if you were, you'd also be shocked and scared. BTW: The only thing that changed with the, "transmission update flash", was the shift points, but it did not address what we are talking about....immediate downshifting in emergency situations when you tromp on the accelerator!

This is true. I did not feel the hesitation until I needed the power of my 02ES300. And it was almost too late. I have picked up my daughter up from ballet the last two nights. The studio is located in Sandy Spring, Md. right on a two lane major cross county road (Rt. 108). There aren't any stop lights and it is a very busy road. Tuesday evening after pick up, I waited 10 minutes for both ways to clear (I was turning left onto the road). When clear, I started to accelerate normally when a car came around the bend to my left heading at a high rate of speed. Since I was halfway out in the road, I hit the gas pedal....you guessed it...my technological wonder of a lexus hesitated and it felt like it cut power. I jabbed the gas pedal several times and made it across the road just in time not to be hit. Had to change my wears when I got home. Then last night, same place, it happened again. Same situation. I went home and told my wife that we need to trade it in on a vehicle that isn't this dangerous. She said that before we do that to call the lexus of rockville service department (been using them since 1993 for our LS400) and see what can be done. I will not drive this vehicle again. Anybody have any thoughts? ← alloy- Thanks for that very informative, descriptive post. This is what I have been moaning and groaning about ever since I purchased my '03ES. As I've said before, I can control the shifting very nicely, but when you're in a position that needs immediate power and the car doesn't go into a lower gear without hunting(hesitating), then this is creating a very dangerous situation. I'm tired of hearing about how well other drivers can control the shifting of their cars, because I can drive their cars and replicate this shifting idiosyncrasy when conditions are such as you described. EVERY single '02 thru '04 that I've driven(about 12) had this problem. If this is what new technology affords.......then give me back the old technology.