Tiptronic problem

[scottiemac]

Hi Guys

I have a 1999 C2 Cab with Tiptronic transmission. This morning when I backed it out of the garage I noticed that the gear position indicator lights in the dash were flashing. In reverse they alternately flash between R and 4. When you put it in Drive they flash between D and 4. The transmission works OK except that it starts in 1st gear and will only shift up to 4th even at higher speeds on the highway.

Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated.

Cheers.

[Loren]

You will need the Durametric software, a PST2 or PIWIS to read the fault code(s) for the Tiptronic.

Once you have the fault code(s) post them here and we'll try to help.

[scottiemac]

You will need the Durametric software, a PST2 or PIWIS to read the fault code(s) for the Tiptronic.

Once you have the fault code(s) post them here and we'll try to help.

Thanks Loren.

Anybody out there in the Calgary area that has access to Durametric?

Much appreciated.

[scottiemac]

You will need the Durametric software, a PST2 or PIWIS to read the fault code(s) for the Tiptronic.

Once you have the fault code(s) post them here and we'll try to help.

Loren, just to close the loop on this issue, I finally had a chance to take the car in to the dealer. I related the problem to the shop foreman and he took the car into the shop, hooked it up to the computer and was back with it in about 10 minutes. They reset the fault code and tried it twice again and couldn't get it to repeat. He noted that the battery seemed to be down a bit (car not getting used as much with the cold weather) and said the problem may be related to that. He also said there could have been a momentary loss of contact in the Tiptronic shift quadrant that set the fault.

The car is now in the garage with the battery tender on it.

[rickcarson8500]

You will need the Durametric software, a PST2 or PIWIS to read the fault code(s) for the Tiptronic.

Once you have the fault code(s) post them here and we'll try to help.

Loren, just to close the loop on this issue, I finally had a chance to take the car in to the dealer. I related the problem to the shop foreman and he took the car into the shop, hooked it up to the computer and was back with it in about 10 minutes. They reset the fault code and tried it twice again and couldn't get it to repeat. He noted that the battery seemed to be down a bit (car not getting used as much with the cold weather) and said the problem may be related to that. He also said there could have been a momentary loss of contact in the Tiptronic shift quadrant that set the fault.

The car is now in the garage with the battery tender on it.

Scottiemac;

What did they do to reset the codes? I had a low battery issue and virtually the same thing has happened to me!

[scottiemac]

You will need the Durametric software, a PST2 or PIWIS to read the fault code(s) for the Tiptronic.

Once you have the fault code(s) post them here and we'll try to help.

Loren, just to close the loop on this issue, I finally had a chance to take the car in to the dealer. I related the problem to the shop foreman and he took the car into the shop, hooked it up to the computer and was back with it in about 10 minutes. They reset the fault code and tried it twice again and couldn't get it to repeat. He noted that the battery seemed to be down a bit (car not getting used as much with the cold weather) and said the problem may be related to that. He also said there could have been a momentary loss of contact in the Tiptronic shift quadrant that set the fault.

The car is now in the garage with the battery tender on it.

Scottiemac;

What did they do to reset the codes? I had a low battery issue and virtually the same thing has happened to me!

Hi. I 'm not sure what the dealer used. Loren would be able to fill you in on that, but I did get an OBDII scan tool for Christmas and when the problem occured again I plugged in the scan tool, it retrieved a fault code (it might have been 0714, can't remember) and then reset it with the tool. You don't get a CEL with this code - just the flashing Tip lights. I've thought about the problem a bit and it seems to originate with a hard shift from Park into Reverse when the car (and the outside temperature) is cold. What I try and do now is give the car a bit of a warm up when it is cold outside and then slowly make the shift from P to R. Seems to work for me. The problem has never happened when the ambient temperature is warm. Good luck with the problem.