A Sad Day for Toyota and Lexus Owners

Lexus Luxury car review. A Sad Day for Toyota and Lexus Owners, DIY car review and car tour with Scotty Kilmer. Here's Why Lexus is Crap Now. The best luxury car to buy. Buying a new Lexus luxury car. Buying a used Lexus. Should I buy a Lexus? Is lexus reliable? The truth about Lexus car problems. What it's like to drive a lexus. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 54 years.
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[@scottykilmer]

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[@danielpizano8049]

Hey Scotty is a 2001 Lexus IS 300 reliable used at 168,000 what do you think ?

[@rocmcgee7784]

03es with 300,000 miles Lexus no work on it yet I feel like I'm on another level when I'm in my Lexus

[@mikenyce539]

IS300 leak problems

[@JustinJenseninCurrentEvents]

I will never stop watching this channel! I'm addicted to it.

[@virgiejackson869]

i purchase a Cerfi.used RX.330 2007 Still Driveing one hundred sixty nine thousand miles never had a brake down only tires and oil change wiper blade. bakes pads front and back thats it.Still get up and go like champ.when i jump on the E WAY.ZOOM!!!

[@magicmaker15]

My daughter is the only female in her automotive trade school. I bought her a Scotty kilmer t-shirt and now she's just one of the fellas!

[@robertburns3014]

I love it! I'm sure that your daughter will do wonderfully well in her chosen vocation. Best of luck to her!

[@CadillacDriver]

So the gender reassignment surgery went OK?

[@elultimo102]

@@CadillacDriver 😅

[@cy_young_9104]

I wish her luck in finding a husband if that is what she wants.

[@CadillacDriver]

@@cy_young_9104 huh? What is that supposed to imply?

[@kingkang2950]

I love Toyotas and Lexuses, but the downfall is that they’re so good that everyone sells them over price

[@abrahampshat8095]

Supply and demand my friend TOYOTA’s are the best

[@stavroslask1292]

Yup..u need to find an oldie and buy it from them..that's THE ONLY WAY to get a good price..other than that it's not worth it in the CURRENT MARKET

[@kgisabeast]

2-3 years ago you could, used to see 2nd gen IS’ and 3rd Gen GS under 10k and I look now and I’m seeing like 06-08 IS250s and they want 15k + I bought a 16 GS350 F sport a year and a half ago and I could sell it now for more than I paid

[@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920]

That and they put people to sleep and then they don’t do an ounce of maintenance. I always think, poor Toyota/Lexus!

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

Avoid buying toyota, lexus, scion, honda, acura, they are the most stolen vehicles out there, also are highly over priced.

[@PSALM-144-1]

Have a 2003 Lexus ES300. Bought it used for $2000 with 173,000 miles on it. I have over 212,000 miles on it and it runs like a champ. Only major thing I’ve changed so far is the radiator and brakes. Other than that it’s been a very solid and reliable car.

[@AnimeDreamingEcchi]

Have you changed the transmission fluid ?

[@brandondang7156]

I jsut gót INE is this an interference engine

[@user-hk9pn1iy8g]

Have you taken it on any road trips recently?

[@3-DtimeCosmology]

​@@brandondang7156 ES300 is non interference.

[@clayton4917]

@@3-DtimeCosmologywhat does that mean?

[@therobroach]

I have a 2004 Lexus RX 330 with 282,000 miles on it. I'm the original owner. I replaced the transmission fluid with Amsoil full synthetic. It corrected that 2nd to 3rd jerk. It's way smoother. Best decision I ever made for that vehicle.

[@yeolblt]

My 2004 Toyota Passo didn't have this issue. The auto shifted normally but wasn't super smooth. Being fussy, I drained the ATF fluid and replaced it with Penrite full synthetic fluid. Although it was a mix of old and new fluid, the shifts became imperceptible and silky smooth 😊

[@steviebonez6708]

Be ready the 330RX's have shitty transmissions, youve gotten a lot out of it.

[@fernandosousa2402]

i have an 06 rx330 105,000 ! it has a power steering leak from the pinion does yours?

[@therobroach]

@@fernandosousa2402 I did have a leak, and replaced with a remanufactured one. Spend the money on that part and buy a Lexus part. I replaced it 3 times with a rebuilt one from Oreillys. And that goes for the power steering pump. But Luxus or you power steering will whine. Also use synthetic transmission fluid for the power steering not regular power steering fluid. I did all the work myself, it was a pain, but possible. But not for the faint of heart.

[@fernandosousa2402]

@@therobroach I have the canadian built one so for an oem rack replacement it was 500 not bad! i will wait for the leak to get worse its slow right now for sure !!!

