Well I posted this on another gto forum to no avail, maybe you guys can help me out:
OK, so upon medium-hard acceleration I'm getting a "hissing" sound coming from around the shifter box area. This sound isn't from WOT at a stop light, more when I'm cruising and then step on the accelerator and the car downshifts....it happens at shifts in between gears. At first I thought it was the CD player changing tracks/CD's as this is very close to what the sound is, like a slight slight vibration/grinding/hiss. Almost like an air release. I've driven with the windows down and do not hear anything coming from the engine or the transmission (that I know of) there is no decrease in acceleration and performance either. It's a vibration that seems to be coming from deep within the car and going through the A4 shifter. I was thinking of brining it into the dealer for them to check out as I'm still under factory warranty and although the car is running fine I don't want this to be something that gets progressively worse
ANY IDEAS as to what this is/how bad it could be??
On a side note I'm actually getting a brand new shifter from another dealership as the aluminum look trim was bubbling/peeling up. The part is on order
OK, so upon medium-hard acceleration I'm getting a "hissing" sound coming from around the shifter box area. This sound isn't from WOT at a stop light, more when I'm cruising and then step on the accelerator and the car downshifts....it happens at shifts in between gears. At first I thought it was the CD player changing tracks/CD's as this is very close to what the sound is, like a slight slight vibration/grinding/hiss. Almost like an air release. I've driven with the windows down and do not hear anything coming from the engine or the transmission (that I know of) there is no decrease in acceleration and performance either. It's a vibration that seems to be coming from deep within the car and going through the A4 shifter. I was thinking of brining it into the dealer for them to check out as I'm still under factory warranty and although the car is running fine I don't want this to be something that gets progressively worse
ANY IDEAS as to what this is/how bad it could be??
On a side note I'm actually getting a brand new shifter from another dealership as the aluminum look trim was bubbling/peeling up. The part is on order