dka551

Thank you, skperformance. Good advice - I'll give it a shot.

Yes. Thought about taking it to another one, but figured that if one couldn't do it - perhaps none could. Also thought about taking it to a Toyota dealership. Also thought about dumping it in a lake, but that might be premature. Have you heard of anything like this before?

So, the check engine comes on in my '97 ES300 (65K mi.). I take it in to discover that the "pigtail harness" needs to be replaced. And, because the pigtail harness failed, it fried a cylanoid. "That'll be $750, thank you very much." But, when the Dallas dealership test drives it before returning it to me, they discover that it's now not shifting into overdrive. Supposedly, it another cylanoid needs to be replaced - one that's located in the transmission (?). "That'll be another $750, thank you very much." I get the car back. It now shifts into overdrive, but feels almost like I'm getting rammed from behind. The jerk is quite noticeable. If I had wanted a Ford-like transmission, I would have bought one. So, I take the car back. Lexus dealership tells me that they "don't have technicians trained to work on such transmission issues," so in order to fix it, they'd have to replace the entire transmission. "That would be $5500, thank you very much." I decline in frustration and now drive a Lexus that shifts like a hoopty. Anyone have ideas on what I should do before I sell the darned thing?