[@tacomafan5186]

Had an 01 Camry that started doing the same thing at about 275,000 miles. I sold the car to one of my tenants cheap. That was almost 4 years ago. They are still driving it with almost 300,000 miles and still gets them where they need to go.

[@Slims3]

lmao, these just keep going

[@lunner505]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@christopherclark4774]

Scotty, a family member has the same problem with a Toyota Highlander from 2006. It's been like this with no other problems for years now and thousands of miles.

[@townhall05446]

Exactly. The trans can be reprogrammed if you insist the dealer do it, but they don't like to and I don't think their programming 'tries' hard enough to totally resolve it.

[@antonine.rodrigue8769]

My '07 ES 350 did the same thing. It was the transmission computer acting up. Lexus re-installed it for free. Never had a problem after that

[@ansv3340]

07 model is totally different, , the one here is 03-05 model,,330

[@antonine.rodrigue8769]

@@ansv3340 Yeah you're right! Te 03'-05' were based off the Avalon platform whereas the 06'-10' are based off the Camry. I'm just saying that in my case, the tranny is still in excellent shape, just a software bug.

[@figueroaalberto26]

You took your used Lexus and helped you for free?

[@antonine.rodrigue8769]

@@figueroaalberto26 It was a quick software change. I paid their time, that was less than 100$. I see that as free imo

[@mickalgabler6198]

We had a 2004 Lexus ES 330 that we purchased with 101,000 miles. At 243,000 we sold it to my father in law. It always had a frequent rough shift between 2nd and 3rd but at 243,000 the car still runs fine. I would still drive the car to California and back to Michigan without a 2nd thought. It's a tough tough car! It survived my wife (2 accidents), my youngest son and now my elderly father in law. Repairs on this car were very, very minimal. In fact, my inlaws swear the car runs better than their leased Ford Escape!

[@jazjazzman7539]

Watching all these Scotty videos makes me wish I’d taken auto shop instead of accounting and french in high school.

[@cjrciadt]

My ES330 (2004) does the same thing under gentle acceleration... When you stand on it no such issue. Like the ecm wants to skip to a gear besides 3rd... Also my ES was very overfilled with atf when I bought it FEB 2019, over a quart over...

[@sptrader6316]

My old 95' Lexus SC300 v6, had 203k miles when I sold it last Spring and the auto tranny still shifted like new. I did change the tranny fluid every 50k miles or so. Lexus are great cars.

[@richsweeney1115]

Honda, Toyota, Acura, and Lexus . That's what ppl should buy , for the most part. But people should stop buying new cars for a while .. but people are stupid, and that's why the prices aren't going down anytime soon...why would the dealers stop overpricing , I'd people are stupid enough to pay the prices?

[@CadillacDriver]

Ummm V6? Did you actually own one...?

[@805NAVE]

SC300 was in-line 6 not v6.

[@CheifWhoGAF]

2jz weren't v6 engines

[@TheLizardKing1967]

What breaks my heart is Scott not doing another review on his 94 Celica.

[@henrystowe6217]

I want to see him drive it

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

The celica has been discontinued for so long, why would review be done on it, makes no sense, when it's not in production.

[@stephendibari5010]

My 2002 ES 300 has the same mileage 167k. Shifts smooth like butter. Bought it last April w 163k miles from original owner. Transmission fluid is bright red.

[@jessesanchez9457]

mine has the bright red fluid , what does that mean man?

[@peterc3143]

I have a 2001 Corolla automatic. Not the most exciting to drive, but the reliability has been awesome. Never lets me down.

[@Martin-go1gx]

My 05 camry v6 does the same exact thing. Been doing it for 6 years now so I just live with it 🤷‍♂️

[@is4life862]

Never a Sad day when you have a LEXUS 👌

[@jakobsmith3772]

Hell yeah brother I have a is250 manual

[@rocmcgee7784]

Never

[@rocmcgee7784]

Es300

[@atlaslion5128]

I'd like to get a gx470 or lx470

[@jcraig1848]

True. 98 LS400 285k

[@joseestrada1688]

As advised in the "car care nut" channel a solution to this issue is: Replace transmission fluid and reset vehicle memory with dealer level scan tool. All the best.

[@CadillacDriver]

That won't work if it's a wear & tear issue.

[@visteobman4085]

I'm adding to, "Don't fix what ain't broke.", to include, "And sometimes don't even fix what is broke." Reminds of the time I got and EGR valve failure. I got 1 more mpg out of the truck... so that never got fixed!!!

[@adamilyass9977]

My 04 es330 have the same problem. Owned it since 130k miles now at 175k. I changed the transmission fluid 3 times but it didn't help at all. I gotta admit though that it's one of the most reliable cars i have ever owned. Im considering upgrading to an 07-10 es350 if i get lucky and save some $$. Overall i love this car its my 1st Lexus and definitely won't be the last

[@wyattl.4023]

My biggest regret is not getting an LS430 for $6k when I could, now you’re lucky if you can find them for under 10k, if at all.

