[16Panther]

Stuck parking brake?

[raptor5244]

Originally Posted by Meteorma

No matter what that 1st gear feels like I'm towing a house ...car sounds like a diesel truck and pulls like one until it hits 3rd gear ...that's what I get for taking a price deal on a demo car

There has to be something wrong. Go find a desolate road and set your 0-60 timer on display, set it to sport or track mode, mash the gas and tell us what you get. You are driving a car that has a chassis designed to handle this engine so it feels more refined and can sometimes be misleading.

[thescout6]

Originally Posted by Meteorma

So I'm new to sports cars all together , I bought the 2ss and the thing is the car feels so slow unless I punch the gas, just a normal acceleration and from 1st to 2nd feels like the car is pushing a dump truck , if I paddle shift fast and push the Gas it feels peppy, if I don't I feel like I'm being held back and when it does go into 2nd you get a definite head bobble head action. Is this normal? I don't remember it like that on the test drive but honestly the car does not feel fun at all I have more fun in my 2015 v6 impala....

It's probably the delay for fuel economy. Do yourself a favor and buy a throttle controller. You won't feel the same again. Another possible explanation is that it's a new car. New auto transmissions are going to be jerky and rough until it breaks in and learns you.


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[Luis19SS]

Originally Posted by Meteorma

...car sounds like a diesel truck

[E-Ray]

Mine also seems to shift odd at times, when I'm cruising and the RPM's are at or below 1200, then give it a little petal, then seems to hard down shift.

[avalonandl]

Test drive another SS.

Unfortunately GM has had a rash of issues with the 8 speed auto trans, several on the forum are getting new torque converters or new transmissions.

[Meteorma]

Originally Posted by E-Ray

Mine also seems to shift odd at times, when I'm cruising and the RPM's are at or below 1200, then give it a little petal, then seems to hard down shift.

my 2015 impala 6 speed shifted the same way my camaro is , hard down shifts coming to a stop feeling like you get bumped from behind, dragging into gear from 1st to second , but now I just hit 10k and I gatta say I love the car , more than this damn camaro right now, I have not gotten out to the dealership yet to try out another ss but i will this week , I hope maybe the car will smooth out like my impala did, I think the camaro should have just had a six speed auto , It bothers me that my impla feels so much faster from the start, but the camaro obviously will make you feel like your launching to the moon when the impla just kicks to the left a little and takes off lol.

[Kamaro223]

I have a 4T with the 8 speed auto and I have been noticing this too. I have been wondering how to describe it to the dealer and your "bumped from behind" description on down shifts is spot on. I also experience the issue on the 1-2 shift. It's the worst cold, but then not as bad after the first couple stop signs. This is under very little throttle, not flooring it. Please keep us updated if you find anything. Thanks!!!!

[SSport16]

Originally Posted by Kamaro223

I have a 4T with the 8 speed auto and I have been noticing this too. I have been wondering how to describe it to the dealer and your "bumped from behind" description on down shifts is spot on. I also experience the issue on the 1-2 shift. It's the worst cold, but then not as bad after the first couple stop signs. This is under very little throttle, not flooring it. Please keep us updated if you find anything. Thanks!!!!

See if you can have the dealer reprogram the TCM and ECM. Had this same issue back in the spring, after they reprogrammed both, car was night and day difference. Was not shifting right from day 1 when I picked it up last December.

[Meteorma]

Originally Posted by SSport16

See if you can have the dealer reprogram the TCM and ECM. Had this same issue back in the spring, after they reprogrammed both, car was night and day difference. Was not shifting right from day 1 when I picked it up last December.

I requested this and they flat out refused

[SSport16]

Originally Posted by Meteorma

I requested this and they flat out refused

That is crazy! I would take it somewhere else if you can then.

[Meteorma]

Originally Posted by SSport16

That is crazy! I would take it somewhere else if you can then.

It's going to have to wait till spring now unfortunately summer only tires it's freezing here in Illinois cars in the garage for the winter

[eurostyle]

I went for an oil change at 7.000 miles and they told me that GM had a bulletin out to reprogram the A8. I agree and after that the car feels much stronger.

[BlueCamaro6]

Originally Posted by Meteorma

It's going to have to wait till spring now unfortunately summer only tires it's freezing here in Illinois cars in the garage for the winter

Near Chicago by chance?