jjmmd2003

The car is shiftig fine and having no problems. Tha's why I am just checking to see if there is any downside to just watch & wait. So far all has been fine & its been over a year.

I have a 1998 ES 300 with 145k miles. The check engine light has been on over a year and over 25k miles. when you interrogate it it says its the shift(transmission solenoid). Lexus tried flushing the tranny fluis several times saying that usually fixes it but didn't. I don't want to spend the $1k+ to fix it on this older car. It has run just fine and no shifting or other problem. Anyone have any expereince to say that it WILL cause problems down the line and should be fixed now OR that I can get another year or two out of it without problem since I already have gotten 25k miles and over a year so far with no problem? Thanks John

I have an annoying rattle noise of sorta metal against metal in my ES 300 1988 with 145k on it. In fixing a pax side (top) noise I replaced the top strut mounts which fixed that noise. I also replaced all 4 worn out shocks. Now I have this awful rattle that is low on the drivers side sounds like near the wheel well area. I am using Tommy of Music Box in S. El Monte (CA) that I found here & he thought it might be the bottom mount on drivers side & replaced that without success in fixing the noise. I showed him the links here about noise from the bump stops of the strut, but he says that is not the problem & has thrown up his hands & says can't help me!! It does not matter if car is cold or warm-no difference. Any ideas please? I don't want to spend a ton on fixing it, but would really like to fix it though. It is not so much noise going over big bumps but rather small bumps particularly when small frequent bumps that cause the car to shake then makes the loud rattle. Thanks for your help. John