Dealer says "grinding into second is not abnormal"

wh1te370z · 10-13-2010, 03:43 PM

Ok so heres one that you guys will like. i brought my car in for a bunch of things bc is died from a miss reading fuel gauge.. but thats another thread... so i ask him to look into the car grinding into second when i beat on it.. I call him and he says everything on the car is normal. so i ask him what about the grinding into second gear. His word "Oo, when driving the car a little hard is is not abnormal for it to crunch a litte" i asked this man 3 times the same question are you sureeee thats normal. and he said yes all three times.

My quesion to you guys is.. IS THIS GUY KIDDING ME!?!? ive never heard of a grind in a trani being "normal".. someone please correct me if im wrong and pleaseeee give me a reason and a respecable sorce for this info bc ive never heard this being normal... and this isnt power shifting into second its just a hard shift into second with the clutch to the ground.

SoCal 370Z · 10-13-2010, 03:46 PM

Yeah....back in the decades when there were no synchros. Have they passed new marijuana laws in NY? Your dealer is smoking it.

wh1te370z · 10-13-2010, 03:47 PM

i have no idea what they are smoking. I want to make sure that the tech actually drove the car and it wasnt the service writer.

SoCal 370Z · 10-13-2010, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wh1te370z

i have no idea what they are smoking. I want to make sure that the tech actually drove the car and it wasnt the service writer.

Tech probably thought it was an automatic, and drove it that way.

6MT · 10-13-2010, 04:30 PM

Yeah, it is NOT normal to grind. Unless, of course, you don't have the clutch fully engaged (?).

christian370z · 10-13-2010, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6MT

Yeah, it is NOT normal to grind. Unless, of course, you don't have the clutch fully engaged (?).

Or you have issues with your synchros. If the clutch is not full engaging or disengaging, that could be causing the synchros to complain as well.

Mike · 10-13-2010, 07:54 PM

It is not normal. They replaced the transmission in my 2003 350z for that very reason.

doubleG370Z · 10-13-2010, 08:15 PM

sounds like tech thinks you don't know how to drive a stick & trying to bs his way out of fixing the problem for you.

red6spd · 10-13-2010, 08:35 PM

Not normal.

Cmike2780 · 10-13-2010, 08:48 PM

Did you ride in the car with the tech?

cossie1600 · 10-14-2010, 12:05 AM

It's Nissan. They told me rattles are normal because I have a sports car

frost · 10-14-2010, 12:13 AM

ThoriumHotdog · 10-14-2010, 02:43 AM

It's only normal if you don't use your clutch. Your dealer is on crack.

wh1te370z · 10-14-2010, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Did you ride in the car with the tech?

I didnt get a chance bc i dropped it off after the techs left and picked it up after the tech that wrkn on my car left... The service writer told me that they cant beat on the car... which is total bs because when i worked at dealers and someone came in with a complaint about the car having problems under hard accel we would beat the snot out of the car and try to fix it.... im going back to the dealer one day and gona ask the tech what he did.

Jeffblue · 10-14-2010, 08:42 AM

what dealer is this?

10-13-2010, 03:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
wh1te370z Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York, Long Island Posts: 559 Drives: PW Base Sport 6 Spd Rep Power: 16	Dealer says "grinding into second is not abnormal" Ok so heres one that you guys will like. i brought my car in for a bunch of things bc is died from a miss reading fuel gauge.. but thats another thread... so i ask him to look into the car grinding into second when i beat on it.. I call him and he says everything on the car is normal. so i ask him what about the grinding into second gear. His word "Oo, when driving the car a little hard is is not abnormal for it to crunch a litte" i asked this man 3 times the same question are you sureeee thats normal. and he said yes all three times. My quesion to you guys is.. IS THIS GUY KIDDING ME!?!? ive never heard of a grind in a trani being "normal".. someone please correct me if im wrong and pleaseeee give me a reason and a respecable sorce for this info bc ive never heard this being normal... and this isnt power shifting into second its just a hard shift into second with the clutch to the ground. __________________ 1998 BMW 328is... Track Build 2010 White 370z.... sold

10-13-2010, 03:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
SoCal 370Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: US of A Posts: 2,842 Drives: Answers Rep Power: 33	Yeah....back in the decades when there were no synchros. Have they passed new marijuana laws in NY? Your dealer is smoking it. __________________ ( Click to show/hide ) Why I NEVER say NO to the Panda Lou Fusz!!! Last edited by SoCal 370Z; 10-13-2010 at 08:31 PM. Reason: F'd-up on spelling.

10-13-2010, 03:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
wh1te370z Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York, Long Island Posts: 559 Drives: PW Base Sport 6 Spd Rep Power: 16	i have no idea what they are smoking. I want to make sure that the tech actually drove the car and it wasnt the service writer. __________________ 1998 BMW 328is... Track Build 2010 White 370z.... sold

10-13-2010, 04:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1790	Yeah, it is NOT normal to grind. Unless, of course, you don't have the clutch fully engaged (?). __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

10-13-2010, 07:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	It is not normal. They replaced the transmission in my 2003 350z for that very reason. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

10-13-2010, 08:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
doubleG370Z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 257 Drives: 09 370Z blk 7AT NAV Rep Power: 15	sounds like tech thinks you don't know how to drive a stick & trying to bs his way out of fixing the problem for you.

10-13-2010, 08:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 21	Not normal. __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

10-13-2010, 08:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 29	Did you ride in the car with the tech? __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

10-14-2010, 12:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	It's Nissan. They told me rattles are normal because I have a sports car

10-14-2010, 02:43 AM	#13 (permalink)
ThoriumHotdog A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TX Posts: 1,104 Drives: Turbo CRX si Rep Power: 17	It's only normal if you don't use your clutch. Your dealer is on crack.

10-14-2010, 08:42 AM	#15 (permalink)
Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 36 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 38	what dealer is this?

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