LuCkYSe7eN11

I just picked up my 2017 A8 Grand Sport in Germany. I had not driven it yet, my sister picked it up from the dealership and dropped it off for me to ship overseas. My car is downshifting extremely hard into 2nd gear only. Is this normal for a brand new A8 or is this a sign of the dreaded torque converter issue.

rmorin1249

Could be but if it is new with very few miles I would drive it for a while and let it "learn". If the hard downshifts continue then I would get it in to a GM dealer to have it checked out. Are you in Germany? I read that GM was getting the Chevrolet line out of Germany. I hope you have a dealer that can service the car under the terms of the warranty. Good luck.

LuCkYSe7eN11

I just hit 500 miles on the way home so maybe that is why. There is a GM certified Corvette dealer nearby that can check it out for me. I am going there in the next few days to get the oil changed and I will find out if they cover my warranty stuff.

bbcb

hard down shift is not right ....if it had to learn ..it would state so in the manual .....tell them to fix it ...

LuCkYSe7eN11

Yeah it concerning because going like 10 MPH when it downshifts into second the car lunges forward.

LuCkYSe7eN11

Just talked to GM they said since I am military stationed in Germany they will cover the warranty work. I will post some updates once I can get to the shop and get it diagnosed. Pretty stupid that a brand new corvette has a messed up transmission...

JonMN

I agree, it's not normal. I had just a few rough 3/2/1 shifts coming to a stop when it was new, but then it learned to skip 2 and go from 3 to 1. Since then no problems. Now if you manually downshift into 2nd at too high a RPM you can lunge a little, but that does not sound like the problem.

rmorin1249

Mine also downshifts from 3 to 1 when coming to a stop. No jerking. Where in Germany are you? KTown?

LuCkYSe7eN11

I am staying in Eulenbis right now. Haven't found a permanent place yet but hoping to get a house in Mackenbach

Walt White Coupe

I've never seen mine go into second on automatic downshifts while slowing down. It goes from 3rd to 1st since new.

rmorin1249

Nice area. I spent 3 years in Landstuhl, just across the Autobahn from Ramstein AB.

JonKarl

2017 A8 GS lunges forward in second either in auto or manual mode. Very dangerous. Was trying to park in garage and lunges forward.

Did yours ever get fixed?

falconhulk

He said downshifting into 2nd. Why are you downshifting to park in your garage? You like to come in hot?

Scruff Vette

^^^ Same for me. Been like that since new in July 2016 now with 9,500 miles.

djnice

I haven't noticed this issue with mine. I do notice at some rpm/throttle position it will surge when it shifts from 2nd to 3rd.

JonKarl

Nah, it happened in automatic mode. Just stated shooting forward going from driveway to garage. It's a hard shift to second in manual mode going from third to second.

LuCkYSe7eN11

Not yet I have an appointment next week. Mine has gotten worse since I got it. The other day my check engine light came on and the car was stuck in second gear. I had to clear the codes to get the car to shift out of second. It was the code for a stuck or shorted solenoid.

JonKarl

Wow, that's crazy. My appointment is on Tuesday. My problem will be trying to demonstrate it to them. It seems like mine is getting better. I definitely don't know how to demonstrate it in automatic mode.

I think I might postpone until we see what's wrong with yours.

LuCkYSe7eN11

Mechanic called me today after looking at it for 7 days and told me they are ordering a new transmission. Being all the way in Germany I am sure I won't have my car all summer...

boraxman

Wow sorry to hear that/