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Thanks for the reply. I changed the fluid after the radiator change and I double checked it yesterday and it is nice and pink and to the right level. Any other inputs?

Hi All, I have 1998 ES300. My wife was driving a car and recently bumped someone from rear as a result the front bumper and radiator was replaced. After couple of weeks I have discovered that when I start the car for the first time and put it in drive, the transmission doesn't shift. I have to put the car in lower gear and then in drive again and everything seems to be fine. I was searching the forum regarding the transmission issues and read that it could be due to partial blockage in the radiator. I also noticed that when it has problem in shifting to drive, the shifting in reverse causes a loud thump. If radiator has anything to do with it, how do I convince the shop that they need to look at the radiator again. They put the lexus OEM radiator. Whatelse could be the cause to transmission not shifting. Is my transmission dying? the car has 116K miles and never gave me any problem. I changed the transmission fluid 5k miles ago. Please help!