Grinding into 5th?

Lemers · 10-06-2011, 10:53 PM

What azzholes if they try to avoid it

Red__Zed · 10-06-2011, 10:54 PM

Every manufacturer does it. Just have to be enough of a pain and they will hook you up

Lemers · 10-07-2011, 11:05 AM

Stupid dealer. I dropped the car off yesterdayafternoon and they still havent even looked at it. A quick look to see if they need to order parts or a quick adjustment. I don't understand these guys.

Lemers · 10-07-2011, 03:11 PM

So I got a call from the service department and they can't find anything wrong with the Z. But they did tell me that it was in sport mode and it shouldn't be. I asked why and I got "well sport mode is for things like mountain climbing". Next their gonna tell me that VDC should only be on during snowy weather.

Davey · 10-08-2011, 02:38 PM

The service department is completely clueless. Is there another dealer near you? I'd be taking mine somewhere else if possible... They sound like total idiots.

Daishi · 10-08-2011, 02:49 PM

The problem with intermittent issues that dealers have to take for a test drive to diagnose is they dont drive the car much. Car manufacturers dont pay the techs crap for test drives so the techs go on the shortest test drive and if they dont feel it they say could not duplicate customer concern and call it a day so they dont lose time. I can almost guarantee you they took it for a 2-3 mile test drive, didnt feel it and wrote could not duplicate customer concern and didnt look at anything else.

Lemers · 10-08-2011, 02:53 PM

It's fine that they couldn't duplicate the issue. It the stupid S mode is on response that ticked me off. I mean come on, they think I don't know anything about the car I bought.

Perfourmance · 10-08-2011, 03:04 PM

yeah, mountain climbing...and probably off-roading in general, lol

wow, sorry to hear dude g'luck! keep us posted on the issue

Davey · 10-08-2011, 03:24 PM

"S" mode is obviously for skiing. Duh.

roy'sz · 10-08-2011, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davey

"S" mode is obviously for skiing. Duh.

I thought it was for going stealth

. Should have read the owners manual

toplessdottie · 10-13-2011, 02:51 PM

I just picked up an '09 and my 5th gear shows similar symptoms. When I'm just putzing aroung it goes in pretty nice, but under just a little load (not crazy) there is a noticeable "notch" into 5th. When merging onto the highway in 4th in high revs, shifting into 5th produces a horrible grinding sound...... so I skip 5th and go into 6th.

Taking it into my local dealership soon. Let me know what you find out, so I can provide more details to my tech.
Thanks

Lemers · 10-13-2011, 04:34 PM

They said the tech couldn't reproduce it. It seems to do it more in the beginning of the week than at the end. Maybe my driving patterns play into that. I mainly drive to and from work and on weekends the z sits in the garage while I ride in the familymobile.

They said that if it continues I would need to have the tech go with me for a ride to see if it happens.

10-06-2011, 10:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 52	What azzholes if they try to avoid it __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

10-07-2011, 11:05 AM	#18 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 52	Stupid dealer. I dropped the car off yesterdayafternoon and they still havent even looked at it. A quick look to see if they need to order parts or a quick adjustment. I don't understand these guys. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

10-07-2011, 03:11 PM	#19 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 52	So I got a call from the service department and they can't find anything wrong with the Z. But they did tell me that it was in sport mode and it shouldn't be. I asked why and I got "well sport mode is for things like mountain climbing". Next their gonna tell me that VDC should only be on during snowy weather. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

10-08-2011, 02:49 PM	#21 (permalink)
Daishi Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 683 Drives: 09 370z 6Speed Rep Power: 16	The problem with intermittent issues that dealers have to take for a test drive to diagnose is they dont drive the car much. Car manufacturers dont pay the techs crap for test drives so the techs go on the shortest test drive and if they dont feel it they say could not duplicate customer concern and call it a day so they dont lose time. I can almost guarantee you they took it for a 2-3 mile test drive, didnt feel it and wrote could not duplicate customer concern and didnt look at anything else. __________________ Cobb Tuned \| Injen Intakes \| Fast Intentions Long Tube Headers \| Fast Intentions TDX Catback 18" Resonators CF Mufflers \| Tommy Kaira Hebi Bebi Shift Knob \| 19x9.5/19x10.5 Five Axis Design S5:F w/ 245/40/19 - 285/35/19 Hankook Ventus V12's

10-08-2011, 02:53 PM	#22 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 52	It's fine that they couldn't duplicate the issue. It the stupid S mode is on response that ticked me off. I mean come on, they think I don't know anything about the car I bought. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

10-06-2011, 10:54 PM	#17 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 119	Every manufacturer does it. Just have to be enough of a pain and they will hook you up

10-08-2011, 02:38 PM	#20 (permalink)
Davey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,766 Drives: '15 NISMO 6MT Rep Power: 117171	The service department is completely clueless. Is there another dealer near you? I'd be taking mine somewhere else if possible... They sound like total idiots.

10-08-2011, 03:04 PM	#23 (permalink)
Perfourmance Base Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Phoenix Posts: 23 Drives: Viper Driver Rep Power: 13	yeah, mountain climbing...and probably off-roading in general, lol wow, sorry to hear dude g'luck! keep us posted on the issue

10-08-2011, 03:24 PM	#24 (permalink)
Davey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,766 Drives: '15 NISMO 6MT Rep Power: 117171	"S" mode is obviously for skiing. Duh.

10-13-2011, 02:51 PM	#26 (permalink)
toplessdottie Base Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 143 Drives: An Evil Monkey Rep Power: 13	I just picked up an '09 and my 5th gear shows similar symptoms. When I'm just putzing aroung it goes in pretty nice, but under just a little load (not crazy) there is a noticeable "notch" into 5th. When merging onto the highway in 4th in high revs, shifting into 5th produces a horrible grinding sound...... so I skip 5th and go into 6th. Taking it into my local dealership soon. Let me know what you find out, so I can provide more details to my tech. Thanks __________________ Chris '70 Datsun 2000 Roadster '09 370z- Invidia, Stillen G3, ZEnclosure

10-13-2011, 04:34 PM	#27 (permalink)
Lemers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Izmir, Turkey Posts: 15,371 Drives: 2012 Traverse LTZ Rep Power: 52	They said the tech couldn't reproduce it. It seems to do it more in the beginning of the week than at the end. Maybe my driving patterns play into that. I mainly drive to and from work and on weekends the z sits in the garage while I ride in the familymobile. They said that if it continues I would need to have the tech go with me for a ride to see if it happens. __________________ 2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

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