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I'm hoping this will catch the eyes of the faithful GM support reps that frequent this site. I would like to hear what GM engineers have to say. I'm hoping that this can be discussed on this forum, instead of a phone call to GM.
I have a friend (on this board) that just sold his camaro and bought a mustang. His main reason for this is that he had an SS with an automatic transmission. He actually had an Indy Pace Car. Along with the SS and auto trans, you also get displacement-on-demand (aka AFM). He told me that he sold the car because he could not stand the AFM, and disabling it in the tuning options would void some of your drivetrain warranty. My first camaro was a 2010 SS with a manual transmission. Earlier this year I bought a 2011 SS automatic convertible. I love everything about the car except AFM. I hate it! My dealer says that they are not allowed to turn off AFM. I would like to know why turning off AFM will void the warranty...and why it is in the tuning menu at all. Is there an engineering reason? Is it due to some federal regulations...or making sure enough of the GM lineup has high enough fuel mileage? This board is full of discussions on AFM, and how many people hate the feature. Is GM just willing to let people be dissatisfied with a great product because of this? It surely doesn't make sense. People ask me all the time if I love my new convertible. I always say yes, except for the AFM. Can we get some GM discussion? Anyone else agree? UPDATES In an effort to summarize this thread, I'll update this first post with what I feel are the important posts. Post #28 from Jeff Morris, Chevrolet Customer Service Quote:
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Agreed. Absolutely no difference in mileage with it de-activated even when highway cruising. I suppose if we all drove the cars in a manner to maximize gas mileage there would be a difference but GM buit us a performance car with a non-performance feature that adds to the cost of manufacturing, is prone to failure and warranty claims and everyone seems to hate but if you want this car we have to deal with it. It would be great to hear GM's reasoning behind it as the op requested.
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I read somewhere that AFM helps avoid the gas guzzler tax.
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07-24-2011, 07:34 AM | #5 |
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Lost all of 1 MPG when I turned mine off. Good riddance.
It is not turning off AFM that voids the warranty. Changing the tune in the ECM is what MAY cause it to be voided. Of course, there's no other way to turn off AFM permanently. However, there is a method to turn off AFM using the tap-shift. Temporarily. I'll let someone who knows the how explain. Padre |
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I use tapshift all the time and don't think it turned off afm, I think the way you drive and the rpm range you use just doesn't allow it to kick in.
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However, I would like to hear from GM on this. I'll give the support guys a couple of days on here to see if they are willing to help get some answers or solutions, and then I'll get opening a case.
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F that junk. It's disabled.
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O and as soon as I can afford it, I'm removing it. Just more junk to deal with. Really gm? Like you could not have altered the tune to get another mpg or 2 out of it. You could have done many other things to gain some mileage, why this?
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07-24-2011, 10:20 AM | #11 |
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Like lighter freaking wheels for example . lighter car, you know that sort of stuff.
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07-24-2011, 10:56 AM | #12 |
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Guys...this is not a "Complain to GM about everything thread". Please post somewhere else. I would like some help from GM with AFM...which is what this thread is about.
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I'm sorry to hear all of the complaints about this system. Unfortunately tuning out this system from the vehicle would constitute as a modification and would then not be covered by GM. It would then be up to the dealership to cover you should you perform this work while under warranty. As to why this feature is still on the vehicles these days I do not have a solid answer for you. I could check into this with my technical department to see if they might have any sort of reason as to why it is included with the vehicle. I'm sorry I can't be of more help in this discussion.
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I would like to know from your technical department if there is any technical reason why I should not turn this off. I mean, is it going to break anything if this is disabled? I would also like to know if GM is not allowed to turn this off because of some political factor such as MPG ratings. We just need a little help here. These are awesome cars, but we are seeing people trade their cars and probably not buying camaros due to this one feature alone. I'd appreciate if you looked into some type of solution.
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