Shifter rattle

TheVENOMZ · 01-15-2016, 06:07 PM

Anyone else getting a small rattling from the shifter? When in 3k+ rpms?
Only seems to rattle in the top numbers
1,3,5 gears

I'm thinking something is loose. But I have no idea how to open it to see. I guess taking it to the dealer is my only option. I just don't want anyone driving my car.
Any thoughts?

stratt · 01-15-2016, 06:16 PM

I thought I was the only one. Weird if you push up on the shifter, the rattle stops.

TheVENOMZ · 01-16-2016, 08:20 AM

That is the exact thing that happens to mine. Weird.

Danew_377 · 02-24-2016, 09:53 AM

I have that as well.

bobshannon22 · 03-02-2016, 04:49 PM

I also have about .5 inches of left to right movement. Glad it's seems normal

Camaro6.SS · 09-16-2017, 05:13 PM

I am having the same issue with mine. The rattle doesn't sound like it's coming from the shift lever itself but applying gentle forward pressure on the stick temporarily silences it.

I brought the car to the dealer, and they performed the procedure described in TSB 16-NA-078, but unfortunately it had no effect.

Has anyone had any luck diagnosing/solving this issue?

Wiskey · 09-16-2017, 05:15 PM

I have that too!!!! I thought it was just me! I told my dealer about it and they simply said that sometimes it's normal for cars make noises. Glad to know I'm not the only one!

I'll be following this closely.

Whiskey

soloknight6 · 09-18-2017, 11:24 PM

Do the tsb procedure yourself, dont trust the dealership to do it right. It worked for me. Generous amount of blue thread locker.

Camaro6.SS · 09-20-2017, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soloknight6

Do the tsb procedure yourself, dont trust the dealership to do it right. It worked for me.

Yeah, I'll give it a try. I'm a little concerned that it might be something other than the retaining screw addressed in the TSB, because mine only seems to rattle in the forward gates/positions, i.e. 1st, 3rd (especially), and 5th gears.

Do you remember if your situation was similar?

soloknight6 · 09-21-2017, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camaro6.SS

Yeah, I'll give it a try. I'm a little concerned that it might be something other than the retaining screw addressed in the TSB, because mine only seems to rattle in the forward gates/positions, i.e. 1st, 3rd (especially), and 5th gears.

Do you remember if your situation was similar?

Identical, usually occurred during decel, more vibration = more rattle.

Camaro6.SS · 09-23-2017, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soloknight6

Identical, usually occurred during decel, more vibration = more rattle.

Thanks for the info! I guess I'll just have to perform the TSB procedure myself since the dealer apparently failed to

TimsZ28 · 10-10-2017, 11:08 PM

Yep, just pop up the surrounding trim around your shifter. Locate the lock screw on the driver's side where the shifter handle connects to the shifter. Use a torx wrench to remove it, apply lock tight, re-install it... Can be done in about 2 minutes. I had the exact same sound. Not normal.
Now there are some normal sounds you can hear through the shifter obviously.

Wiskey · 11-17-2017, 03:07 PM

I did this procedure on mine and it fixed my issue too!!! It was rattling every time I was going up hill in 3rd or 5th and now its nice and quiet.

Thanks so much for the tip!! The screw did not seem loose, I never would have guessed that this was the issue.

Whiskey

sav03cobra · 01-26-2019, 11:46 PM

Sorry for an old bump.

I did this TSB last night, life saver. I was so tried if the shifter rattle...worked for me perfectly.

01-15-2016, 06:07 PM	#1
TheVENOMZ Drives: 2016 Black SS M6 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: florida Posts: 60	Shifter rattle Anyone else getting a small rattling from the shifter? When in 3k+ rpms? Only seems to rattle in the top numbers 1,3,5 gears I'm thinking something is loose. But I have no idea how to open it to see. I guess taking it to the dealer is my only option. I just don't want anyone driving my car. Any thoughts?

03-02-2016, 04:49 PM	#5
bobshannon22 Drives: 2016 camaro 1ss Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: virginia Posts: 92	I also have about .5 inches of left to right movement. Glad it's seems normal __________________ 2016 1SS (M6) Kooks headers and exhaust, pray ported MSD/TB, JLT CAI, JLT catch can, TSP heads/VVT-2 cam, E85, Centerfirce clutch, g force axels and DS, most of what BMR makes, blah blah blah

09-18-2017, 11:24 PM	#8
soloknight6 SoCal HT5! SD Drives: 2016 red hot 2ss M6 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Diego CA, Posts: 1,929	Do the tsb procedure yourself, dont trust the dealership to do it right. It worked for me. Generous amount of blue thread locker. __________________ http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...37#post5437037 By my deeds, I honor him. V8!!!

10-10-2017, 11:08 PM	#12
TimsZ28 Drives: '16 2SS, '14 Z71 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Arkansas Posts: 126	Yep, just pop up the surrounding trim around your shifter. Locate the lock screw on the driver's side where the shifter handle connects to the shifter. Use a torx wrench to remove it, apply lock tight, re-install it... Can be done in about 2 minutes. I had the exact same sound. Not normal. Now there are some normal sounds you can hear through the shifter obviously. __________________ '16 2SS M6 & '14 Z71

01-15-2016, 06:16 PM	#2
stratt Drives: Waiting on my 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 497	I thought I was the only one. Weird if you push up on the shifter, the rattle stops.

01-16-2016, 08:20 AM	#3
TheVENOMZ Drives: 2016 Black SS M6 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: florida Posts: 60	That is the exact thing that happens to mine. Weird.

02-24-2016, 09:53 AM	#4
Danew_377 Chief Bief Drives: Nightfall Gray Camaro 1SS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Norfolk, Virginia Posts: 208	I have that as well.

09-16-2017, 05:13 PM	#6
Camaro6.SS Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 5	I am having the same issue with mine. The rattle doesn't sound like it's coming from the shift lever itself but applying gentle forward pressure on the stick temporarily silences it. I brought the car to the dealer, and they performed the procedure described in TSB 16-NA-078, but unfortunately it had no effect. Has anyone had any luck diagnosing/solving this issue?

09-16-2017, 05:15 PM	#7
Wiskey Drives: 2016 Chevy Camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Fallbrook CA Posts: 245	I have that too!!!! I thought it was just me! I told my dealer about it and they simply said that sometimes it's normal for cars make noises. Glad to know I'm not the only one! I'll be following this closely. Whiskey

11-17-2017, 03:07 PM	#13
Wiskey Drives: 2016 Chevy Camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Fallbrook CA Posts: 245	I did this procedure on mine and it fixed my issue too!!! It was rattling every time I was going up hill in 3rd or 5th and now its nice and quiet. Thanks so much for the tip!! The screw did not seem loose, I never would have guessed that this was the issue. Whiskey

01-26-2019, 11:46 PM	#14
sav03cobra SS Copbait R.I. Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Aquidneck island Posts: 217	Sorry for an old bump. I did this TSB last night, life saver. I was so tried if the shifter rattle...worked for me perfectly.

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