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#27 of 41
Re: Transmission inconsistency [quietpro] by quietpro
Jul 17, 2009 (9:18 pm)
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Replying to: quietpro (Jul 17, 2009 11:08 am)

Latest...take 2...
 
I found a TSB that addresses a rough 2-3 shift:
 
TSB PIP-4395
 
GMC: FLARE AND OR HARSH 2-3 SHIFTS. THIS CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY LEAKING 1-2-3-4 AND 3-5-R CLUTCH FLUID SEAL RINGS (230). MODELS CADILLACS, CHEVROLETS, GMC, HUMMERS, PONTIACS. EQUIPPED WITH 6L80 (RPO MYC) OR 6L90 (RPO MYD) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *PE
 
If you want to read more about it, run a Google search on the TSB and if you think it applies to you, take a copy to your dealer/service and have them check it out. I plan to.
#28 of 41
Re: Transmission inconsistency [quietpro] by rayainsw
Aug 13, 2009 (4:17 pm)
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Replying to: quietpro (Jul 17, 2009 9:18 pm)

I had this condition addressed in my 2009 G8 GT.
Seems that a keyword to emphasize here when describing
the issue to dealer service people is:
'flare'....
Good luck!
- Ray
Now at approx. 11,000 [s]miles...
#29 of 41
Pontiac mistake by hawksnest1
Oct 04, 2009 (4:22 am)
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I recently purchased a beautiful liquid red Pontiac g8 3 months ago this is after
winning an arbitrary with GM with an 07 Saturn aura XR. One of my main reasons
for purchasing the g8 was the interior room and it was a completely different platform from the vehicle I was getting out of. Needless to say this gm producthas not been manufactured any better. Since purchasing this vehicle I have had 3 instances when there has been no throttle response when trying to accelerate. On the most recent incident while trying to merge on a major highway the check engine light came on 30 minutes after this episode. I drove it directly to the dealership where it had fault codes 11 and 21. These codes indicate there isexcessive movement in both banks of camshafts. My vehicle is now sitting at the dealership with the engine apart. Shims were installed on the right bank of cams and the left side they had to order a cylinderhead. Keeping mind this vehicle is 3 months old and 10000 km. After this I don't want anything to do with this car or any other gm product for that matter. I'm soooo pissed!
#30 of 41
Re: Pontiac mistake [hawksnest1] by rayainsw
Oct 05, 2009 (2:23 am)
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Replying to: hawksnest1 (Oct 04, 2009 4:22 am)

Interesting.
Sorry for your troubles.
I followed 2 Corvette specific boards for over 3 years,
before & during my Corvette ownership -
and now follow a G8 specific board -
and I have never heard of a problem like yours
in an LS2.
Odd.
Good luck!
- Ray
Many trouble-free LS2 miles...
#31 of 41
Re: Pontiac mistake [rayainsw] by tayl0rd
Oct 05, 2009 (9:22 am)
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Replying to: rayainsw (Oct 05, 2009 2:23 am)

He doesn't have an LS2. Deducing from the lack of "GT" after the G8 and the mentioning of left and right bank cams, he has the V6. That said, I haven't heard of those issues from that engine. Then again, I don't follow it at all. I'm a V8 man.
#32 of 41
not an LS2 Re: Pontiac mistake [tayl0rd] by rayainsw
Oct 05, 2009 (9:32 am)
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Replying to: tayl0rd (Oct 05, 2009 9:22 am)

Aha - you are correct.
Oops.
- Ray
No help at ALL here....
#33 of 41
Re: Pontiac mistake [tayl0rd] by hawksnest1
Oct 05, 2009 (4:51 pm)
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Replying to: tayl0rd (Oct 05, 2009 9:22 am)

Thank you for clarifying that info for me. I wanted to
get the v8 but there was none to be found in my part
of Canada. As a matter of fact, I had to go out of
province to get this car.
#34 of 41
Re: Low front air dam [whoosierdaddy] by gearhed
Oct 29, 2009 (5:00 am)
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Replying to: whoosierdaddy (Jul 11, 2009 12:11 pm)

I stop the car when the tops of the outside mirrors line up with an imaginary line drawn across the concrete bar. This stops the point of the front air dam about two feet away. Better safe than sorry.
#35 of 41
Re: Low front air dam [gearhed] by whoosierdaddy
Nov 01, 2009 (7:06 pm)
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Replying to: gearhed (Oct 29, 2009 5:00 am)

Thanks, I'll try that. Have been VERY careful since.
#36 of 41
Rumble strips by jbieber
Nov 14, 2009 (8:14 pm)
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2 months ago I bought a GM Certfied 2009 G8 GT with about 19,000 miles on it. Love the car but have one issue which the dealer is claiming is normal. When driving at slow speeds (20-30mph) or in traffic, when I just give it a slight amount of gas pedal, I get a constant vibration through the gas pedal that feels like a mild rumble strip on a highway. I've seen many other transmission and vibration problems on this and other G8 forums, but haven't seen this one. Any suggestions would be appreciated, before I go to war with the dealer.

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