2004 Lexus ES 330 Consumer Reviews Page 3

Bad and Dangerous Transmission

Written by: Jim N. on 10/14/2004

Vehicle

2004 Lexus ES 330 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)

Review

This cars transmission hesitates very badly when accelerating off the line. I have used premium fuel. This does not help at all. Lexus will not fix it. Please read all the other consumer complaints in these reviews. Time for a class-action lawsuit. I love the rest of the car but this transmission problem is ruining my enjoyment of driving my new car.

Favorite Features

Smooth and Quiet ride. Very comfortable seats. Easy to reach controls. Great looks.

Suggested Improvements

Please fix this transmission or recall the car.

2 out 2 people found this review helpful

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Beware of this car

Written by: jp_60173 on 10/11/2004

Vehicle

2004 Lexus ES 330 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)

Review

The ES330 has a plush ride, is very quiet and has a nice looking interior. However, the transmission shifts very roughly. Also, many exhibit a 'hesitation' that makes the car feel like an old car with a dirty carburetor that bogs down when trying to accelerate. It does not happen to every car but tends to get worse with time if your car is one of the unlucky ones. The service people at two dealerships admitted to the problem but said there is no fix and that this has been a issue since the 2002 models. They believe it may be a computer software problem. Lexus does not admit they have a problem and offer no fix. Ultimately, I got rid of my ES330 after 4 months. Stay away from Lexus.

Favorite Features

Nice interior.

Suggested Improvements

Fix the problem with the drive train that many ES330s have. Admit you have a problem and are working on a repair instead of burying your head in the sand and pretending all is well.

3 out 4 people found this review helpful

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good

Written by: dazizzo on 10/06/2004

Vehicle

2004 Lexus ES 330 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)

Review

better than my lincoln town car

Favorite Features

ride & comfort

Suggested Improvements

more standard options

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fantastic car

Written by: Cisse on 10/05/2004

Vehicle

2004 Lexus ES 330 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)

Review

My second ES. I love everything about this car. Beautiful styling, great power, fantastic ride, extremely quiet, amazing build quality.

Favorite Features

Navigation, Mark Levinson system, smoothness of engine, acceleration, buld quality

Suggested Improvements

better cup holders, add bluetooth technology and AWD

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Fix the Transmission, and dead pedal.

Written by: dlendahl on 10/03/2004

Vehicle

2004 Lexus ES 330 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)

Review

We bought this car in March 2004. As far as the fit and finish the car is very nice, the ride is ok with the junk Bridgestone tires but that can be changed. The acceleration of this car is terrible, and our previous Toyota Solara with a smaller motor would run away from this Lexus. It has a very bad case of dead pedal, and the transmission flat out sucks. With 10,000 miles on the clock already, I don't think that the gas mileage is going to get any better, either. I didn't know about the problems until tonight when my wife pointed them out to me. But I will be at the Lexus dealer this week, and as far as I am concerned they will make it run right or they can keep the junk until they do.

Favorite Features

This car is not in my favorite catagory, at the present.

Suggested Improvements

Do the R & D before you sell to the general public. Fix the transmission problems and dead pedal issues.

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Lemon

Written by: Lynn Stone on 09/21/2004

Vehicle

2004 Lexus ES 330 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)

Review

Persistant pull to the left despite repeated repair attempts.

Favorite Features

Suggested Improvements

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Great Car

Written by: merlin 21 on 09/05/2004

Vehicle

2004 Lexus ES 330 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)

Review

New to Lexus. Very impressed

Favorite Features

The whole ball of wax

Suggested Improvements

Exterior design is a little bland.

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get one

Written by: Goddidit on 08/30/2004

Vehicle

2004 Lexus ES 330 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)

Review

It's a stylish, comfortable and affordable vechile. The experience of driving this car so far has been wonderful.

Favorite Features

Suggested Improvements

The vehicle can have a better pick up. Sometime the pedel gets stuck when I want to pick up speed quickly.

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Transmission needs fixing

Written by: Joseg1966 on 08/24/2004

Vehicle

2004 Lexus ES 330 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)

Review

I had this car for 7 months and regret buying it. It looks great but the transmission needs to be fixed. Lexus say's that it performs as designed. I can not belive that Lexus has lowered thier standards.

Favorite Features

Exterior Design

Suggested Improvements

Just fix the transmission....Admitt the problem and recall the 330's.

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Bad Transmissions

Written by: Gottalemon on 08/23/2004

Vehicle

2004 Lexus ES 330 4dr Sedan (3.3L 6cyl 5A)

Review

This car's computer has problems controlling the transmission. Car hesitates badly at low speed/gear. Lexus knows but won't acknowledge because they can't fix it. I've sent 3 letters to HQ and they tell me the car is operating as designed (without even talking to the mechanics or my dealershi, Hmmm!!). City gas mileage is BAD also, about 15-17. Read all the complaints about the trans on this site, then buy something else!

Favorite Features

Nav System

Suggested Improvements

Fix the transmission and take care of those customers that have bought a bad one.

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