SloTymer

For me reverse is the a$$ bite, its hard in any weather.

 

jortegasr

Mine has gotten pretty bad.

btchplz

Mine is almost out of warranty, and I've had a similar problem before, mostly going into reverse. Some say, it's normal, some say it's not. But I figure I'll take it to the dealer now just in case so if I'm lucky I can get a new tranny.

Something about things being new make me feel better even if I only have
26K miles on it.

Groucho

My first tranny blew up at 30k miles.

I'm at 61k on the replacement, so far so bueno.

Royal Purple helps the feel immensely.

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Dragon 32

Update, I dropped the goat off at the dealer Monday, now Wednesday, I called them today and they said they had to order some part's for the tranny and I should have it back tomorrow Thursday. When I go to pick it up I will get a list of part's replaced and why.......

Dragon 32

Well, I called the Dealer today, Thursday. And they advised it would be a couple of more days. Reason ? They said GM did not send them some plastic spacer's and that they notified GM of the mistake. And GM says my car doesn't need the spacers, but the dealerships computer say's it does. So the Mech. said they had to mail GM a pic of what they are talking about...... Anyway's the Dealer's Service Dept. is closed on weekends. So it will be sometime next week before I get my Goat back. It wouldn't be so bad but my loaner is a 2005 Chevy Cavalier FWD 4 banger......

b_a_betterperson

Neat. The official ride of Big Mike. Look at it this way, at least you'll have the whole weekend to do Joie Chitwood thrill shows in that thing. Holding the accelerator pedal to the floor for 30 seconds during every start up is good for a chuckle, too.

jortegasr

I am suppose to take my goat back to the dealer for a paint defect and there is no way I will let them give me a sh***y car like that for a loaner.

QSGTO

Friday. Day 3 at the dealer. The service writer called me and said they have been talking with tech support about the issue and haven't solved the problem yet. he said they would have to keep it longer. I went by the dealer to get some stuff out of my car this afternoon, and the trans was sitting by the car on the floor. It hasn't been disassembled or anything. I looked through bell housing to try to see the condition of the clutch. I looked at the pilot bearing and there was a big gouge in the flywheel where it meets the crank. The mechanic wasn't there, so I showed the service writer and the tech in the next bay. I asked each of them to ask the tech what happened and have him get back to me. And just to add insult to injury, if they open my trans, there goes the $50 worth of royal purple I put in 3 weeks ago. I'll know more Monday. I sure am getting tired of driving an impala.

Jondster

I've got an '04 with 5700 miles.

At 4K miles we noticed a difficulty in shifting into 5th, with it popping out, grinding when going in. Took it into the dealer at 4,900 miles - replaced 5th gear and the synchros. Clutch was re-torqued to new specs. The thing drove like a different car - we're in love !

At 5,200 miles the problem is back, only worse. Have to double clutch to shift into 5th or "lean" on the shifter. Back to the dealer at 5,500 miles. After 12 days in the shop, they replaced 5th and synchros again, plus replaced shift forks. I guess the tranny was apart twice and many calls were made to tech.

I've heard from others that the Tremec is a bit half-baked. I'm glad the warranty will outlive my ownership.