New to the Vette? NORMAL things the Vette does.....
02-21-2015, 07:56 AM
#101
02-21-2015, 09:23 AM
#102
I've had mine since November and I have the Red X problem. This weekend I'm in a Houston to help my daughter and sure enough the X appeared when I punched in her address.
Just by accident I went to the Nav menu and clicked the option to pinpoint my Current GPS position. It locked in and the X went away. Happened twice more on stops in-route.
Sure, I need to drop it off for service and have the dealer fix it, but until I do this is a good workaround, so far.
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Just by accident I went to the Nav menu and clicked the option to pinpoint my Current GPS position. It locked in and the X went away. Happened twice more on stops in-route.
Sure, I need to drop it off for service and have the dealer fix it, but until I do this is a good workaround, so far.
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02-21-2015, 03:32 PM
#103
Instructor
Try turning your sunglasses 90 degrees and you'll see the effect on the displays.
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03-25-2015, 12:17 PM
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...but you might think you have a "broken" car. A few things on the car are normal, but the sales guy did not tell you. If you feel or see the following, they are NORMAL and part of the C7 experience. Many other threads here on WHY it is this way, this is just a list:
1.Tires/front end chatter/clunk on full lock slow turns
2.Water drips from car after shutoff (small amts, no oilyness, just water)
3.The motor top makes clicking noises when running/idling (direct injectors)
4.The motor will turn a few revs before lighting up on start ( engine pressurizing fuel system)
5. Oil may read different levels on either side of dipstick. Rotate it once before reading, or take the average of both sides.
6. The trunk will be hard to close when new, many report it gets better with mileage, some do not.
7. when filling up with fuel or unlocking the driver door, you will hear a few clicks near the fuel door, more than one...
8. the indentation in the Styrofoam battery cover is not missing anything, it's for a euro tow eye bolt that is not supplied on US cars, no inflator either in US cars.
9. Upon full acceleration of a automatic, when shifting, it will backfire "bark", due to computer settings/ unburned fuel.
Please feel free to add others to this thread, I will keep the list up to date... John & Steve - can we sticky this?
1.Tires/front end chatter/clunk on full lock slow turns
2.Water drips from car after shutoff (small amts, no oilyness, just water)
3.The motor top makes clicking noises when running/idling (direct injectors)
4.The motor will turn a few revs before lighting up on start ( engine pressurizing fuel system)
5. Oil may read different levels on either side of dipstick. Rotate it once before reading, or take the average of both sides.
6. The trunk will be hard to close when new, many report it gets better with mileage, some do not.
7. when filling up with fuel or unlocking the driver door, you will hear a few clicks near the fuel door, more than one...
8. the indentation in the Styrofoam battery cover is not missing anything, it's for a euro tow eye bolt that is not supplied on US cars, no inflator either in US cars.
9. Upon full acceleration of a automatic, when shifting, it will backfire "bark", due to computer settings/ unburned fuel.
Please feel free to add others to this thread, I will keep the list up to date... John & Steve - can we sticky this?
03-30-2015, 01:17 AM
#105
Kinda related to this topic ...I have a 14 but am still discovering new features every few weeks. Just discovered that the radio will warn you if an selected artist or song is being played on any channel. I think that this is XM or Sirius only, use Tune Select. Also can save certain songs to your iPod automatically the next time you connect it to your Vette. Still playing with all this. Also pushing the top of the outside door handle opens drivers door the lower portion unlocks both sides. Probably in the owners manual somewhere but I missed it. Also the background on the Nav sky changes with the weather, no kidding check it out! What
A car!
A car!
04-30-2015, 11:03 AM
#107
Pro
The clicking heard when using the directional signals is synthetically created through the driver side radio speaker. This is not unique to the Corvette, but apparently all GM vehicles, at least in the 3 vehicle sample in my garage: 2013 Cadillac SRX, 2014 Stingray, and 2015 GMC Canyon.
This was posted a few days ago on the Cadillac Forum and surprised me.
This was posted a few days ago on the Cadillac Forum and surprised me.
04-30-2015, 11:06 AM
#108
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...but you might think you have a "broken" car. A few things on the car are normal, but the sales guy did not tell you. If you feel or see the following, they are NORMAL and part of the C7 experience. Many other threads here on WHY it is this way, this is just a list:
1.Tires/front end chatter/clunk on full lock slow turns
2.Water drips from car after shutoff (small amts, no oilyness, just water)
3.The motor top makes clicking noises when running/idling (direct injectors)
4.The motor will turn a few revs before lighting up on start ( engine pressurizing fuel system)
5. Oil may read different levels on either side of dipstick. Rotate it once before reading, or take the average of both sides.
