c***@yahoo.com
2009-07-01 09:52:47 UTC
Dear Experts,
I'm hoping to find someone who might have heard of
this problem/symptom, and know the solution.
I have a 99 Lexus ES300 Coach Edition, with about 86K miles now.
Automatic transmission. Very similar to a Camry XLE V6.
Bought used last year.
This past week, it wouldn't start without a boost.
So today, I changed the battery. And installed a
powerful 800 cold cranking amp battery. The old
battery had a bad cell.
But even before I did this, I noticed that the
transmission wasn't engaging the way it normally
did. On the way to the battery shop, the engine
started. I put my foot on the brake and put the car
in gear. But the familiar push from the idle was not
there. I had to rev the engine before it moved.
And tonight, when I was driving home, I had to
rev the engine to about 5 or 6 thousand RPM
before it accelerated.
And soon when I was driving down the highway,
any more gas (RPM) would not make the car go
any faster. I was just coasting, and coasted over
to the side of the road. After that, it would
not go forward or backward. Even if the engine
was running at a few thousand RPM.
So, the symptom is that the engine seems to run
fine. Up to 6K rpm fine. But when you put the
car in gear, it won't go at all. But there are
no new lights illuminating the dashboard, such
as the check engine light. There doesn't seem to
be any strange mechanical sound.
Only 86K miles! My Camry went to 180K and the
transmission worked fine.
Does anyone know what would be the cause and/or
solution would be? I'm hoping that it will be
something simple like an electrical issue.
Perhaps the NOX sensor?
Thanks a lot!
I'm hoping to find someone who might have heard of
this problem/symptom, and know the solution.
I have a 99 Lexus ES300 Coach Edition, with about 86K miles now.
Automatic transmission. Very similar to a Camry XLE V6.
Bought used last year.
This past week, it wouldn't start without a boost.
So today, I changed the battery. And installed a
powerful 800 cold cranking amp battery. The old
battery had a bad cell.
But even before I did this, I noticed that the
transmission wasn't engaging the way it normally
did. On the way to the battery shop, the engine
started. I put my foot on the brake and put the car
in gear. But the familiar push from the idle was not
there. I had to rev the engine before it moved.
And tonight, when I was driving home, I had to
rev the engine to about 5 or 6 thousand RPM
before it accelerated.
And soon when I was driving down the highway,
any more gas (RPM) would not make the car go
any faster. I was just coasting, and coasted over
to the side of the road. After that, it would
not go forward or backward. Even if the engine
was running at a few thousand RPM.
So, the symptom is that the engine seems to run
fine. Up to 6K rpm fine. But when you put the
car in gear, it won't go at all. But there are
no new lights illuminating the dashboard, such
as the check engine light. There doesn't seem to
be any strange mechanical sound.
Only 86K miles! My Camry went to 180K and the
transmission worked fine.
Does anyone know what would be the cause and/or
solution would be? I'm hoping that it will be
something simple like an electrical issue.
Perhaps the NOX sensor?
Thanks a lot!