acucobol 0 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Hi I have had my 04 Lexus IS200SE for 2 weeks now. Think it is the bees knees, but for one thing. Second gear is a bit hit and miss. Sometime is works to perfection, but mostly it is not a smooth shift. Is this a 'feature' or should I get Lexus to look into it. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickjwarman 1 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 The is200 gearbox does tend to be a bit sticky going 1st to 2nd. I asked my dealer when i bought mine and the said it was characteristic. I'm on to is200 no.2 now and it's just the same. So i wouldn't worry too much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicnac 78 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Mine is the same and about the same age RGDS nicnac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aido 45 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 The longer you have it the mor eyou will get used to it and change smoothly. I found that if I touched the throttle before I'd let off the clutch it would make the noise or ***** etc, nowadays I tend to slip the clutch much more and it's a lot smoother...... Think it's a common tendancy of the 6 cylinder or six speed - can't remember what Mat C said ages ago but don't worry about it - fit a short shifter then you won't notice it as much as you'll be changing gears much more :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gazza200 1 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 My IS was 3yrs old when I got it and had the same problem, you do get used to it... But on a 2 week old car? Back to the dealers mate...Get them to sort it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aido 45 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Isn't it just the manual box though? Don't know if they can sort it that easily, when I asked about it was told that it was a common fault, and that it was the same gearbox as one of the Toyota's and basically the manual box is *******. Swap it for an IS300 - you know you want too :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gazza200 1 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Sorry... 20 odd grand of 2 week old car? .... believe me they WOULD sort it :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nickjwarman 1 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 it's not a problem though, it's a characteristic of the car! Any dealer will tell you the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonthebarber 6 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 most do it ! but that is a bit to new to start Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicnac 78 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Mine is the same and its new so i agree its a charactoristic......unfortunately I find that if I keep my foot on the trottle steady instead of lifting slightly as usual on a gear change it improves matters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whitie 0 Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 said it was characteristic. A salesman way of sugar-coating an "issue". Have the dealer look at it. Same thing happened to my one when my company first leased it. Fixed and was ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin G 0 Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I only notice this on my car (2001) for the first few changes when its cold. After a few mins driving its fine. I changed the gearbox oil to Castrol Syntrax and this seemed to help a bit too. But I agree it isn't acceptable on a new car Gavin :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob 3 Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 it's not a problem though, it's a characteristic of the car! Any dealer will tell you the same. its a fault - the gearbox is crap, how many times have u seen companies on watchdog etc that say it is a characteristic - eg the citroens that rolled down the hill when the handbrake failed " oh thats a characteristic sir" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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