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I've been wanting to test drive an 04 330 to see if it has the same tranny hesitation as my 03 300 and from what you say it does. I'm not surprised. It's really a very annoying (and unsafe) defect but Lexus is still getting away with not fixing it. I read where the dealer was told to buy back an 03 300 lease due to dangerous tranny lag by the lemon law arbitrators after they drove the car.  Now that's progress!

I'm currently driving an '04 loaner while my '03 is still at the dealer. I find the pick-up is better, but there is still a great deal of rattling from the doors. Also, just like my '03, although not quite as bad, there is the odor from the ac system (which you smell when using the defrost or ac). I have hired an attorney. If I were to list all of the problems with the '03 car I have, I would be typing for 45 minutes. The '03 is not my first Lexus. I am shocked and saddened by the response of the dealer and Lexus to what is obviously (and admitted by the dealer) to be a lemon of a car.

i too am having many problems with my es300 2003. i am still trying to work out a deal with the dealer. funny huh. maybe i should hire an attorney. i will give it another week. i only have a little over 3000 miles on it since my kids won't go in it because of the smell. one of my children even started heaving . now that is what i call a luxury car.

I've been wanting to test drive an 04 330 to see if it has the same tranny hesitation as my 03 300 and from what you say it does. I'm not surprised. It's really a very annoying (and unsafe) defect but Lexus is still getting away with not fixing it. I read where the dealer was told to buy back an 03 300 lease due to dangerous tranny lag by the lemon law arbitrators after they drove the car.  Now that's progress!

I'm currently driving an '04 loaner while my '03 is still at the dealer. I find the pick-up is better, but there is still a great deal of rattling from the doors. Also, just like my '03, although not quite as bad, there is the odor from the ac system (which you smell when using the defrost or ac). I have hired an attorney. If I were to list all of the problems with the '03 car I have, I would be typing for 45 minutes. The '03 is not my first Lexus. I am shocked and saddened by the response of the dealer and Lexus to what is obviously (and admitted by the dealer) to be a lemon of a car.

i too am having mutible problem with my es300 2003. i am still trying to work out a deal with the dealer. funny huh. maybe i too should hire an attorney. i will give it another week. i only have a little over 3000 miles on it since my kids won't go in it because of the smell. one of my children started drive heaving . now that is what i call a luxury car.

Sulfur smell - Lexus dealers are aware of this problem and Lexus

has decided to ignore the complains since there is no fix. They blame the smell on the sulfur content in the fuel. I had Acura's since 1988

and never encountered such a disgusting rotten egg smell in none

of the 3 Acura's I owned. The problem is in the way Lexus/Toyota engines

handle the emissions. I have filed a complaint with the NHTSA

(ODI # 10056995)

in regard to this awful smell which is sucked into the car by the A/C

This happens specially when you stop the car after brisk acceleration

and them the A/C brings all those fumes into the car.

So, everyone with this problem place a complain to the NHTSA !!!

i too am experiencing the horrendous smell. my kids will not even get in the car anymore.. please advise. do not suggest different gas. i have already exhausted that and it does not help at all. i have been to two authorized lexus service station only to be told that the car is fine. please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!