6. The trunk will be hard to close when new, many report it gets better with mileage, some do not.
7. when filling up with fuel or unlocking the driver door, you will hear a few clicks near the fuel door, more than one...
8. the indentation in the Styrofoam battery cover is not missing anything, it's for a euro tow eye bolt that is not supplied on US cars, no inflator either in US cars.
9. Upon full acceleration of a automatic, when shifting, it will backfire "bark", due to computer settings/ unburned fuel.
Please feel free to add others to this thread, I will keep the list up to date... John & Steve - can we sticky this?
1.Tires/front end chatter/clunk on full lock slow turns
2.Water drips from car after shutoff (small amts, no oilyness, just water)
3.The motor top makes clicking noises when running/idling (direct injectors)
4.The motor will turn a few revs before lighting up on start ( engine pressurizing fuel system)
5. Oil may read different levels on either side of dipstick. Rotate it once before reading, or take the average of both sides.
6. The trunk will be hard to close when new, many report it gets better with mileage, some do not.
7. when filling up with fuel or unlocking the driver door, you will hear a few clicks near the fuel door, more than one...
8. the indentation in the Styrofoam battery cover is not missing anything, it's for a euro tow eye bolt that is not supplied on US cars, no inflator either in US cars.
9. Upon full acceleration of a automatic, when shifting, it will backfire "bark", due to computer settings/ unburned fuel.
Please feel free to add others to this thread, I will keep the list up to date... John & Steve - can we sticky this?
I find it funny you call things that are badly designed or difficult to use the "corvette experience" hahaha
05-02-2015, 11:52 PM
#109
Instructor
I have read this thread before and was aware of most of these items. But now that I actually own one I would like more info on number 3. To recap:
3.The motor top makes clicking noises when running/idling (direct injectors)
So I took the car for a drive this evening and drove mostly without the radio (most of my driving so far has been with music playing) and was really noticing what I would call a "ping" or something like a valve tap. It was not at an idle. It tended to be most noticeable around 1700-1900 RPMs when in 4th gear and at a normal city driving speed somewhere int the 40-50mph range. For some reason it really had me somewhat worried tonight that something was wrong and then I couldn't NOT hear it after noticing it.
So, does this fit within the realm of 'norm' for the direct injector sound that is described?
As an aside, I definitely have the problem with the Entertainment Screen flicker. I've recorded it and plan on taking the car to the dealer in the next week or so for them to hopefully replace the center screen.
Here's the video:
3.The motor top makes clicking noises when running/idling (direct injectors)
So I took the car for a drive this evening and drove mostly without the radio (most of my driving so far has been with music playing) and was really noticing what I would call a "ping" or something like a valve tap. It was not at an idle. It tended to be most noticeable around 1700-1900 RPMs when in 4th gear and at a normal city driving speed somewhere int the 40-50mph range. For some reason it really had me somewhat worried tonight that something was wrong and then I couldn't NOT hear it after noticing it.
So, does this fit within the realm of 'norm' for the direct injector sound that is described?
As an aside, I definitely have the problem with the Entertainment Screen flicker. I've recorded it and plan on taking the car to the dealer in the next week or so for them to hopefully replace the center screen.
Here's the video:
05-03-2015, 03:11 AM
#110
I have read this thread before and was aware of most of these items. But now that I actually own one I would like more info on number 3. To recap:
3.The motor top makes clicking noises when running/idling (direct injectors)
So I took the car for a drive this evening and drove mostly without the radio (most of my driving so far has been with music playing) and was really noticing what I would call a "ping" or something like a valve tap. It was not at an idle. It tended to be most noticeable around 1700-1900 RPMs when in 4th gear and at a normal city driving speed somewhere int the 40-50mph range. For some reason it really had me somewhat worried tonight that something was wrong and then I couldn't NOT hear it after noticing it.
So, does this fit within the realm of 'norm' for the direct injector sound that is described?
As an aside, I definitely have the problem with the Entertainment Screen flicker. I've recorded it and plan on taking the car to the dealer in the next week or so for them to hopefully replace the center screen.
Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM1TTI-jU-Y
3.The motor top makes clicking noises when running/idling (direct injectors)
So I took the car for a drive this evening and drove mostly without the radio (most of my driving so far has been with music playing) and was really noticing what I would call a "ping" or something like a valve tap. It was not at an idle. It tended to be most noticeable around 1700-1900 RPMs when in 4th gear and at a normal city driving speed somewhere int the 40-50mph range. For some reason it really had me somewhat worried tonight that something was wrong and then I couldn't NOT hear it after noticing it.
So, does this fit within the realm of 'norm' for the direct injector sound that is described?