[@cynthiahoover9701]

Hey Scotty, we've watched your posts a lot and now our 4 month old grandson has discovered you... he's probably your youngest fan...he watches you and gets very tickled... he's been fussy for no known reason my daughter tunes you in and he immediately hushes and watches you often laughing and waving his hands and giggles...one of his first

[@Mr5thWave]

Scotty's new gig in retirement: Videos for fussy infants and toddlers.

[@HR-wd6cw]

Personally with that transmission issue, I would just monitor it. I mean the worst is you need a new transmission or a rebuild (luckily this one is a geared automatic so they are probably easier to rebuild than a CVT). But I think it's one of those things you sort of live with and if it get s worse then you do something about it (sort of like what Scotty is saying at the end...) And it's not tripping codes or cause the car to act funny (other than when it occurs between 2nd and third gear). I mean it could be as simple as an engine computer problem, but like Scotty said, just live with it. I mean I drove a 95 Ford Taurus for about 3 years with a bad transmission mount and a bad motor mount. Never got worse, just stayed the same and if you accelerated slowly you'd feel the clunk from only 1st to 2nd, but it wasn't worth fixing and I drove it for 3 year like that (put about 80k miles on the car in that time frame).

[@letsgonow5641]

They rarely rebuild them anymore usually will offer a used transmission. I guess for $3500 if he gets two years out of it its a win.

[@benila3992]

I got my 2007 ES350 3 years ago with 133k miles doing that 3rd to 4th when cold or briefly after hwy driving. Now has 183k I did a drain and fill about 2k miles ago and gonna do a 2nd one. Also hear it's a designed to protect trans until warm up or there was a software update to fix the issue. Anyways mine still runs great!

[@overlander6117]

I have 2007 Lexus ES 350 with 217k miles , it has the same problem since long time ago, but it still running great.

[@thetravelingfireman]

My 04 ES330 is at 340k miles without ever having had a major issue. Most reliable vehicle ever built!

[@carguy4243]

Form my experience Toyota automatic transmissions are pretty indestructible as long as you keep the fluid clean and don't do something stupid like shift from reverse to drive while the car is still moving.

[@GreatGrandmasterWang]

That’s basically how it is even with other manufacturers

[@HDmanGaming]

I did that one time and the transmission is still perfect LMAO

[@townhall05446]

These 05-06 ES330's are known to have an occasional hiccup on the shift, something to do with the trans programming. I've got one, it's got 175K on it, and it's fine - just the occasional funny shift when warm. Live with it, the trans is fine, just the quirky shift once in a while. Toyota and Lexus used this trans for ages, it's bulletproof mechanically. Just this series of ES's has the funky shift.

[@cowboyrome731]

Scotty: Nothings wrong with it. My wife's car had the same issue... Scotty again: Immediately sells it

[@zakmoon7065]

Proud Lexus owner here! and I can say that nothing beats the quality build and long term performance of my 2005 ES330!!! Amazing

[@Tonyinterviewz]

Yessir 06 here

[@alloffbackend6736]

O6 here 2

[@milky-ng9mk]

​@@alloffbackend6736should I buy one with 97k miles. Do I have anything to look out for?

[@franklinnjoku8351]

I think this is a common problem with Es330. I currently own one in Nigeria and occasionally, it shift rough from 4th to 5tj gear especially under hot weather which is usually somewhere around 37 degree celcius. I eventually replaced transmission for $500 because it got worse by the day.

[@thomassummerhill]

Lexus customer service is second to none . We bought a RX and love it absolutely not one problem in 3 years motoring .

[@anthonyvon4531]

I've used lubegard to stop converter shudder and man that stuff stopped it entirely! 16,000 miles since I put it in.

[@namle8188]

What kind of lubegard did you put in ? I see many different products

[@PatrickDSimpson]

Is converter shudder different than the transmission shudder he's describing?

[@kentlong4276]

That body Toyota Cressida is a classic especially amongst people(males) over 45 from Jamaica.....

[@CRAPO2011]

Haha yesss, they do nice turbo swaps on em and put on volk TE37s

[@Chato312]

Thank you for giving us all this knowledge , I just recently purchased the same exact model Lexus. I’m having the same issues with the valve cover gasket and my car slipping between 2nd & 3rd gear , I’m going to try out that additive .

[@vw5056]

Have fun changing the timing belt on that.

[@PatrickDSimpson]

Did you try out the additive? I'm wondering if it worked for you.

