04-27-2020, 12:43 PM | #1 |
Drives: camaro ss Join Date: Jun 2018
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High mileage A8s out there without shudder??
Hey everyone
I stumbled onto a decent used 17 2SS A8 with 25k miles for around 30k (hope thats a good deal lol). The one good thing is this dealership supplies a lifetime warranty for transmission/engine. Now I am wondering what % of users have the shudder/TC issue with the A8 (is it only around 20% or is it eventual no matter what) and is there an actual GM fix outside of an aftermarket TC + Tune?? Even if the warranty includes unlimited TC replacements (which i doubt they would honor anyway) this might not be worth the headache for me and I am looking for an "actual fix." Unfortunately my manual skills are not great and I deal with a lot of city traffic so I would prefer the A8. |
04-27-2020, 01:14 PM | #2 |
Drives: 2018 Camaro V6/RS Join Date: Nov 2018
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The latest fluid and flush procedure seems to hold promise for a permanent fix, but only time will tell. For me it's been about 15,000 miles and so far it's been great since the latest procedure. How is your dealership providing a lifetime trans/engine warranty like that? I wanna go there lol
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04-27-2020, 02:22 PM | #3 | |
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04-27-2020, 09:43 PM | #4 | |
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04-27-2020, 09:48 PM | #5 |
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No faith in the A8 trans? If so, I'm with you lol. I don't know about you, but I'll be upside down with this car for probably another 4 years or so. So I kind of need to focus on the bright side of things, or it just might drive me a little crazy lol
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04-28-2020, 04:59 PM | #6 | |
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04-28-2020, 05:02 PM | #7 |
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04-29-2020, 09:25 AM | #8 |
Drives: 2016 1SS NFG A8 Join Date: Aug 2017
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Pretty sure the new fluid has fixed majority of the cases. The ones that had the problem return likely suffered extensive damage to the converter from driving it for a prolonged period with the shudder and will need a replacement along with the new fluid.
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04-29-2020, 10:47 AM | #9 |
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Do you guys know if a circle d torque converter with a tune has been a long term fix?? Or there are other components in the A8 that are problematic
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04-29-2020, 01:56 PM | #10 |
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Far as I know anybody that has replaced the converter with a good aftermarket from Circle D or FTI has never had a problem.
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04-29-2020, 03:31 PM | #11 |
Drives: camaro ss Join Date: Jun 2018
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Awesome appreciate the input might just go that route
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