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hesitant 3rd gear?

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Nov 16, 2010 | 08:53 AM

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hesitant 3rd gear?

Anyone else noticed this? Every gear upchange is pretty smooth, except for the 2-3 shift. It seems to hang up and then shift kinda roughly, at least compared to the other gears.

No difference whether I'm in D or S, or if ECT is set to power or normal...

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Nov 16, 2010 | 09:15 PM

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hmmm, so no one else has this I guess? plz post up a quick yes or no if your 3rd gear seems to be be slow to engage when shifting from 2nd, thanks

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Nov 16, 2010 | 09:30 PM

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no........

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Nov 16, 2010 | 09:40 PM

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No. Try running your car in sport mode 6. Your ECU may have "learned" some awkward shifting behavior.

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Nov 16, 2010 | 09:43 PM

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The only time I notice a laggy or late upshift to third is the first shift of the day. Like the transmission wants to hold the gear a little longer than usual. Not very noticeable but I can feel it.

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Nov 16, 2010 | 09:47 PM

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Nope, not that I notice. I notice the car does not want to go to 6th if the car is not warm enough to do so.

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Nov 16, 2010 | 10:02 PM

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Nope, not that I notice. I notice the car does not want to go to 6th if the car is not warm enough to do so.

Yup, the car is suppose to do that.

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Nov 16, 2010 | 10:56 PM

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disconnect the batter so ecu is reset and retrain it

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Nov 17, 2010 | 08:04 AM

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No don't seem to have that issue

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Nov 17, 2010 | 11:10 AM

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thanks for the feedback...I'll try the suggestions

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