[@PatrickDSimpson]

@@vw5056 Why do you say that? Does the additive hurt something?

[@komradkolonel]

Problems with this transmission are rare but nothing is failsafe. But then again this kind of problem is very common in almost all automatic transmissions at some point and you can drive them for many years like this. You just don't want to drive them hard. A friend of mine in high school had a 1972 Olds 88 and he had to have neutral dropped that beast 100 times. Didn't phase it. That was one solid transmission.

[@db8646]

Had the same car with same problem, swap out trans. fluid twice within a month with toyota/ lex fluid, problem went away.

[@Matiasacastroo]

I fixed that in my 05 es330 with Amsoil signature series ATF. Just drain and fill about 3 times to be in the safe side. 2 times might work. Depend what’s the condition of your fluid. And now works perfectly fine. I lived with that for 5 years until I switched to amsoil. Runs like a dream 115000 miles. And no they don’t pay me to say this. Haha. 3.7qt btw each drain and fill. Don’t overfill the transmission! I hope it helps. Good luck

[@kaincoleee7977]

Hey you mind explaining this to me…I have this car

[@jonathanmacdonald9276]

My 2009 Toyota Yaris sedan I bought from carmax with 65k thousand miles on it has a similar issue. When ever the engine is cold, you start it up, and drive it, it doesn’t wanna downshift from 2nd- 3rd gear. The rpm’s stay high around 3thousand rpm’s or so when I’m going about 35-45 miles an hour. Once the “ cool” light turns off ( which shows it’s warmed up now) it starts downshifting fine between gears and the rpms drop. Read many other people stating the same issue about this yaris. Supposedly it’s supposed to protect the transmission by doing this until it warms up. Not sure but this yaris has been amazing and ran fine. Kanto auto works from Japan did a great job on this car. Sucks that tsunami took them out in 2011. I love my piece of history yaris

[@CadillacDriver]

Piece of history? How so?

[@binxthekitty54]

I'm can't stand stupid people 🙄

[@GregoryGlessnerViolin]

My 02 Avalon, 03 Avalon, and 98 Camry V6 all behave this way when cold, so I think you're fine.

[@jonathanmacdonald9276]

@@GregoryGlessnerViolin yeah it is fine plus I change the atf fluid out every 30k miles with oem tranny fluid. There’s no issues with the card but this video reminded me of the issue I thought I was serious. It’s a normal thing no problems at all.

[@jonathanmacdonald9276]

@@CadillacDriver kanto auto works built some of the best Toyota and Lexus and scion. It was a factory in Japan that was taken out by the worlds 6th largest tsunami in Japan in 2011. I got on of the last model yaris / Toyota made from the factory before it went goodbye forever. They made my model yaris from 2007-2011 kanto was an amazing facility . After it was wiped out Toyota combined into Toyota motor east Japan

[@selfmade8402]

I have the same car 2 to 3rd gear is a computer glitch it’s no problem with the transmission I have 359k on original transmission just change fluid as recommended u don’t need any of that stuff

[@xt001x]

My 160k mile 2012 Acura TL has been doing the same thing and ive been honestly a little freaked about it. Really need this video, thank you.

[@Igotstaknowit]

Only problem I have had with my ES330 is the check engine light coming on every few years and it's always the gas cap. Replace with OEM cap and problem goes away for three years.

[@Mr2pint]

The Es300 Es330 of this period had transmission problems, they were known to slip and jerk. I owned one ended up having to scrape it, because of the transmission, even though the engine was still good 🙉

[@THEH2OMAN]

Scotty, the 6 speed transmission in my '07 Tundra would sometimes act up in Drive as it shifted from 4th to OD #1 5th while driving uphill. NOTE: I have zero service records for the first 270,000 miles, and I did have the dealer perform a drain & fill at about 272,000 miles... the problem continued after the drain & fill, so I changed the way I drive the truck. I take off in S-4, and shift into 5th manually as needed. This either solved the problem, or it hides the problem... the truck has almost 304,000 miles today. My point: Maybe changing how the vehicle is driven will extend it's service life.

[@gageb556]

Maybe the trans fluid should be changed at 70k instead of 200k!

[@wooferjr169]

@@gageb556 not to mention that Scotty has said that if you know that they never changed the transmission fluid and it has over 120k miles, then its better to drive it that way. The old transmission fluid has already gotten used to the transmission that changing it to a newer fluid would ruin the transmission.

[@BDevi0us]

You ruined the transmission by changing the transmission fluid with that many miles. 🤦‍♂️

[@rekeshorey5571]

@@BDevi0us but the problem existed before the oil change

[@gageb556]

@@BDevi0us exactly, take half the old fluid and half new and put in if anything

[@fidelguzman2885]

I find your informational videos to be very informative i appreciate that you upload videos that are educational about automotive vehicles from subjects such as how to fix problems to what vehicles and models to purchase depending on what you need.Some videos even point out little details about stiff your average person would not know about a car. You're awesome Scotty keep up the good work and Rev up your engine!!!!!