As an aside, I definitely have the problem with the Entertainment Screen flicker. I've recorded it and plan on taking the car to the dealer in the next week or so for them to hopefully replace the center screen.
Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM1TTI-jU-Y
shame ,,, people hear me start the car up and idle they say that motor sure is loud sounds like its broke
good luck on your screen
08-16-2015, 07:42 AM
#112
It attracts every rice burner and mustang into challenging you into some sort of challenge. I seriously had some dumb kid in a ford fiesta come to a dead stop in the middle of two lanes blocking me and then he drove off like I was going to race him for real. I pulled up next to him at the light and revved really loud and the kid basically reduced the life of his engine in half just to give it a little a tire chirp and I just slowly took off forward.
some how I never thought of them as having a pos car,,,jest that they wanted to feel that their car was good for them too..
we all drive what we can or want... I happen to like good cars but have drove ones that required the dally fix or repair actions with the extra water in the back my self... the first time I revved that vette and watched some kid get pulled over when they smoked the tires at a light.. I felt bad ...
so I never encouraged them again...I know I can so why push it
LOL crasy thing is I had some thing similar to this happen with my 66 gt mustang in 1968!
yea I thought I had a hot rod mustang tell a VW totally smoked me one day off the line and left me in the distance...
08-16-2015, 08:21 AM
#113
Safety Car
In an A6 or A8 under hard acceleration or hard cornering you may get a notice "Performance Shift Active". That is good! I noticed that it holds lower gears longer and gives you better performance.
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08-16-2015, 07:00 PM
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Thanks For The Post!
Great information.
I still can't get use to the metallic clicking noise the vehicle makes when it changes from V4 to V8 mode. The dealership says I will have to live with it.
I still can't get use to the metallic clicking noise the vehicle makes when it changes from V4 to V8 mode. The dealership says I will have to live with it.
...but you might think you have a "broken" car. A few things on the car are normal, but the sales guy did not tell you. If you feel or see the following, they are NORMAL and part of the C7 experience. Many other threads here on WHY it is this way, this is just a list:
1.Tires/front end chatter/clunk on full lock slow turns
2.Water drips from car after shutoff (small amts, no oilyness, just water)
3.The motor top makes clicking noises when running/idling (direct injectors)
4.The motor will turn a few revs before lighting up on start ( engine pressurizing fuel system)
5. Oil may read different levels on either side of dipstick. Rotate it once before reading, or take the average of both sides.
6. The trunk will be hard to close when new, many report it gets better with mileage, some do not.
7. when filling up with fuel or unlocking the driver door, you will hear a few clicks near the fuel door, more than one...
8. the indentation in the Styrofoam battery cover is not missing anything, it's for a euro tow eye bolt that is not supplied on US cars, no inflator either in US cars.
9. Upon full acceleration of a automatic, when shifting, it will backfire "bark", due to computer settings/ unburned fuel.
Please feel free to add others to this thread, I will keep the list up to date... John & Steve - can we sticky this?
1.Tires/front end chatter/clunk on full lock slow turns
2.Water drips from car after shutoff (small amts, no oilyness, just water)
3.The motor top makes clicking noises when running/idling (direct injectors)
4.The motor will turn a few revs before lighting up on start ( engine pressurizing fuel system)
5. Oil may read different levels on either side of dipstick. Rotate it once before reading, or take the average of both sides.
6. The trunk will be hard to close when new, many report it gets better with mileage, some do not.
7. when filling up with fuel or unlocking the driver door, you will hear a few clicks near the fuel door, more than one...
8. the indentation in the Styrofoam battery cover is not missing anything, it's for a euro tow eye bolt that is not supplied on US cars, no inflator either in US cars.
9. Upon full acceleration of a automatic, when shifting, it will backfire "bark", due to computer settings/ unburned fuel.
Please feel free to add others to this thread, I will keep the list up to date... John & Steve - can we sticky this?
10-03-2015, 09:00 PM
#115
11-18-2015, 02:32 PM
#116
Intermediate
11-18-2015, 02:34 PM
#117
Intermediate
closing the trunk properly without slamming it
11-19-2015, 06:53 AM
#118
Drifting
There are green bars on both sides of the driver screen GPS display when a turn is coming up and the turn arrow is displayed. The bars get smaller as the turn gets closer and disappear completely when it is time to make the turn.
I just noticed this on a recent trip. Nice feature. It's much easier to time turns than watching distances in hundred of feet dropping to zero.
I just noticed this on a recent trip. Nice feature. It's much easier to time turns than watching distances in hundred of feet dropping to zero.
11-19-2015, 04:20 PM
#120
Burning Brakes
