According to the numbers posted somewhere on this forum, there wer ONLY 216 Panel SS' built (I have a silver one). There were approx nine built in Aqua Blue. (4.2% of the 216).

 

I have no idea where that 216 total came from but I have always gone with 226 total made.

As found using the http://www.compnine.com/vid.php vin decoder site here`s a SS Panel vin # to use 3GCCA65X69S562073

AXS VIN IDENT PANEL VAN PANEL VAN (AXS) 226 TOTAL

 

Does anyone know (in this order of priority to me) --

1) How many LT 5-speed manual flex fuel were made in 2010?
(Was it only offered in flex fuel?)

2) Overall number of 5-speed manual Panel, LS and LT made each year of production?
(* esp. for either 2010, 2006 and 2011 in that order of priority and also for LT, if possible.)

3) Overall number of automatic Panel, LS, and LT made each year of production?
(* esp. for either 2010, 2006 and 2011, in that order of priority and also for LT, if possible.)

4) Overall number of both automatic and 5-speed manual Panel, LS and LT made each year of production?
(* esp. for either 2010, 2006 and 2011 in that order of priority and for LT, if possible.)

 

As owner of a manual 2007 2LT and friend with 2006, I'd love to know how many were made. Also, we have the leather, heated seat / sunroof - in other words, every option available EXCEPT the automatic. This appears to have been special-order only, available 2006-2008 and in late production but there may have been a gap after the 2009 updates when you couldn't get that combination at all. Does anyone know?

 

** Doctuh is yours 2007 flex fuel? **

My 2010 LT 5-speed manual also has every option -- leather heated seats, sunroof, running boards, larger tires etc., as well as a tricoat paint. I am disappinted that manuals are fading away. I plan & hope to drive one as long as I can in my lifetime. Availability, price gods and my body be kind to me!

 

Neither our 2006 nor 2007 are flex fuel. I believe flex fuel, along with other good stuff, came in with the 2009 upgrades. I believe it was impossible, or nearly so, to get a vehicle like ours in the 2009 model year, because automatic transmission was made "standard" on the 2LT trim. I thought they existed in 2011 and you have an example from 2010. I have seen similarly equipped 2008 advertised for sale.

I have no idea why you are getting a check engine light with E85 as your year should handle it.

 

I looked far and wide for a manual. I did not special order the car with all of its upgrades. It happened to be available many states away. Perhaps someone special ordered it and changed their mind, or GM made it special to promote a mulitude of upgrades. I did not care about the flex fuel since I never intended to use it - the manual as the priority. Notwithstanding never wanting and not ever using E85, it has become the ghost in the machine. I only use 91 octane, but code P0162 (running rich) has been thrown seven (7) times, the most recent a couple of weeks ago. GM says they have "No Fix" for this quirk plaguing manual flexes, so suggests shifting differently as a possible solution. Unacceptable. A software upgrade is what is needed. (More info in the thread I created outlining the unwelcome experience.)

 

What has been tried so far?

I would suggest trying an ECU reset - disconnecting the battery long enough to make the Engine Control Unit go back to factory settings. It might just take care of something like this by itself.

Following this, or maybe simultaneously, I would also make sure your intake pieces are all secure and your air filter doesn't have anything like a mouse nest in it. Basically make sure it breathes properly. I am hopeful that it's something that you can find and fix pretty easily.

(I'm going to go look for your other thread now...)