[@mindbodybeyondlupubug5081]

Videos are pretty awesome

[@braxmeup2617]

Quick note for any ES330 owners. There is a computer update that came out after a while that helped with shifting issues. You may notice that same 2nd to 3rd gear hump while shifting and I've been told (and club lexus forums conclude as well) that the computer update to shifting can help.

[@3-DtimeCosmology]

Does this issue affect the 2002/2003 ES300 ?

[@keelimelynch]

I have the same problem on my es300, it won’t shift funny if you’re on the gas pretty heavy, but if you’re feathering the gas doing stop and go city driving it’ll act up.

[@BlackMamba08]

My aunt drives since brand new an ES330 2006 and now has over 200k miles with 0 issues but most important regular maintenance.

[@worldhello1234]

1:54 Yes, but Fix It Again Tony has produced some cars with fairly rugged non-interference engines, those FIAT Integrated Robot Engines or FIRE in short. :)

[@chrissingletary2287]

I have an 2005 Camry with a 3.0L 161,000 miles that does the same thing. It started doing it at 80,000 miles and it drives me nuts. I read that the problem is coming from a pressure issue in the valve body.

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

Time for a new car, or replace the drive train components.

[@chrissingletary2287]

@@theroyalcrownedtiger2946 It was my Dad's car. I can't bring myself to let it go.

[@user-ir3he8zw2z]

It’s called a flared shift and to fix it all you have to do is change all the solenoids in the valve body and reset the transmission

[@sgbawg0]

This is the 3rd Lexus ES3** video i've seen on Scotty's Channel. He did one were he had to replace the alternator. In this video he said the valve cover gasket will leak, and the transmission slips between 2 and 3 gear. My ES330 have all the same issues.

[@Abiwrl]

Thank you Scotty, for all these years of great informative content. Much respect from Puerto Rico.

[@laverdadsiempre2823]

I own a 2004 Camry 3.0 is been doing exactly the same thing for years the problem haven’t get any better or worst now the car has 230 thousand miles and still runs like a champ… it just unbelievable how good this things are built

[@vw5056]

If it was built that good it would not have this issue.

[@trishbrad00]

Lexus had an issue with that Transmission. Sometimes stuttering, shifting shutters.

[@thomashenry794]

I have one with a similar shifting problem but I’ve learned to live with it and it’s still been a nice car

[@NightHawk512]

My RX 350 from 2007 does the same thing . It shifts really smooth between all gears cold and hot however going from second to third gear it kind of has a glitch almost like it engages the third gear twice. But no jerkiness nothing still smooth as silk. Does it only when transmission warms up and cruising at low rpm’s. Once you give it some gas and rpm’s go higher than 3000 all gears shift perfectly with no double shifting between 2-3. Changed the oil , no improvement so I decided to live with it. The fluid is good red color with no debris on dipstick and I drove a lot with this issue. Still going strong , knock on wood. I have read on the internet that Toyota introduced the adaptive automatic tranismissions around 2005 era where shifting is adapted to your driving style. Maybe something relating to that

[@umarfarooq5436]

167k and gearbox on the way out. Bad lexus quality. How come scotty not slagging off lexus

[@andrewsalazar98]

Wow I have the exact same car and just bought it at 153k miles for $6,500. The service history is extensive, and was all done at the dealership, but I’m going to take over the maintenance from here on out because the bills I saw the previous owner make were a big ouch.

[@andrewsalazar98]

All 4 shocks/struts need to be replaced, and it shudders when I release the accelerator. I’m hoping replacing the transmission filter and replacing the shocks/struts will do the trick.

[@C-Peets]

My dad has an 04 rx 330 with the same engine, and the timing belt broke while driving and caused no damage. I also own an 05 sienna with same engine that’s on the original timing belt @ 300,000 km

[@electrictroy2010]

There’s about 30% chance the valves will be closed & the piston doesn’t hit them. You just got lucky

[@CRAPO2011]

@@electrictroy2010 yep

[@golferpro1241]

Why would you not change it on the Sienna?

[@heeaach]

I have a 2004 ES330 with 130.000 km on it. I change the fluid and filter in the beginning of the summer (month of May usually) to start the hot summer with clean fluid and filter. It means I change the trans fluid and filter every 10-15k KM not miles !!!!

[@icecold8974]

I have a 17 Toyota Prius and a 08 Lexus ISF. The F has 140k miles and it has yet to cause any problems. I’m thinking I’m going to keep them both until the stop. I love the strong resale value and reliability. I will never buy German again!

