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Wacker · 10-05-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by eddie SS

I drive about 70% of the time in sport mode. My driving is 90% street(city). I'm getting around 8.3 to 9.1 mpg. That's insane. I had a 06 Tahoe Z71 w/ the 5.3 V8 & tow ratio settings and I would get 9.0 to 9.5 mpg city. I expected my big truck to get horrible gas mileage but not my new 2010 camaro SS. When I first picked it up I had to drive about 410 miles to get home and I average about 24.5 on the highway, 14.5- 15 city mpg. I did the fuse pull and now I'm averaging 8.5. What gives...?? My driving habits didn't change, same level of accelerations and all. Can anyone please help..? I did notice that when I inserted the fuses again, I pushed them all the way down and now they sit a little lower than the rest. Could that be an issue???

Sounds like a driving habit issue. Sport mode is definitely going to give you worse economy, due to staying in gears longer. You can put it in D and get pretty descent milage if you take it easy. But this is not the funnest way to drive.

chappy48 · 10-05-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by eddie SS

I drive about 70% of the time in sport mode. My driving is 90% street(city). I'm getting around 8.3 to 9.1 mpg. That's insane. I had a 06 Tahoe Z71 w/ the 5.3 V8 & tow ratio settings and I would get 9.0 to 9.5 mpg city. I expected my big truck to get horrible gas mileage but not my new 2010 camaro SS. When I first picked it up I had to drive about 410 miles to get home and I average about 24.5 on the highway, 14.5- 15 city mpg. I did the fuse pull and now I'm averaging 8.5. What gives...?? My driving habits didn't change, same level of accelerations and all. Can anyone please help..? I did notice that when I inserted the fuses again, I pushed them all the way down and now they sit a little lower than the rest. Could that be an issue???

Try taking a highway trip and see if your gas mileage is worse on the highway as well. If it is you know its not driving habits..

eddie SS · 10-05-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Wacker

Sounds like a driving habit issue. Sport mode is definitely going to give you worse economy, due to staying in gears longer. You can put it in D and get pretty descent milage if you take it easy. But this is not the funnest way to drive.

I'll try keeping it in D mode and see if it helps. Your right, with this car "taking it easy" is definitely not the funnest way to drive....lol.

Thanx for the input.

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Originally Posted by chappy48

Try taking a highway trip and see if your gas mileage is worse on the highway as well. If it is you know its not driving habits..

Yeah, was going to try that as soon as I can take a highway trip long enough to properly evaluate this. Thanx for the input.

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but about putting the fuses back. I pushed them down until they "stopped". Do they stop when they are poperly seated..?? or Can I have pushed them down too far..?? They are sitting lower than the one's around them. I gently pushed down on some other ones and they seated lower also. Again, sorry if it's a stupid question. Just wanted to play it safe.

Wacker · 10-05-2009, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by eddie SS

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but about putting the fuses back. I pushed them down until they "stopped". Do they stop when they are poperly seated..?? or Can I have pushed them down too far..?? They are sitting lower than the one's around them. I gently pushed down on some other ones and they seated lower also. Again, sorry if it's a stupid question. Just wanted to play it safe.

I think some other guys had the same issue. You are not going to hurt them by seating them all the way.

eddie SS · 10-05-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Wacker

I think some other guys had the same issue. You are not going to hurt them by seating them all the way.

Ok, thanks.

HDDAN · 10-06-2009, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by eddie SS

I drive about 70% of the time in sport mode. My driving is 90% street(city). I'm getting around 8.3 to 9.1 mpg. That's insane. I had a 06 Tahoe Z71 w/ the 5.3 V8 & tow ratio settings and I would get 9.0 to 9.5 mpg city. I expected my big truck to get horrible gas mileage but not my new 2010 camaro SS. When I first picked it up I had to drive about 410 miles to get home and I average about 24.5 on the highway, 14.5- 15 city mpg. I did the fuse pull and now I'm averaging 8.5. What gives...?? My driving habits didn't change, same level of accelerations and all. Can anyone please help..? I did notice that when I inserted the fuses again, I pushed them all the way down and now they sit a little lower than the rest. Could that be an issue???

I noticed the same thing after the fuse pull. I was also in M most of the time. Then I realized that I was driving much more agressively than I had been, especially when starting out from a stop because the jerkiness had gone away. when I realized this I kept driving agressively anyways because I did not buy the SS for it's good gas mileage, I bought it for the fun factor. I love it when you press the pedal down and it downshifts three gears. The tapshift will get you even less mileage. It is a good doodad but not of much use. I tried it at the dragstrip and turned my worse time with it.

ibznu2010 · 10-06-2009, 07:44 AM

Not to get off subject but anyone had issue with trans going into 3 gear to late and hitting rev limiter on auto trans in sport mode. Its done this 2 times.

stefan5464 · 10-06-2009, 12:55 PM

Time to try.

