I've been having some odd things occur with my Boss as of late. First is an odd shifter / drivetrain issue and the other is a tire issue.
So I had to take the car in thursday due to an odd situation. I was on my way to work in the AM, I gunned it from a light and was locked out from 2nd. Try third, same thing. Put it into neutral, tried 2nd again while the car was now slowing down and no luck, but get it into third. I get to the next light, car downshifted fine. Green light, I get on the throttle again (not full WOT mind you, but a spirited drive non-the-less). 2nd agian is locked out, but I get it into third. I upshift like normal into 4th. Coming up to the next light, I downshift like I always do, third is ok, and then going into second the car grabs hard and I hear a whirring / grinding noise from the trans tunnel under the shifter. My foot is 100% off the clutch and I smell clutch. Quickly put it into neutral. Light turns green, I take off slow and gentle. 2nd gear same noise, same smell, get into third just fine, fourth just fine, smell still present. I stop at the next parking lot and ever time I went from 3rd to 2nd, it made the same noise and smell.
Got coffee and called the dealer, they say bring it in. Car drives perfectly normal, and I drove it the same way I did earlier. About 6 miles away, I'm getting off the FWY by my dealer and upon downshifting get locked out of third and 2nd again. coming to a stop, I finally get it into second and the same noise and smell occur. That was the last it ever happened.
Dealer could not replicate, nor could I when I gave the service writer a test drive later in the day. They said the car drove normal (which upon test driving time with me it did) and I had them check the diff pinion angle and everything was OEM normal.
I currently have the whiteline trans bushing and Barton two-post. Dealer actually installed the Barton 2 post when they replaced my OEM shifter that they broke when they removed my OEM shift knob lol... (that OEM knob was locked on there tight though, and it took their tech 40 minutes to get it off, the factory over added locktite to mine I guess).
NOW fast forward to this afternoon. I noticed that when driving over 45mph if I put the car into neutral and coast, there is a metallic noise that seems to be coming from just under the shifter (perhaps driveshaft). Sounds like I have a race clutch, IE: cement mixer noise. Only occurs in neutral while coasting over 45mph. Put the car into gear and the sound goes away. I can't figure that one out at all.
Now for my tire.... I had the dealer lower my car with Steeda springs and adjustable rear panhard bar back around 7k miles. I'm now at 11,700. The dealer did an alignment and everything was in the green. A few months later I noticed that the car would pull and the steering wheel went crooked so while going straight the steering wheel was off-center slightly. I took it back and they adjusted it, and did a re-alignment, again everything OK. About a month later, I went in for the same issue.
Each time I brought the car in, I complained about fwy and high speed steering wheel shudder (minor but for a car with so few miles, IMO shouldn't be there at all).
Again, told the same thing, nothing loose, no shocks blown, alignment is all in OEM spec, bushing and tie rods seem ok, no loose bolts or parts broken / missing. They're now done three alignments and re-balanced the wheels/tires twice. They've never been able to give me an answer on my shudder, never can fix anything as nothing is "wrong".
HOWEVER, my front right tire now is worn on the inside and feathering and will soon need to be replaced. My front left is perfect. No abnormal wear on ANY other corner, all the other tires are wearing normal. Tire pressure is the same in both fronts, 34psi. No pulling or odd driveability besides the high speed steering shudder that has never been fixed.
As of now I have a Monday early AM appointment to take it back in. Is there anything you guys can think of that might be the cause of my issues? Perhaps I can bring up some new possibilities to the service writer? Why just the one front tire with no visible signs of possible issues to the suspension etc?
At this point I'm beyond frustrated. And just before anyone blames the car being lowered... the shudder was there when I bought the car (2nd hand from a dealer with 5k miles approx). So far the dealer has not blamed any aftermarket parts for any issues, as well they shouldn't in this case IMO.
Long post, sorry, but looking to vent a little and pick your brains for thoughts.
Thanks in advance!
So I had to take the car in thursday due to an odd situation. I was on my way to work in the AM, I gunned it from a light and was locked out from 2nd. Try third, same thing. Put it into neutral, tried 2nd again while the car was now slowing down and no luck, but get it into third. I get to the next light, car downshifted fine. Green light, I get on the throttle again (not full WOT mind you, but a spirited drive non-the-less). 2nd agian is locked out, but I get it into third. I upshift like normal into 4th. Coming up to the next light, I downshift like I always do, third is ok, and then going into second the car grabs hard and I hear a whirring / grinding noise from the trans tunnel under the shifter. My foot is 100% off the clutch and I smell clutch. Quickly put it into neutral. Light turns green, I take off slow and gentle. 2nd gear same noise, same smell, get into third just fine, fourth just fine, smell still present. I stop at the next parking lot and ever time I went from 3rd to 2nd, it made the same noise and smell.
Got coffee and called the dealer, they say bring it in. Car drives perfectly normal, and I drove it the same way I did earlier. About 6 miles away, I'm getting off the FWY by my dealer and upon downshifting get locked out of third and 2nd again. coming to a stop, I finally get it into second and the same noise and smell occur. That was the last it ever happened.
Dealer could not replicate, nor could I when I gave the service writer a test drive later in the day. They said the car drove normal (which upon test driving time with me it did) and I had them check the diff pinion angle and everything was OEM normal.
I currently have the whiteline trans bushing and Barton two-post. Dealer actually installed the Barton 2 post when they replaced my OEM shifter that they broke when they removed my OEM shift knob lol... (that OEM knob was locked on there tight though, and it took their tech 40 minutes to get it off, the factory over added locktite to mine I guess).
NOW fast forward to this afternoon. I noticed that when driving over 45mph if I put the car into neutral and coast, there is a metallic noise that seems to be coming from just under the shifter (perhaps driveshaft). Sounds like I have a race clutch, IE: cement mixer noise. Only occurs in neutral while coasting over 45mph. Put the car into gear and the sound goes away. I can't figure that one out at all.
Now for my tire.... I had the dealer lower my car with Steeda springs and adjustable rear panhard bar back around 7k miles. I'm now at 11,700. The dealer did an alignment and everything was in the green. A few months later I noticed that the car would pull and the steering wheel went crooked so while going straight the steering wheel was off-center slightly. I took it back and they adjusted it, and did a re-alignment, again everything OK. About a month later, I went in for the same issue.
Each time I brought the car in, I complained about fwy and high speed steering wheel shudder (minor but for a car with so few miles, IMO shouldn't be there at all).
Again, told the same thing, nothing loose, no shocks blown, alignment is all in OEM spec, bushing and tie rods seem ok, no loose bolts or parts broken / missing. They're now done three alignments and re-balanced the wheels/tires twice. They've never been able to give me an answer on my shudder, never can fix anything as nothing is "wrong".
HOWEVER, my front right tire now is worn on the inside and feathering and will soon need to be replaced. My front left is perfect. No abnormal wear on ANY other corner, all the other tires are wearing normal. Tire pressure is the same in both fronts, 34psi. No pulling or odd driveability besides the high speed steering shudder that has never been fixed.
As of now I have a Monday early AM appointment to take it back in. Is there anything you guys can think of that might be the cause of my issues? Perhaps I can bring up some new possibilities to the service writer? Why just the one front tire with no visible signs of possible issues to the suspension etc?
At this point I'm beyond frustrated. And just before anyone blames the car being lowered... the shudder was there when I bought the car (2nd hand from a dealer with 5k miles approx). So far the dealer has not blamed any aftermarket parts for any issues, as well they shouldn't in this case IMO.
Long post, sorry, but looking to vent a little and pick your brains for thoughts.
Thanks in advance!