First post here, usually use the forum to help me but this is the first time I have had to post as no one has had the issue, save for 1 person who never updated on the fix (if he found one).

I got the car March 2021 and had no issues right away but after about 3 months I had an issue appear - any slight pressure to the right results in complete shifting (usually) to DRIVE from whatever gear I'm in while using the manual auto-shifter function and ESPECIALLY in left turns...so I have resorted to keeping slight left pressure on the stick to compensate. I had assumed this was due to also snapping the transmission mount around the same time so I had the stealership replace the engine and tranny mounts the following spring in 2022...which did NOT fix the issue but thankfully the **** doesnt move anymore. lol

I have also noticed that in cold weather (Canadian winters) the shifter will NOT stay in whatever gear I manually choose and will instead go right to DRIVE...that is until the car warms up (by warms up I mean I have been driving for about 15 mins and the exhaust has had time to warm the shifter itself as its physically much warmer due to ambient heat below from the exhaust following the centerline), and then it is fine and will stay in the gear until, once again, a left turn or any slight pressure to the right is applied.

I have not pulled the trigger yet on the transmission conductor plate kit as I am unsure if it will fix the issue, although every forum says its a precaution that should be done regardless for our cars so I will probably due it soon anyways.

Any and all help is appreciated and thank you in advance!



Windsor, Ontario, Canada

 

several potential problems as I would not trust a dealer to work on the car. Perhaps the easiest to deal with would be remove the bezel and console piece surrounding the shift lever and be certain all the mounting screws are centered and tight on the shift module.

 

Thanks for the reply - I live in Windsor, Ontario where we have the Canadian flagship dealership, the mechanics here are a bit more wise and still have some on staff from when the Crossfire was being built. At the time I wanted to make sure the work would be under warranty due to so many failure garages in the area saying 'this is the problem, spend money' only to find its NOT the fix for my issue.

I was not aware that there would be mounting screws that would make it level or not, but I guess it makes sense. The car is going in to my regular mechanic for another issue on Friday so Ill have him take a look at that also.

 

It is not so much as to being level as it is being centered left to right, and fore and aft. Good Luck.