Gs300 mk3 speed limited to 100mph?

[91looking]

I've got a new gs300 and was driving on a road but it wouldn't go past about 96mph (very legal on this road) and the revs were completely red lined.

 

What could the issue be or is this normal?

[The-Acre]

3 minutes ago, 91looking said:

I've got a new gs300 but driving on the motorway it wouldn't go past about 96mph and the revs were completely red lined.

 

What could the issue be or is this normal?

Maybe it was playing police for you to preserve your licence as 100mph is a ban!

[Mossypossy]

You are supposed to say you were driving on a private road.

155 is the only allowed limit.

[91looking]

31 minutes ago, The-Acre said:

Maybe it was playing police for you to preserve your licence as 100mph is a ban!

 

22 minutes ago, Mossypossy said:

You are supposed to say you were driving on a private road.

155 is the only allowed limit.

Thanks I've edited it. Any idea what the issue could be?

[The-Acre]

My 2005 GS300 certainly wasn't limited to that private road speed because I tried it in Germany.  I know this sounds silly but when you say the revs were redlined, is it possible you dropped the shifter into a lower gear without realising it?  Unless the transmission was slipping, which I guess it can do at high speed as well as low.

[91looking]

3 minutes ago, The-Acre said:

My 2005 GS300 certainly wasn't limited to that private road speed because I tried it in Germany.  I know this sounds silly but when you say the revs were redlined, is it possible you dropped the shifter into a lower gear without realising it?  Unless the transmission was slipping, which I guess it can do at high speed as well as low.

It was in D. I also tried to put it into the S and shifted up but that did nothing. It did seem like it might be in gear 5 but I don't have any way of knowing that?

[The-Acre]

10 hours ago, 91looking said:

It was in D. I also tried to put it into the S and shifted up but that did nothing. It did seem like it might be in gear 5 but I don't have any way of knowing that?

Maybe you need to have a diagnostic check which should show a transmission fault, but you may need to go to a main dealer to get it checked properly, or at least a Toyota dealer.

[91looking]

55 minutes ago, The-Acre said:

Maybe you need to have a diagnostic check which should show a transmission fault, but you may need to go to a main dealer to get it checked properly, or at least a Toyota dealer.

Yeah I'm planning to get it checked out soon but unfortunately don't have any independent lexus specialists near me.

Why did you suggest a main dealer instead of an independent garage?

[The-Acre]

39 minutes ago, 91looking said:

Yeah I'm planning to get it checked out soon but unfortunately don't have any independent lexus specialists near me.

Why did you suggest a main dealer instead of an independent garage?

An independent with excellent knowledge of diagnostic work should be ok but sometimes the experience of main dealers is necessary.

[91looking]

44 minutes ago, The-Acre said:

An independent with excellent knowledge of diagnostic work should be ok but sometimes the experience of main dealers is necessary.

Ok thanks for the advice!

[39buss]

A lot of indies equipment (Snap-on,  Autel, etc) wont show the full scope of certain makes and models.  In my experience BMW, Merc and VW wouldn't show certain sensors and had to go to specialists who pay for the privilege of being plugged into the makers system

[91looking]

8 minutes ago, 39buss said:

A lot of indies equipment (Snap-on,  Autel, etc) wont show the full scope of certain makes and models.  In my experience BMW, Merc and VW wouldn't show certain sensors and had to go to specialists who pay for the privilege of being plugged into the makers system

This would be an issue..I'm going to try an independent garage to check out some other minor issues and see if they manage to catch a transmission issue.