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Old 05-23-2007, 09:43 AM
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TC shutting down

I have had this happen several times-my TC light comes on, indicating that it is not working. And the car shifts very hard-like a race tranny. Previously, I attributed this to a loose fuse/relay, as it happened after hitting a pothole. I shut the engine off, pushed down on all of the fuses and relays, started up the car, and it was fine. But the last 2 times it happened, I did not hit any bumps. Then, I simply shut off the engine then restarted it and the light was off.

Anybody else have this problem? I am reluctant to bring the car back to the dealer because I fear they will reflash the computer which would erase my Tune.
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Old 05-23-2007, 12:06 PM
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The obvious first suspect would be the Tune itself. Did it ever happen before you got it?

It could be something else, but that's the first thing to eliminate.

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Old 05-23-2007, 02:05 PM
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Never happened before, and only started happening almost 1/2 year after the tune. So, while it is suspect I cant imagine why it would suddenly start to happen. I have to call Matt anyway and I will run it by him.
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Old 05-24-2007, 09:52 PM
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I spoke with Matt from Tune Time and he is certain that the tune had nothing to do with the problem. He has never heard of it happening before, and said I should check with Chevy to see if there is any TSB on it.

Meanwhile, it happened several times today-once after I did a burn out, and another time after driving in I gear for a few minutes. Each time, if I shut down the engine for a minute, it repaired itself. But if I did not leave the engine off long enough, the TC light was still on. All very strange.

So again, I ask if ANYBODY has had their TC light come on while driving
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Old 05-25-2007, 09:37 PM
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We haven't had an issue with it and we had Matt tune ours too, I hope you figure this out before it becomes a serious issue!
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Old 05-26-2007, 04:48 PM
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I spoke to my Chevy dealer and he said I could bring it in for them to check for codes but he suggested I check that all connections are secure from when the repair shop changed my rear axel. I did and they all seemed ok, but one of the support rivits was not pressed in and the wire was hanging loose. I put it in place, and so far have not had any codes. I tried to get the codes checked at my friends shop, but they are only up to 2005 with the code reader. So next week I will bring it by the dealer just to see what codes, if any, are present.
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