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JayhawkSS · 08-10-2009, 03:12 PM

Feel lucky if yours doesn't have skip shift. I yell at my car "I don't want to go into 4th!!!" everytime it happens. Then I say "Looove Youuu" after I yell at her.

I also learned to pause in neutral for a sec till I can get into 2nd.

BBQTriAngle · 08-10-2009, 03:17 PM

"Hello, had this on my 4th generation as well, I just pause briefly in neutral and then shift to 2nd as normal."

me too.

jachevy28 · 08-10-2009, 06:20 PM

It's funny, in my 4th gen I was forced to do the skip shift constantly....in this one, I think it's only engaged once. Must be some weird combination of the powertrains and how I drive.

Number 3 · 08-10-2009, 06:30 PM

I've been trying to tell you guys for a while now that you will hardly notice it as it hardly forces the 1 - 4 shift at all in 296.

NVMY68SS · 08-10-2009, 08:10 PM

It's all in how you drive and what you have to drive around....i.e. slow traffic ahead.

I couldn't stand it so I had my mechanic order one when he got my Flowmasters and I had it installed in less than 5 minutes and now, no more issue.

FWIW, mine come on a lot initially.........probably me getting used to the car.

O2BQIK · 08-10-2009, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Demon

If you installed the skip shift eliminator it will not force a 1st to 4th even "rarely". The light will still illuminate though.

I know. The DIC rarely indicates skip shift, because of the way I drive. So my point is that even though I have the skip shift eliminator, I can tell that even if I didn't it would rarely try to force me to 4th because of my driving habits, and that may be the same thing the OP is experiencing.

heinzd01 · 08-10-2009, 09:48 PM

I rarely get the skip shift. About the only time I do is if I'm going from gravel to paved road going extra slow so as not to sling the gravel.

Rogue Leader · 08-11-2009, 08:02 AM

As i said, drive the car on a Long island commute with traffic... Its maddening. I gotta get the eliminator asap! (and I'm an idiot for not getting it already having owned 2 skip shift cars before that i eliminated immediately).

newtj3 · 08-11-2009, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by O2BQIK

Depending on your driving habits you may rarely ever see it. I installed the skip shift eliminator, but the DIC still shows when the computer wants it to skip-shift, and it rarely happens. Mostly when I'm driving slowly through a parking lot or something.

same here

ihc95 · 08-11-2009, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMERICANMADE

I don't know that it would bother me. I have driven this thing every possible speed, motion, stop, roll, no gas, more gas, you name it. My car will NOT engage the skip shift. Maybe I'm blessed. lol

Yes you are blessed. Ive driven cars with skip shift and it very annoying. I love going thru all the gears in a manual and skip shift sort of ruins it

boatingbent · 08-11-2009, 08:38 AM

It was pretty slow going on the streets of Sturgis doing Rally week so it happened to me a few times ....Seams you gotta be pretty easy on the pedal to have it happen

AMERICANMADE · 08-11-2009, 11:09 AM

Did some more tests last night after I was sure the car was up to temp. Did some slow rolls with just enough throttle to keep rolling. Same as before, can't make it engage. First to second - slow shift, fast shift - still no skip shift. I'm wondering if there is something specific about this unit that is malfunctioning. At this point I'm chalking it up to luck and forgetting about it. If I can't make it do while I'm trying, I know I'll never experience it with my typical driving habits.

AMERICANMADE · 08-12-2009, 10:39 AM

Well, I spoke to soon. Let my wife drive the Camaro to work yesterday then took it out last night. I don't think I changed my manual shift driving technique in my sleep, but now the thing never misses skip shift. Took a short drive and I'm miffed. IT HITS EVERY DAMN TIME. Now I can't keep the rpms or first gear speed up high enough to keep it from doing it. I guess I'm going to have my mechanic question it now. Something weird is going on. It's like once it did it the first time nothing is stopping it now.

nitronate · 08-12-2009, 11:01 AM

isn't the 1st to 4th skip shift "feature" on all camaros and vettes? as far as i know, it has been this way for quite awhile. i know a guy who has a 1990 corvette zr1 and that even has the skip shift.

as far as i know, that simple "feature" is how GM currently avoids the gas guzzler tax. at $1300, $30 for a skip shift eliminator is WELL worth the money.

08-10-2009, 03:12 PM	#15
JayhawkSS Autobot Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 253	Feel lucky if yours doesn't have skip shift. I yell at my car "I don't want to go into 4th!!!" everytime it happens. Then I say "Looove Youuu" after I yell at her. I also learned to pause in neutral for a sec till I can get into 2nd. __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS \| *Silver Ice Metallic* LS3..Black Leather..Sunroof - Delivered! 06/27/2009 ROCK CHALK!!!