[@AndrexT]

I have a 2005 ES330 that I bought in 2007. It has done 250,000 kms and has been a great car. Just a couple of bits of Canada rust but mechanically sound!

[@smithraymond09029]

Weren't these ES330s known for having herky jerky transmission shifts? It's all over the discussion boards.

[@ansv3340]

I had 02 , es300. That was the best car I even owned, I could get 500-600 miles on 18 gallon tank, from NJ to NC I pretty made on single tank. , sold it when it had about 70 k miles, .

[@christivie121]

What I do is I save video in my "Watch later" Playlist. When I go for long drives, I watch that Playlist with my phone on it's hands-free stand. I was listening to music at max volume and forgot to lower it before starting my "Watch later"playlist... Scotty's intro plays "REV UP YOUR ENGINES VROOOOM VROOOOOM", the police pulls me over. They thought I revved it up for real...

[@CRAPO2011]

Shifting issues can trip a CEL. PO730 PO740. Could also be a faulty solenoid.

[@mikeschiavoni5973]

Lexus water pump is pretty stupid, only to be outdone by the v6 mustang in bad engineering.

[@GhettoWagon]

Those 3.3s used to be the SLUDGE engine too but... Only to those who never changed the oil. IF you used a good oil and changed it before 4,000 miles it was fine

[@justacinnamonbun8658]

I've had people talk all kinds of crap about Toyota engines and sludge buildup here on TY comments. Toyota engines are some of the cleanest engines the world has ever seen. This is why I tell people, yeah, check the owner's manual for the oil change interval but that's just a guideline. You HAVE to look at the oil at least once a month on the stick. I've seen brand new engines need an oil change from factory fill at 2k miles. You'll know there's a problem because your MPGs will be waaaay down and the oil will literally look like molasses. All modern engines with VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS (that have poor oil circulation by design) regardless of who makes the engine... If you look at the oil and change it when it needs to be changed (putting aside the interval) you will never have a sludge problem. Most people (especially women) are not car people and so makes sense when engines build up sludge, I've even seen practically brand new cars (2020-2021 MY) smoking out the tailpipe blue smoke. There ya go. Buy a brand new car, spend all that money just to never change the oil.

[@GhettoWagon]

@@justacinnamonbun8658 TL and already know. Guess you never worked at a Toyota dealer when these engines were being replaced under the sludge campaign. Some were real clean on the bottom too but the cams, the head was gunked which was strange. I think they changed their oil sometimes but it was cheap oil. The 2020's era cars smoking bad alot of times are direct injection issues.

[@silk7519]

My 2003 ES with 230k miles does the same thing. It's still worth getting the transmission rebuilt.

[@manveersingh2789]

Did you got a new transmission or rebuilt it? And how much did it costs?

[@silk7519]

@@manveersingh2789 Nope still driving the way that it is. It'll easily make it to 300k.

[@dommo187]

My 08 rx350 does it from 2nd to 3rd at around 20 mph and 2k rpm. Mostly when driving slow behind buses. Not always. Read about "Lexus ASL". When I put it snow mode it almost never happens.

[@isaac198428]

Scotty actually admitting that Lexus/Toyota actually has had some issues with even with his so called low mileage -less than 200k (if a BMW/Mercedes/Hyundai had the same exact problem he’d call that car junk) is a new day. Weak transmission, timing belt etc. it helps not to be biased. lol

[@topherd1011]

The difference is this Lexus will continue to drive like that well past 400K. Most people just live with that.. and on these.. you can. Those others.. you can’t. You will stop moving.

[@rytvdinners5064]

Lucas stuff gums up, lubeguard is the best additive I've ever used.

[@Olliebobalong]

"These Lexus are bullet proof but the head gasket is weak and the transmissions are made of chocolate but other than that..."

[@codyelkins39]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was thinking the same lmao

[@vw5056]

If this guy got any more one sided he'd be a straight line!

[@Olliebobalong]

@@codyelkins39 he has an amazing way of justifying Lexus and Toyota when they go wrong lol

[@TheSleepingonit]

Drove a mechanic nuts when i dropped a Jetta off 4 times issue was losing power, finally acted up for them the, 4th time, problem was a loose spark plug 8 inches in the engine

[@JasPlun]

Appears to me to be more on the electronic side. Toyotas have had a history of Transmission soinoids going bad at high milage. My bet is it s a bad soinoid those transmissions really have to be abused hard to go out early.

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

Time for a new car.

[@JasPlun]

​@@theroyalcrownedtiger2946 Not even close if that car was maintained it will outlast any new Ford of GM product. I would not hesitate to own that over a Ford or GM made vehicle.

