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Originally Posted by vidkidZ
A daily commute with mixed high speeds / congestion on roads with an incline/decline is a sure-fire way to bring about the shudder.
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For me, it was a 'shake down / maiden voyage road trip.' I don't remember when I started doing it, but for the last
several vehicles, I figure out "somewhere" to go within that first few weeks of ownership to put some miles on the vehicle, get a feel for it, see if it needs to go back to the dealership for anything, etc...
So, just after I got the Camaro, I took a trip from the DFW area of Texas to Arizona. My plan had been to spend time in Northern Arizona / Southern Utah. But, it was February and Northern AZ was cooler (and sometimes slicker) than what I had planned on.
So, I headed south and found some twisty roads around and west of Phoenix. I think I even briefly ended up in California by accident. All was well when I was testing my comfort level with the limits the car. But, that 1000 or so miles of just cruising on the slightly hilly interstate.......
8th gear... bad shudder.
After a while, 7th gear... bad shudder.
I ran a good portion of that trip in 5th and 6th gear to keep the car from shaking.
I was fit to be tied by the time I got home. "FIX IT or it's GONE" was my attitude. (Although, I never said it exactly that way to the dealership.
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They had to go through the steps, of course. Later, the service guy told me "he had never seen one that bad and he KNEW the triple flush wasn't gonna fix it." It has been fine since I got it back. So far. I figure it's just a matter of time, though. :(