2004 gto buyback from GM anti-lock brakes
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it helped a little bit but the fix was not up to GM specs. Notice watch your brakes in the 04's the 05's have a different abs control. I didnt feel that the repair was correct so i seeked legal advise. Buyback this week maybe an 05 soon.
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Thanks for the info.... our '04 A4 car is starting to **** me off... everytime I drive it's like there is a different tranny in it. It never shifts the same and almost always SUCKS! We've had it to the dealer once, probably gonna go back a few more times. What can I do? I'm almost to the point I'd just let to trade for an '05.
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The shift pattern in the GTO is COMPLETELY different from the F-car platform. They're much more aggressive on the "adaptive" algorithm. I turned off torque management for the 1-2 shift entirely, so for me its even more obvious. If I drive it really nice, low throttle angles, etc. it shifts nice and smooth. If I beat on it a little bit, it'll start breaking the tires loose on part throttle shifts ![Icon Lol](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/icon_lol.gif)
If you get EFILive or HPTuners, you can program it however you like.
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If you get EFILive or HPTuners, you can program it however you like.
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does it vibrate when at a stop in gear?
I got a wierd but very LOUD vibration that I can feel in the seats big time. It only happens when I got the windows up and A/C on, seems to come from the back but it sounds loud enough to sound like crappy bass in an old buick rattling the trunk lid...but it goes away if i put in neutral, only does it when I'm at stop in gear.
I got a wierd but very LOUD vibration that I can feel in the seats big time. It only happens when I got the windows up and A/C on, seems to come from the back but it sounds loud enough to sound like crappy bass in an old buick rattling the trunk lid...but it goes away if i put in neutral, only does it when I'm at stop in gear.
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It adapts VERY quickly too. One WOT run, and I'm breaking the tires into 2nd gear at part throttle on the next standing start.
Of course, I did turn off torque management too, which helps a bit
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Of course, I did turn off torque management too, which helps a bit
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Yep, mine does this BIG time. I bumped up the idle speed 100 rpm (50 rpm didn't do it on mine; it went into a weird pulsing vibration) with a Predator hand-held. But, damn it, it shouldn't do it AT ALL! I know they don't all do it; I had the dealer service guy pull another 04 A4 around and compared; he admitted the marked difference in idle quality. I have taken it in 3 times now; they say they can't fix it (or don't want to try hard enough) so I filed on BBB for buy back/exchange. I even tried swapping out another factory exhaust (take off from a local GTO owner) and made no difference, so I guess it's not in the exhaust system. Really pisses me off, cause other than this problem I really love the car!
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Originally Posted by Rt66er
Yep, mine does this BIG time. I bumped up the idle speed 100 rpm (50 rpm didn't do it on mine; it went into a weird pulsing vibration) with a Predator hand-held. But, damn it, it shouldn't do it AT ALL! I know they don't all do it; I had the dealer service guy pull another 04 A4 around and compared; he admitted the marked difference in idle quality. I have taken it in 3 times now; they say they can't fix it (or don't want to try hard enough) so I filed on BBB for buy back/exchange. I even tried swapping out another factory exhaust (take off from a local GTO owner) and made no difference, so I guess it's not in the exhaust system. Really pisses me off, cause other than this problem I really love the car!
Mine was from the brakes. When you start the car the brakes do a self test and when I rolled ten feet a grinding noise occurs and the break lines vibrated from the front to the back. Wasnt a idle problem.