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

@@JasPlun : It's not worth to buy toyota. Higher purchase price. ( break the bank ) Parts are very expensive, labor too, due to just squishing everything in the engine bay, and thinner body panels, to make car lighter, and pain to work on, due to limited space in the underhood. Very highly stolen, ( car is missing ) and have to spend alot of time with insurance company claims department, Not worthwhile to have a car that gets very highly stolen. Where I live they get very highly stolen, also insurance won't pay full value of vehicle, even when they pay, and pay only the lesser value. Very ugly, boring, bland, exterior body designs, names and logo. 2.0L engine does not get put in the smaller cars, only the underpowered below 2.0L engine gets put in, so lame. Overglorified japanese grocery car. No amounts of reliability will ever fill in for all other short-comings of toyota products. The Ford Crown Victoria is the best car out there, it's so amazingly reliable and very durable, when it was made its the primary car for both the Taxis and Police in North America. I have been told by ex cab drivers, that they put million clicks on the Crown Vic, all on original motor and transmission. I hope you enjoy spending long long wait times on the phone, just to get a hold of the insurance people, to start claims when your car gets stolen. Knowing your car gets very highly stolen, enjoy your missing car, and don't forget to leave thank you letter for the car thief to read, Loll. Hands down I get the Ford Crown Victoria.

[@JasPlun]

@@theroyalcrownedtiger2946 Sounds to me that your just Bias I just got rid of a 2015 Ford and I also owned an old Grand Marquis they both sucked and so you just keep buying Ford and pretending they are good and I will keep buying Toyota and watch the miles go by! The 2015 Ford Fusion had a cracked cylinder head at 22k miles never overheated, numerous misfire issues, numerous electronic failures. Our 2000 Grand Marquis had a shaking problem that the Ford house could feel , but were never able to discover what caused it. Ignition coils went bad typical Ford quality so you can keep your Fords and I will keep my Toyotas. Toyotas have never given me problems. As far as expense they never broke down on me, but the Fords cost me a ton in repair costs. Ford is a Joke!

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

@@JasPlun : Several ex cab drivers can't be wrong about getting million clicks on the Crown Vics, on original engine and transmission. Sounds like to me that you did not look after your Grand Marquis or that the Grand Marquis was mistreated by the previous person that had it before you got it. The thing with the taxi drivers, they stay on top on the maintenance, and when there is minor issue with it, they get it resolved, and they keep it running million clicks on the Crown Vics, without having to do any major repairs, minor stuff if any work was needed to be done.

[@peterdevreter]

What i've learned is that the a541e is the indestructable transmission and the u140e the weaker one.

[@hosocat1410]

Carmaker stopped adding dipsticks to their new cars because there's already one. It's located behind the steering wheel.

[@greggc8088]

Good one.

[@0P0M0]

Lol

[@ilovetotri23]

I bought a 2021 Toyota Highlander partially because of your videos. I hate the 8-speed transmission, it shifts abruptly. My 2017 Honda CRV with the CVT always felt great. It never down shifted abruptly. I cant pass anymore because of the pour design of the Toyota 8-speed. I spent the last of my lives saving on the Highlander hoping it would be my last vehicle. It is not the quality you speak about, our I paid for!

[@ViolentMLG]

Scotty has said several times not to buy the newer Toyota's because their 8 speeds shift terribly, going back 2-3+ years ago. Secondly, spending your live savings (cash) on a car is a total dumb move.

[@Oscarch2306]

I have the same car and the transmission is acting up I have read a couple of forums it seems this Lexus has a problem with the computer, they say you can fix it by updating the computer.

[@guyborutskie3384]

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[@timkis64]

the best preventative maintenence for an automatic transmission i ever found is to instal an aftermarket trans oil cooler & a external "spin on" type filter on the return line to the transmission.& 40k mile trans fluid changes.when you keep an automatic trans cool & clean they tend to last a LONG time.

[@damienbell3155]

Scotty I have sad news. Yesterday in anchorage AK a young girl slid through stop light intersection and hit me my 2000 Lexus es300. It’s totaled. I loved this car. What is your best guess the insurance will pay me. It’s flawless all maintenance unkept I just recently changed out the intake manifold gaskets and the knock sensor x2 plus that coolant bypass hose that runs over the top of the knock sensors. 3.0L engine. All injectors, and ignition coils, spark plugs, tranny flush all struts, all brakes , all rotors probably at 80% front driver lower control arm , front driver side hub bearing, new synthetic oil changes always, always the D3 larger Lexus oil filter, do you see why I’m sad even with 176,300 miles it runs better and smother than most American and some import vehicles.

