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Hannibal · 11-07-2013, 06:44 AM

Op, you certainly get my vote for forum hero.

I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical, but I gave this a try in morning traffic. I followed the OP's instructions one time and I never had to deal with the dreaded skip shift issue again. I must have done a hundred slow starts that normally would force the 1st to 4th shift. Not anymore.

Congratrs, you have single handedly crushed an entire product line with your discovery!

ZED SLED · 11-07-2013, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by cadyshac

This works on hill assist for how long? You have to do it every time you drive the car?

You have to clear it every time. If you're facing up hill at a stop sign, you will have to clear it every time you move. All you have to do is push the button on the end of the stalk. Worst can happen is blunt fingertip trauma, lol. No more than mine comes on I can live with clearing it. Easier than replacing the yaw sensor.

MikeOD · 11-07-2013, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Dizzy82

Why pay for something when a simple press of a button fixes the issue?

Because you have to hit it EVERY time...and you have to take your hand off the steering wheel to hit it...and since your other hand is on the shifter you now have no hands on the wheel.......you can try your luck hitting it with your hand on the wheel...but you might also turn on the high beams randomly.

dwinva · 11-07-2013, 07:26 AM

Congratulations gmen09....You're officially the forum "hero of the day".

Dfault · 11-07-2013, 07:28 AM

Didnt work on my 2010. It got rid of the message but still had to go to 4th.

06_warrior · 11-07-2013, 08:13 AM

Nice find but it's much easier with the skip shift eliminator. It took all of 5 mins to drive on the ramps and switch out the skip shift. It's a safer solution than taking your eyes off the road to find and press a button.

Hannibal · 11-07-2013, 08:37 AM

My 2011 SS doesn't have hill assist so I can't comment on that. I only had to hit the stalk one time and after that, the car never forced the 1st to 4th shift again. I guess the year/software version determines if this works. All I can say is that I no longer have the physical skip shift on my "to buy" list.

ChriSS · 11-07-2013, 09:49 AM

I have a 2012 2SS and I tried it on my way to work yesterday. It came up one time I hit the clear button and it didn't show up again on the rest of the ride to work. I don't know if I just never hit the right conditions for it to activate after that or it just turned it off for the rest of the trip. I tried to take off normally so it would show up again but could not get it to come back. I thought I was going to have to be pushing the button every time. Has this happened for any one else ?

Predator2U · 11-07-2013, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dfault

Didnt work on my 2010. It got rid of the message but still had to go to 4th.

It did this too for me once, at the moment I hit "clear" but then.... OMG!!! it has NEVER displayed or forced the skip-shift again! Woot-Woot!

This is the best easter egg ever!

Way - to - go OP

UnEasy Rider · 11-07-2013, 11:30 AM

If it is a one time fix that's great. If you have to do it every time it pops up - not so much.

I only notice the message after I realize that I can't get into second. At that point I'll glance at the DIC, and go on into fourth - usually lugging the engine. Going for the button just adds one more thing to distract attention from the road. As another user pointed out - one hand on shifter, one hand looking for button - too much going on IMHO.

not · 11-07-2013, 11:53 AM

You can bet the place selling the skip-shift fix sure is having a bad day today. Oh well, not like they didn't know of this fix and praying it was never found out.

TheHorse13 · 11-07-2013, 01:39 PM

For me it was a one time fix. I hit the SET/CTR button when I saw the DIC skip shift message and after that, it never happened again. No more skip shifting!!

SabotAndHeat · 11-07-2013, 02:17 PM

So...one hand working the SET/CLR button...the other working the shifter?

God forbid you start turning left from the inside lane of a two lane turn and try this.

That is unless it's one click and done.

thepirate · 11-07-2013, 02:37 PM

Sounds like this needs to be cleared up. People are saying different things.

Has anyone hit it once, have it work, but then had to hit it again? Even if it is the next day?

Or is it a one time fix?

11-07-2013, 08:13 AM	#48
06_warrior Drives: 2012 1SS LS3 M6 black on black :) Join Date: May 2012 Location: SD Posts: 1,342	Nice find but it's much easier with the skip shift eliminator. It took all of 5 mins to drive on the ramps and switch out the skip shift. It's a safer solution than taking your eyes off the road to find and press a button. __________________ 2006 - 46,000 Reliable miles

11-07-2013, 11:30 AM	#52
UnEasy Rider Drives: 2012 1SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Center, TX Posts: 154 View My Garage	If it is a one time fix that's great. If you have to do it every time it pops up - not so much. I only notice the message after I realize that I can't get into second. At that point I'll glance at the DIC, and go on into fourth - usually lugging the engine. Going for the button just adds one more thing to distract attention from the road. As another user pointed out - one hand on shifter, one hand looking for button - too much going on IMHO. __________________ Who owns this car with the Peace Sign, Mag Wheels, and 6 on the floor?

11-07-2013, 02:37 PM	#56
thepirate Drives: 2013 2SS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 372	Sounds like this needs to be cleared up. People are saying different things. Has anyone hit it once, have it work, but then had to hit it again? Even if it is the next day? Or is it a one time fix? __________________

11-07-2013, 06:44 AM	#43
Hannibal Drives: Camaro SS & ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Southeast USA Posts: 527	Op, you certainly get my vote for forum hero. I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical, but I gave this a try in morning traffic. I followed the OP's instructions one time and I never had to deal with the dreaded skip shift issue again. I must have done a hundred slow starts that normally would force the 1st to 4th shift. Not anymore. Congratrs, you have single handedly crushed an entire product line with your discovery!

11-07-2013, 07:26 AM	#46
dwinva Drives: 13 2SS/RSvert,CRT,dual-mode exhaust Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 314	Congratulations gmen09....You're officially the forum "hero of the day".

11-07-2013, 07:28 AM	#47
Dfault Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Waco, TX Posts: 989	Didnt work on my 2010. It got rid of the message but still had to go to 4th.

11-07-2013, 08:37 AM	#49
Hannibal Drives: Camaro SS & ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Southeast USA Posts: 527	My 2011 SS doesn't have hill assist so I can't comment on that. I only had to hit the stalk one time and after that, the car never forced the 1st to 4th shift again. I guess the year/software version determines if this works. All I can say is that I no longer have the physical skip shift on my "to buy" list.

11-07-2013, 09:49 AM	#50
ChriSS Drives: Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Black and IOM Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Deep South Texas Posts: 109	I have a 2012 2SS and I tried it on my way to work yesterday. It came up one time I hit the clear button and it didn't show up again on the rest of the ride to work. I don't know if I just never hit the right conditions for it to activate after that or it just turned it off for the rest of the trip. I tried to take off normally so it would show up again but could not get it to come back. I thought I was going to have to be pushing the button every time. Has this happened for any one else ?

11-07-2013, 11:53 AM	#53
not Account Suspended Drives: Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 341	You can bet the place selling the skip-shift fix sure is having a bad day today. Oh well, not like they didn't know of this fix and praying it was never found out.

11-07-2013, 01:39 PM	#54
TheHorse13 Drives: 2011 Black SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Harpers Ferry, WV Posts: 1,116	For me it was a one time fix. I hit the SET/CTR button when I saw the DIC skip shift message and after that, it never happened again. No more skip shifting!!

11-07-2013, 02:17 PM	#55
SabotAndHeat Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 412	So...one hand working the SET/CLR button...the other working the shifter? God forbid you start turning left from the inside lane of a two lane turn and try this. That is unless it's one click and done.