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nooblyfe · 10-09-2018, 10:53 PM

Hello all. This is my first post on here. This is the first time im owning a real American v8. I come from a european car background with bmw's and supercharged audi's. I love my 2017 camaro 2ss. Bought it used about 2 weeks ago from 2 hours away from a Ford dealership with 17,000 miles. Ive had a few issues with the car that I want to address. I have searched the forums and saw nothing similar.

I'm almost always in triptronic/manual mode.

My first issue is with the transmission shifting. Whether I am going fast or slow, when i let my foot off the gas, and down shift to 6th, its smooth. Even to 5th, its smooth. 4th is smooth as well. But when i shift down to third, its VERY rough. The whole car jolts forward for a split second. Downshifting to 2nd is okay as well. Ive tried shifting down from 4th to 3rd from multiple RPM's. whether im going fast or slow, it jolts alot. Is this common?

My second issue is with the RPMs themselves. When im in first, I let go of the gas and shift to second (at 3k rpm), it goes into 2nd gear but the rpms just drop as if it was in idle until i push the gas pedal again. When i push on the gas, it snaps into the correct gear (2nd) and jolts a bit and then drives normal, and the rpm goes back up where it is suppose to be at around 2k rather than ide at 1k. This mostly happens from 1st->2nd->3rd. Common?

My third issue is coorelated with the second issue. It is the throttle response. It just seems like even when im in DRIVE mode, and im cruising at about 35mph, and let off the gas, and then push on it again, the car jolts forward a little bit as if it just caught the gear it is suppose to be in. Its an odd feeling that isnt smooth.

For all 3 scenarios, I have tried all 4 modes and its no different in any of the modes. The issues remain consistent.

My 4th issue is just a nuisance. It is a clicking/ticking noise from the passenger rear side of the car when i am cruising at 70mph+ on the freeway. Its just really annoying. I turn my music up so i dont hear it. It sounds like long piece of rubber trim is hanging off and just knocking against the car consistently. Normal?

Thank you all in advance.

10-09-2018, 10:53 PM	#1
nooblyfe Drives: camaro 2ss 6th gen Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: sacramento Posts: 15	2017 Camaro 2SS a8 Transmission Problems! Hello all. This is my first post on here. This is the first time im owning a real American v8. I come from a european car background with bmw's and supercharged audi's. I love my 2017 camaro 2ss. Bought it used about 2 weeks ago from 2 hours away from a Ford dealership with 17,000 miles. Ive had a few issues with the car that I want to address. I have searched the forums and saw nothing similar. I'm almost always in triptronic/manual mode. My first issue is with the transmission shifting. Whether I am going fast or slow, when i let my foot off the gas, and down shift to 6th, its smooth. Even to 5th, its smooth. 4th is smooth as well. But when i shift down to third, its VERY rough. The whole car jolts forward for a split second. Downshifting to 2nd is okay as well. Ive tried shifting down from 4th to 3rd from multiple RPM's. whether im going fast or slow, it jolts alot. Is this common? My second issue is with the RPMs themselves. When im in first, I let go of the gas and shift to second (at 3k rpm), it goes into 2nd gear but the rpms just drop as if it was in idle until i push the gas pedal again. When i push on the gas, it snaps into the correct gear (2nd) and jolts a bit and then drives normal, and the rpm goes back up where it is suppose to be at around 2k rather than ide at 1k. This mostly happens from 1st->2nd->3rd. Common? My third issue is coorelated with the second issue. It is the throttle response. It just seems like even when im in DRIVE mode, and im cruising at about 35mph, and let off the gas, and then push on it again, the car jolts forward a little bit as if it just caught the gear it is suppose to be in. Its an odd feeling that isnt smooth. For all 3 scenarios, I have tried all 4 modes and its no different in any of the modes. The issues remain consistent. My 4th issue is just a nuisance. It is a clicking/ticking noise from the passenger rear side of the car when i am cruising at 70mph+ on the freeway. Its just really annoying. I turn my music up so i dont hear it. It sounds like long piece of rubber trim is hanging off and just knocking against the car consistently. Normal? Thank you all in advance. Last edited by nooblyfe; 10-09-2018 at 11:55 PM.