[@SemperMortem]

I still have my 2004 ES330 with that beautiful 3mzfe, still runs like a champ, I put 100k on it myself and now the odometer sits at 190k, never had a single problem mechanically, only maintenance things such as timing belt/waterpump, ignition coils, spark plugs and a valve cover gasket once.

[@richphero106]

The Lexus ES from these years… reliable? Yes. Boring? Massively. My opinion, between the years 2007-2011 if it were a choice of a ES350 with the best reliability or a Acura TL/Rl and/or Infiniti G37/M35 with a little less reliability but better visual appeal, you better bet I would chose the other Japanese luxury brands.

[@hs1980hs]

I used to have lexus ES330 2005 and it has exactly the same issue.. I had it for 3 years , it didn’t get better and didn’t get worse. It seems like a defect from the manufacture.

[@user-jf7mq9xi9q]

Best way is go fast down a hill an beak the down shifting will be worse I've done my transmission twice I have the same car

[@CraigNAnderson]

Keep the Lexus videos coming... I just bought a 2004 ES 330.

[@adamo36532]

NICE! I have the same car lol. Silver color. Got it in 2015 with 69k miles on it for like 9,000 dollars. I have about 113,500 miles now lol. Only did brake and muffler maintenance and tires, but that's standard for all cars.

[@CraigNAnderson]

Great find! I bought mine in 2022 with 160,000, for $2,000. What a great car! Rides smooth, brakes great, blows cold air A/C. Got it for my youngest in college. Needed brakes, tires, and timing belt. Easy peezy

[@adamo36532]

@@CraigNAnderson amazing

[@dayshaw286]

I have a 2002 lexus gs 300 with 82,000 miles Cinnamon Pearl Red. . It needs new roters I hear a noise when in reverse. Other than that its great!!

[@brandonplaisted8194]

I agree with scotty I drain and replace the transmission filter and fluid every 50 k to 60 k. I change fluids frequently on almost all my cars hell when me and girlfriend bought up her family heirloom a 98 Toyota rav4 the thing ran like crap did some basic maintenance and all fluids flushed thing runs like a chamois again.

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

Hey Scotty BIG FAN HERE , I have an 04 Toyota Solara 3.3 v6 and mine from 2nd to 3rd slips then catches, But if i manually shift then theirs no problem ? I wonder if the trans solenoid is going bad?

[@topherd1011]

It’s possible. But not all that likely. Typically when a solenoid is messing up it will throw a code. Check to see if there are any codes stored in the transmission computer. You will need a rather sophisticated scan tool to do that. You might have to pay someone to do that. If there are no codes.. I wouldn’t change the solenoid ..but since it’s so old I WOULD drain the fluid, drop the pan, replace the filters, clean up the pan and visibly look for an abundance of metal fragments. If there are no fragments then just put it all together and put new fluid back. If there are fragments.. which I believe there will be.. make sure you clean up good, put back a mixture of mostly clean fluid with the Lucas stop slip transmission stuff Scotty talks about. Baby it and hopefully it’ll last you quite awhile longer! Hope this helps! Edit: if you’re going to have it checked for codes.. have the guy TEST all the solenoids. This can be done without taking anything apart. This way you’ll know for sure about the solenoids. It’s a pretty straight forward test..

[@godfreyberry1599]

Not a fan of automatic transmissions, but the relative simplicity, durability and trouble free operation of the good old GM tri-matic & turbo-matic's are hard to beat.

[@Nicolov973]

My car does the same but only when going slow or up hill but if im speeding it doesn’t slip

[@Kirbysbelt]

Hahaha. I live the wife image thrown in when you're talking about the 2-3 gear shift.

[@richdoh5443]

Going to look at a 2011 Corolla today. They are asking $4500.Has 165k miles.

[@alvingoodman6539]

Scotty, I was trying to read the package of the transmission fluid but you kept waving it around. I couldn’t read it and I don’t hear too good anymore…hearing aids help but not real good.

[@nissanzenkiboy]

Yea it’s a sad day tell me why we got 3 new Toyota tundras today with major electrical problems. EPB are failing

[@CRAPO2011]

For minor shift issues id drain/ fill with toyota fluid and put some lubegard red.

[@Argedis]

How does it compare with Lucas Stop Slip?

[@LSnium]

I have a 1990 Lexus LS400, Still runs like the day the original owner bought it, almost 300k miles.

[@davinp]

The keyboard is "preventative" which means maintenance to prevent problems from happening

[@leonardgrant1998]

2002 ford escape does the samething but from 2nd gear to 3rd gear rpm takes a little longer to rise up I guess I'll just live with it like scotty said

[@payam192001]

My 2007 Lexus es350 had same issues when I bought it the previous owner said it has a sensor inside the transmission needs to be change I have the car for 6 years and it still has the problem every morning just when it's cold.