phillip1978

I got my transmission serviced at Lexus of Brighton. I went with them because I was quite surprised they where quite affordable. They also followed the proper procedure to drain and fill the oil. They warmed up the transmission fluid, connected the vehicle to their diagnostics system, ran the pump to remove the old oil and fill in the new oil. So it wasnt a simple, drain and fill. This method as mentioned before does not remove oil from within the guts of the transmission or the torque converter, whereas the method lexus uses does. I notice a much smoother transmission change, I completed the change at 105,000kms. I will do it again at another 60,000kms. I would not do it to a car with high kms. I did it to a BMW 5 series with 185,000kms, the transmission ended up slipping and it was not economically viable to replace. Or it slipped because it was a BMW and honestly they are crap, will never buy another one, unbelievable amount of issues. Hope that helps

How did you go finding the cause of this issue? Did anyone else encounter this problem after their flush and replacement?

Gday Having come from owning an Audi A4 B5 and a Golf Mk5 GTI (heavily modified), I finally cracked it with reliability issues. Now even though i am into modifying vehicles, I do not expect components to fail such as,,,wiring harnesses issues such as insulation to break and cause electrical shorts and failures. Door locking mechanisms (every single door) to fail such as circuit-boards cracking and soldering joints breaking apart. Consistent light bulb shorts due to earthing issues, and being HID globes, the ridiculous costs associated with replacement. CV boots failing after only 3 years. Digital instrument displays loosing pixels. and on and on and on...... So after deciding I would like a luxury car but with a bit of oomph off the lights, and something that will not let me throw money into modifying (now have a baby so priorities and all that, I decided to go NA. Oh and the big thing RELIABILITY Nothing German that is second hand and below $25,000 fit this pre-requisite. BMW, AUDI, MB all seem to have some serious issues, whether it be HPFP, Turbo failures, gearbox issues, electrical issues, engine bearing problems. So no more German cars for me. While researching Lexus, I was astounded by the reliability and almost lack of issues on the forums. The quality and fit and finish of the cars I inspected. And the performance from that sweet V6 3.5L. So I was sold. Bought a 2011 IS350 and really enjoy the drive. So far, absolutely nothing wrong with it, for a 6 year old car I am astounded.