[Weller]

Vette79, I have the same problem when it's cold out. I can't shift it back into 1st, unless I'm at a dead stop. If I run it through the gears at a stop light, that seems to loosen or warm it up quicker. I need to take it to the dealer, but I was waiting for cold weather to set in, so they would be able to reproduce the problem. Please let me know what your dealer ends up doing for you.

 

[Weller]

Did the part come in yet? It's been unseasonably warm around here lately and I haven't had too much of a problem yet.

 

[Weller]

doesn't it use the F40, as in the 6 spd. from the 9-3?

it's not like this is a brand new tranny...

I'm not sure I understand your point? It's not new, but we're having a problem, and if we can't recreate it, they can't fix it.

 

[Weller]

my point is that it's not a new tranny, and you shouldn't be having any issues. i'll take a wild guess and say that if they do re-create it, it'll be considered "normal"

if not, they'll likely tell you you're not pushing the clutch to the ground between shifts, since they can't duplicate (could be the issue...).

another reason i mention that is you might want to see if the 9-3 has the same issue.

so in my eyes it's either an adjustment in the linkage that needs to be made, or the clutch is getting let out before completely in gear...

I don't think I have an issue with the tranny, I believe the problem is in the gearbox. It may work fine in the 9-3, but that doesn't mean everything lines up perfectly in the G6. I would hope they don't consider something that works fine in warm temperatures, but has issues in cold temperatures, to be "normal". I'm sure they would tell me I'm not pushing the clutch in far enough, which is why I've been waiting for cold temperatures before demonstrating the problem. It's likely just a simple fix with the cable, which is why I was asking Vette if his problem was solved.

 

[Weller]

Don't know what is wrong but I am not going to accept this situation for a car that I paid 33 500$ (CDN) + taxes + interests to GMAC. Next step will be to compare with an other car so to confirm that I'ts not a normal thing. My feeling is that there is some problems with some synchronisation parts for those 2 gears, if it where a fluid problemm I would expect to have the problem on all gears!

We will see.

What's really strange (at least in my case) I only have the grinding issue when it's cold. If it's warm about say 40F and up, or after I drive a few miles, I don't notice any issue. Also, I can shift back into first only when I'm stopped, so I believe something has to be screwed up with the synchos for the 1 and 2 gears. I still haven't taken it to my dealer since I haven't been able to leave my car there overnight to replicate the problem.