# 98 Lexus GS300 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** lexus\ **Created:** [October 15, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-lexus-gs300/20772 "2008-10-15T21:54:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![user134924](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3be4f8/32.png) [@user134924](https://community.cartalk.com/u/user134924)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-lexus-gs300/20772/1 "2008-10-15T21:54:10Z")
I have about 120k on my Lexus. Since I purchased it about 5 years ago used, it has always had what I describe as a lurch “clunk” type feeling as if the u joints are wearing out. Of course this car has no u joints but anyone familare with them would sort of know what I am talking about. I’ve taken the car to a transmission shop a few times and of course, they say nothing is wrong. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-lexus-gs300/20772/2 "2008-10-15T22:08:23Z")
I’d look at the CV joints. But first I’d check out all the bushings. Worn, dried out shrunken bushings can have this effect. The last clunking sound I fixed was on the antisway bar bushings in the brackets that hold the bar to the chassis. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-lexus-gs300/20772/3 "2008-10-15T22:29:07Z")
The GS is a rear wheel drive car. It must surely have a universal joint or two somewhere. The ES is the front-drive Lexus. When does this “clunk” occur? ---
**Author:** ![user134924](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3be4f8/32.png) [@user134924](https://community.cartalk.com/u/user134924)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-lexus-gs300/20772/4 "2008-10-17T19:00:58Z")
It seems to occur while going slow, sometimes it also seems as if the transmission is downshifting. In addition, when accelerating from a slow crawl, the car basically lurches forward as if something is slipping and then catches. My thoughts were the transmission but two separate shops didn’t find anything… I can get it to accelerate smoothly most of the time if I feather the gas pedal and sometimes it seems to work fine…