sharona

Thanks very much for letting me know where the thread is being discussed. I searched for everything, except "transmissions" believe it or not. I see there is quite a controversy and am following everything about it. After what I read, it may have saved me from flooring it to get out in traffic, only to get that hesitation and get creamed. I honestly never expected to see this out of Lexus, but it still remains the nicest car I have driven and by far the best looking..

Hi all, wow, after reading all this I'm wondering whether or not to have this 'enhancement' done. The only thing I don't like is the fact that you can't go back to the way it was. I've heard that a couple people have mentioned that the fix has made it a bit worse. Why wouldn't they have an older version of the software sitting around and simply re-upload that? You know, I haven't honestly noticed any hesitancy or shifting problems in our 2002 ES300. But you can bet after reading this I'll probably start to notice it. I guess I don't fully tromp down to get going. But I'll tell you, everyday I drive the Beltway in No. Virginia at I-95 and 495 which is a horrible place where no one can seem to stay in their lane. You must be fearless to drive here and must have a dependable car. There will come a time that I will instinctively tromp the gas to just get out on the road and now am paranoid that the hesitation will be just enough to get creamed. So I'm considering getting this done. I just didn't like the tone of that letter when it mentioned that you can't have it undone. My first thought was ok why would I want to? I love the looks and feel of this car better than the other nicer cars I've driven, so I suppose my ignorance has been bliss. Has anyone had it done and is actually happy with it? I did call today and got someone who was pretty clueless and told me it had to do with the GPS, yea right. Half the battle IS finding someone who is knowledgeable enough and is willing to discuss it, which is why I'm here asking the real owners. I think that's where I'll get the whole truth. So I still remain undecided. What a decision.

I got the letter this week about the new shifting enhancement being offered for the ES300. Has anyone here had it done? Do you notice any difference? I'm wondering why this is being offered. Is it for automatics? I don't have any problems with the shifting now and can't imagine what the software enhancement is about. Is there a bug in the current version? For now, I'm more curious than anything. The last part of the letter mentions that once you get it done, you can't go back to the way it was. That was a real eye opener because now I'm wondering why someone would want to. I thought this was kind of a wierd letter that didn't offer much more than a clue about it. I'd like to have seen a link there for some further info. I'd really like to hear more about this from an owner before I call the dealership on Monday. Would someone please enlighten me?