1.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
85,000 miles

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problem #1

Jan 032021

IS 350

  • 85,000 miles
At approximately 85K total miles, IS250 automatic began dropping from 5-6K RPM to 2-3K RPM whenever changing road grade to an incline or decline, usually above 50 mph, dropping to 35 mph on the highway. To maintain proper speed, I would have to downshift from D to S and floor the accelerator. Traction control, parking brake, and ABS lights would sometimes coincide with this problem. This continued until I sold the IS250 at 88K miles.

- Winnetka, CA, USA

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