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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 01:17 PM
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Here's a question for the forum...

My brand new '11 Grand Sport has a very pronounced shutter - almost a "bucking" in first and second gear when you first let the clutch out. This is not operator error and my C5 ZO6 did not have this issue....... so I'm wondering if it's a design flaw or I have a problem with my car.

In every other manual tranny car I've driven if you let the clutch out slow enough (with no or little gas) the car will ever so slowly just start to move.... (key word) smoothly. In my '11 GS unless RPM is 1200+ the car "bucks" until about 3 MPH.

I'm trying to find out if this is a problem with just my car?

thanks!
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 07:19 PM
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The C6 clutch is a little grabby until broken in, usually 500 to 1000 miles. With normal use it should smooth out.
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Thanks... I have 1100 on it now- I'll wait a bit a see
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The C6 clutch is a little grabby until broken in, usually 500 to 1000 miles. With normal use it should smooth out.
Very much so. My new ls7 clutch is very grabby.
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 06:20 PM
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okay... thanks!!!
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