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Need4speed_motorsports · 07-30-2014, 05:44 PM

Thats strange, I dont think that it is due to lugging, I cruze at that speed quite a bit.

bobby35ny · 08-08-2014, 08:57 AM

Just to update the thread. This turned out to be a long process. Car was finally fixed.
This all started in June. The last repair took 11 days. They dropped the tranny and replaced the "5th gear pack" Looking at the work order, this included a couple of gears, bearings, spacers, washers and synchronizer. I'm happy now!!
-Bobby

RedRock ZL1 · 08-08-2014, 06:39 PM

Good to hear, that would have been frustrating.

ZEDL1 · 08-08-2014, 06:51 PM

Having listened to the sounds on the video, and understanding that the sound goes away if you hold the shifter with you hand, but you still feel the vibration when you're holding it, I'm wondering if it's the mechanical parts of the fifth gear linkage that are loose, or in some other way causing them to vibrate, and then transmit that vibration back to the gear shift shaft.
Being able to take the sound away when holding the shifter itself to me isn't consistent with a syncro problem.
Seems to me that a linkage problem may be what's wrong.

Let us know bobby.

ZEDL1 · 08-08-2014, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ZEDL1

Having listened to the sounds on the video, and understanding that the sound goes away if you hold the shifter with you hand, but you still feel the vibration when you're holding it, I'm wondering if it's the mechanical parts of the fifth gear linkage that are loose, or in some other way causing them to vibrate, and then transmit that vibration back to the gear shift shaft.
Being able to take the sound away when holding the shifter itself to me isn't consistent with a syncro problem.
Seems to me that a linkage problem may be what's wrong.

Let us know bobby.

Sorry, I missed your last post with the problem solved. My mistake.

bobby35ny · 08-11-2014, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ZEDL1

Sorry, I missed your last post with the problem solved. My mistake.

That's what GM thought at first, linkage issue. Dealer was given steps to fix it but that didn't work. Then they did the 5th gear pack. That's what fixed it.
-Bobby

Kevlar382 · 10-23-2014, 12:53 PM

Never had that with mine. Some thing is loose I would think

wzbhnn · 08-06-2015, 08:38 AM

Hi Bobby,
Do you by chance have the diagnosis report for this? My car is doing the exact same thing at 5th gear. Just like you I am getting all the BS from the dealership saying that it is 'completely normal'. You would really help me out if you have it, and I can just slap them in the face with what the problem is, and skip all the hassle for the transmission repair/replacement.
Troy

Clark Grizwald · 10-17-2016, 08:16 AM

My '13 ZL1 shakes like a mother starting at 90-100 MPH and i believe im in 5th gear when up there. could this be part of the same issue?

Squatch · 10-17-2016, 04:18 PM

I goto 5th gear at about 32 MPH with no problem, as long as im about 1200 RPM I think the engine is fine, I shift to 6th at 40 MPH often.

GONMAD510 · 10-19-2016, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Squatch

I goto 5th gear at about 32 MPH with no problem, as long as im about 1200 RPM I think the engine is fine, I shift to 6th at 40 MPH often.

Wow going into 6th at 40mph. Gas mileage must be decent. I don't see 6th gear unless I am on the freeway....plus I like listening to my car through Kooks LT with high flow cats and No Weeds exhaust cutouts.

KaBoom1701 · 10-19-2016, 10:42 AM

Crazy....

I dont use 5th or 6th gear unless I'm on the freeway or a long open road where the mph is above 50+...

You guys shift way to early and are lugging the engine too much IMHO.

Squatch · 10-19-2016, 11:01 AM

you guys prob never trigger the 'skip shift' either where it forces you to shift to 4th gear when going around ...18-20 MPH I think it is...I do often and about to buy the eliminator plug, I had to for my old SS.

08-08-2014, 08:57 AM	#30
bobby35ny Drives: 18 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South East, FL Posts: 3,024	Just to update the thread. This turned out to be a long process. Car was finally fixed. This all started in June. The last repair took 11 days. They dropped the tranny and replaced the "5th gear pack" Looking at the work order, this included a couple of gears, bearings, spacers, washers and synchronizer. I'm happy now!! -Bobby __________________ 2017 ZL1 M6 Bog City, 2013 ZL1 M6, 2010 2SS M6 ZL1::J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS

10-17-2016, 08:16 AM	#37
Clark Grizwald Brewmaster Drives: 2013 ZL1, 2015 Tundra 1794 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cary, Illinois Posts: 256 View My Garage	My '13 ZL1 shakes like a mother starting at 90-100 MPH and i believe im in 5th gear when up there. could this be part of the same issue? __________________ "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "... holy sh*t...what a ride!"

10-17-2016, 04:18 PM	#38
Squatch Camaro pilot Drives: 69 Camaro, 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Medford OR Posts: 299	I goto 5th gear at about 32 MPH with no problem, as long as im about 1200 RPM I think the engine is fine, I shift to 6th at 40 MPH often. __________________ 2014 ZL1 Camaro 1969 Camaro

10-19-2016, 10:42 AM	#40
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	Crazy.... I dont use 5th or 6th gear unless I'm on the freeway or a long open road where the mph is above 50+... You guys shift way to early and are lugging the engine too much IMHO. __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

10-19-2016, 11:01 AM	#41
Squatch Camaro pilot Drives: 69 Camaro, 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Medford OR Posts: 299	you guys prob never trigger the 'skip shift' either where it forces you to shift to 4th gear when going around ...18-20 MPH I think it is...I do often and about to buy the eliminator plug, I had to for my old SS. __________________ 2014 ZL1 Camaro 1969 Camaro

07-30-2014, 05:44 PM	#29
Need4speed_motorsports Drives: 2016 Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 4,656 View My Garage	Thats strange, I dont think that it is due to lugging, I cruze at that speed quite a bit.

08-08-2014, 06:39 PM	#31
RedRock ZL1 Drives: 2015 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Maple Creek, Saskatchewan Posts: 37	Good to hear, that would have been frustrating.

08-08-2014, 06:51 PM	#32
ZEDL1 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Triple Black, 2015 2LT/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Plymouth, Indiana Posts: 488	Having listened to the sounds on the video, and understanding that the sound goes away if you hold the shifter with you hand, but you still feel the vibration when you're holding it, I'm wondering if it's the mechanical parts of the fifth gear linkage that are loose, or in some other way causing them to vibrate, and then transmit that vibration back to the gear shift shaft. Being able to take the sound away when holding the shifter itself to me isn't consistent with a syncro problem. Seems to me that a linkage problem may be what's wrong. Let us know bobby.

10-23-2014, 12:53 PM	#35
Kevlar382 Drives: '12 ZL1; '71 RS/Z28; '99 Vette Conv Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Holland MI Posts: 599 View My Garage	Never had that with mine. Some thing is loose I would think

08-06-2015, 08:38 AM	#36
wzbhnn Drives: 2014 Camaro 1LE Join Date: May 2015 Location: Ontario Posts: 43	Hi Bobby, Do you by chance have the diagnosis report for this? My car is doing the exact same thing at 5th gear. Just like you I am getting all the BS from the dealership saying that it is 'completely normal'. You would really help me out if you have it, and I can just slap them in the face with what the problem is, and skip all the hassle for the transmission repair/replacement. Troy