Time to play “What’s broken now?”

[CamaroxGuy]

Let’s see what could be wrong here.
2013 LT 1.4T/6 speed ~84k Miles
Couple days ago I was in 3rd gear, went to push in the clutch and the last 2” of peddle “popped” and then I had trouble getting it back I to gear at the stop light. Managed to get it into gear and drive it another mile. Car wouldn’t go into reverse, and it was near impossible to get it into gear while parked (engine on and off attempted).
Car gets towed to the dealer the following day, and they said the car is driving fine????? No issues shifting. I told them what had happened for the 876th time and he says “we’ll take another look at it tomorrow when our transmission guy comes in”. 2nd guy looks at it and says the same thing.
What could cause a shift issue and then simply go away?
I thought either my clutch was shot or at the very least the master/slave had failed. No hydraulic fluid found. I’m going to see when I can pick it up, I have major concerns after what I experienced.

Ohh and I have a p0299 turbo limp mode issue lingering for over a month that they are going to do a “diagnostic check” on.
Because apparently they don’t run diagnostics when you bring them a broken car. Dealership says that the charge might not be covered under the warranty.
Criminals, I’m not paying a dime.

 

[CamaroxGuy]

No thoughts guys?

 

[CamaroxGuy]

Update: Dealer says no fluid leak and they think the master and slave need to be replaced.
$2k of course not including clutch (if it’s shot as a result).
Without a leak I can’t think of what would cause the slave and master to fail or how this isn’t covered by warranty. I read the warranty and it’s right there under transmission components or attached “slave cyclinders etc...”.

Good news is that the whole turbo is being replaced under warranty.
Didn’t mention any issues with the intake so I reminded them to check ��

 

[Tormach]

Glad your able to get the turbo fixed, and yes I did the same thing telling them you need to chk the intake mani.

As for the clutch/trans problem not sure, but 2k sounds insanely high. I had the Chevy dealer I goto pull a parts list plus labor quote from a few years ago for full clutch replacement including master and slave and was about 1k. Ill chk when I get home.

 

[CamaroxGuy]

Thanks Tormach, any help would be appreciated!
This dealer is a sister location to where I originally got bent over for a coolant hose.
Turns out the same punk that did it was the service manager at this current location. He got old and fat lol I think he already knows karma is coming back.

On a side note the Colorado loaner is nice....

 

[Big Turbo Sonic]

Let’s see what could be wrong here.
Couple days ago I was in 3rd gear, went to push in the clutch and the last 2” of peddle “popped” and then I had trouble getting it back I to gear at the stop light. Managed to get it into gear and drive it another mile. Car wouldn’t go into reverse, and it was near impossible to get it into gear while parked (engine on and off attempted).

Do you have an aftermarket clutch? I have broken the retaining pieces for the dampening springs (spec stage two) and this is exactly what happens when it breaks. Cant get into reverse. I have to slam first gear. second through sixth can be tough. See photos below. I am obviously pushing my car really hard. Not sure if you have any mods.

 

[CamaroxGuy]

No aftermarket clutch/mods.
Had a coilover kit (since replaced with OEM)
I'm really hoping it's not the dampening springs because I don't think that is covered under warranty.
Here's the weird part, the first 2 drives they took it on and it shifted fine, it was the third drive they took where the pedal went weak and the car didn't want to let them into gear.


Dealer Update:
Received an apology because I was right in that the slave is covered, the master however is not. I am looking into this further because a slave replace and bleed will most likely not alleviate my issues.

Also: Apparently I am waiting on the new part# Turbo from GM.
I wonder if this new one fixes all of the issues I see on here with the originals...

 

[Tormach]

Hopefully you can get the clutch issue resolved without anything out of pocket. Do not get how the master would not be cover if the slave is (saw that in the warranty).

When I had my turbo replaced earlier this year, the same thing happened.. had to wait on a new one from GM, not sure if past issues have been resolved but its working great so far (also has no issues with 20lbs of boost). There is also a good chance you might get a new primary cat, when they pulled my turbo the bolts broke on the cat so they installed a new one no cost to me (bolts are a non-replaceable item so has to be new cat, Service Manager and tech both told me this when i got my car back).

GL

 

[CamaroxGuy]

Just got my car back, they replaced the slave only and said that it wasn't pivoting correctly.
O2 sensor apparently went while they had it, and they tried selling me the repair...
I'm just going to do it myself.
Aside from that it is shifting well, although if the master gives me an issue I'll just go back to corporate to b!tch and moan. The clutch seems to grab much earlier now as opposed to before, but after driving the rental for 10 days it feels like a completely different car.
Hopefully everything holds up because my warranty is done in December lol
They wrote the warranty with vague language.
Anyway, off to the O2 discussion.
Thanks Torm!

 

[CamaroxGuy]

Spoke too soon, pedal is soft and it doesn’t want to easily go into gear again.
Chevy corporate still hasn’t given me a call back.
It continues...