Wacker · 10-06-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ibznu2010

Not to get off subject but anyone had issue with trans going into 3 gear to late and hitting rev limiter on auto trans in sport mode. Its done this 2 times.

Just to be clear you were in Sport not Tap Mode right? Were you running on a downhill gradient? I've done this a couple times, both in the same location at WOT and going downhill. The stock settings seem to be weak on the pressure/shift time side allowing the shift to take too long. If the above conditions do not exist I would definitely let the dealer know. Hell, it shouldn't do it regardless.

ibznu2010 · 10-06-2009, 05:52 PM

Not in tap shift mode & not downhill. Talked to dealer today and he said keep an eye on it because if there is no code he cant find the problem.

Wacker · 10-06-2009, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ibznu2010

Not in tap shift mode & not downhill. Talked to dealer today and he said keep an eye on it because if there is no code he cant find the problem.

Okay...How many miles on your car? I ask this because the tranny has adaptive learning and "should" increase the shift time. I suggest doing the same thing you did the first time a few more times. The tranny may need to learn a bit more.

Fat Boy · 10-08-2009, 11:00 AM

Not sure if this is the right place to post this so let me know if it needs to move.
SS/RS L99. 1600+ miles on odometer. Oil changed at 1500 and oil life reset. I was expecting a "different" car as some have likened it to "waking" up. The car has been driven within the manual guidlines of varying RPMs, staying below 4K. My issue is this car has a dead spot when you throttle up. Dead spot can be felt from idle, 1000, 2000, 3000 RPMs. The dead spot happens in Drive or Park, doesn't matter. Tried the fuse pull overnight and that had no effect. Is or has anyone here having the same issue??

eddie SS · 10-08-2009, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Fat Boy

Not sure if this is the right place to post this so let me know if it needs to move.
SS/RS L99. 1600+ miles on odometer. Oil changed at 1500 and oil life reset. I was expecting a "different" car as some have likened it to "waking" up. The car has been driven within the manual guidlines of varying RPMs, staying below 4K. My issue is this car has a dead spot when you throttle up. Dead spot can be felt from idle, 1000, 2000, 3000 RPMs. The dead spot happens in Drive or Park, doesn't matter. Tried the fuse pull overnight and that had no effect. Is or has anyone here having the same issue??

When you refer to "dead spot" are you saying that it hesitates when you hit the throttle..? My car is doing just that. when I punch it, it hesitates then it takes off. It feels like it boggs down then it'll rev back up and launch. It'll do it in D or M. My 06 Tahoe Z71 would do it also whenever I would floor it to try and accelerate quickly. But i wouldn't expect my maro to perform like that... It does it from a dead stop or while driving. Is anyone experiencing this as well...? When I first did the fuse pull, it took care of it, but now it's back.

MikeZ28 · 10-08-2009, 03:16 PM

Is the "dead spot" a delay while the car is downshifting? Or is there a time delay in throttle response even if the car does not change gears? Or is there just no response in certain zones or ranges of the gas pedal position, like a bad TPS?

I can't help, but I just am trying to understand the exact symptom.

10-06-2009, 07:44 AM	#511
ibznu2010 Drives: 2010 blk 2SS RS polished wheel Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sylvester Georgia Posts: 158	transmission Not to get off subject but anyone had issue with trans going into 3 gear to late and hitting rev limiter on auto trans in sport mode. Its done this 2 times.

10-06-2009, 12:55 PM	#512
stefan5464 Drives: 2010 1LT Black/Black 6sp Auto Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 101	Time to try. __________________ 2010 CAMARO 1LT \| BLACK/BLACK \| CC \| A6 \| TAPSHIFT \| BA STEREO "Black Sabbath" 1000 - [7-20-2009] 1100 - NMTF3K [7-23-2009] 2000 - [7-23-2009] 3000 - [8-12-2009] TPW [9-07-2009] 3300 - [8-25-2009] 3400 - [8-31-2009] 3800 - VIN [9-10-2009] #44741 4150 - [9-10-2009] 4B00 - Bayed [9-10-2009] 4200 - Shipped [9-10-2009] On TRUCK IN TRANSIT5000 ELIVERED TO DEALER.. 6000: BLACK SABBATH COMETH 9-16-2009

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10-06-2009, 05:52 PM	#514
ibznu2010 Drives: 2010 blk 2SS RS polished wheel Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sylvester Georgia Posts: 158	Not in tap shift mode & not downhill. Talked to dealer today and he said keep an eye on it because if there is no code he cant find the problem.

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MikeZ28 Drives: '04 GTO, '00 Z28, '95 Z28 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 225	Is the "dead spot" a delay while the car is downshifting? Or is there a time delay in throttle response even if the car does not change gears? Or is there just no response in certain zones or ranges of the gas pedal position, like a bad TPS? I can't help, but I just am trying to understand the exact symptom.