08-10-2009, 06:30 PM	#18
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,307 View My Garage	I've been trying to tell you guys for a while now that you will hardly notice it as it hardly forces the 1 - 4 shift at all in 296. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

08-10-2009, 08:10 PM	#19
NVMY68SS Drives #296 Drives: 1968 Camaro SS - 350/5 Speed Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Smithfield, NC Posts: 953	It's all in how you drive and what you have to drive around....i.e. slow traffic ahead. I couldn't stand it so I had my mechanic order one when he got my Flowmasters and I had it installed in less than 5 minutes and now, no more issue. FWIW, mine come on a lot initially.........probably me getting used to the car. __________________ #296 Delivered 6-1-09 Dynoed 10-3-09 384.56HP 387.65TQ with the bolt-ons listed, no tune.....yet! Roto-Fab CAI (Install pics here), Doug Thorley Shorties, Flowmaster American Thunder 409S Cat Back Vid

08-11-2009, 08:02 AM	#22
Rogue Leader Iatefiberglassinsulation Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 3,601 View My Garage	As i said, drive the car on a Long island commute with traffic... Its maddening. I gotta get the eliminator asap! (and I'm an idiot for not getting it already having owned 2 skip shift cars before that i eliminated immediately). __________________ 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS - was daily driver, now toy 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio - Daily Driver 2017 Mercedes Benz GLE 350 - Wifes Car 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0 - Tow Vehicle 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S - Project Car 1994 Volkswagen Golf - Race Car "Like" my race team on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/farfrumwinnin

08-11-2009, 08:38 AM	#25
boatingbent Drives: 69 Pontiac Firebird Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Eastern Minn Posts: 374	It was pretty slow going on the streets of Sturgis doing Rally week so it happened to me a few times ....Seams you gotta be pretty easy on the pedal to have it happen __________________ 1100, Ordered car May 22nd 09 2000, Order accepted by GM - 26 May 2009 3000, Order accepted by production control 5/27 3300, Order scheduled for production 3400, Order broadcast 3800, Order produced..2G1FT1EW4A9125913 Delivered to me July 28th

08-10-2009, 03:17 PM	#16
BBQTriAngle Drives: 2010 IBM SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 87	"Hello, had this on my 4th generation as well, I just pause briefly in neutral and then shift to 2nd as normal." me too.

08-10-2009, 06:20 PM	#17
jachevy28 Camaro. Is. Life. Drives: 2016 1SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 278	It's funny, in my 4th gen I was forced to do the skip shift constantly....in this one, I think it's only engaged once. Must be some weird combination of the powertrains and how I drive.

08-10-2009, 09:48 PM	#21
heinzd01 Drives: 2010 SS RS, 1976 Type LT Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Jamestown, OH (East of Dayton) Posts: 1,275 View My Garage	I rarely get the skip shift. About the only time I do is if I'm going from gravel to paved road going extra slow so as not to sling the gravel.

08-11-2009, 11:09 AM	#26
AMERICANMADE Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas Posts: 221	Did some more tests last night after I was sure the car was up to temp. Did some slow rolls with just enough throttle to keep rolling. Same as before, can't make it engage. First to second - slow shift, fast shift - still no skip shift. I'm wondering if there is something specific about this unit that is malfunctioning. At this point I'm chalking it up to luck and forgetting about it. If I can't make it do while I'm trying, I know I'll never experience it with my typical driving habits.

08-12-2009, 10:39 AM	#27
AMERICANMADE Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas Posts: 221	Well, I spoke to soon. Let my wife drive the Camaro to work yesterday then took it out last night. I don't think I changed my manual shift driving technique in my sleep, but now the thing never misses skip shift. Took a short drive and I'm miffed. IT HITS EVERY DAMN TIME. Now I can't keep the rpms or first gear speed up high enough to keep it from doing it. I guess I'm going to have my mechanic question it now. Something weird is going on. It's like once it did it the first time nothing is stopping it now.

08-12-2009, 11:01 AM	#28
nitronate Drives: 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Antonio Posts: 18	isn't the 1st to 4th skip shift "feature" on all camaros and vettes? as far as i know, it has been this way for quite awhile. i know a guy who has a 1990 corvette zr1 and that even has the skip shift. as far as i know, that simple "feature" is how GM currently avoids the gas guzzler tax. at $1300, $30 for a skip shift eliminator is WELL worth the money.

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