I would like to find someone in the DC area with a new GT, manual transmission, to compare to mine. I still get a 'thunk' sound (like drivetrain lash) when I go from decelerating to accelerating. I can hear it especially in 3rd gear going around 15-20 mph.
The dealer told me it's just the way they are. But I'd sure like to hear it in another GT to feel a little more confident about what the dealer says.
John H wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
Can you check out another GT at the dealer?
The dealers don't have any on the lots!
John H wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
Really? There are a bunch down here. Even convertibles.
I dont have a GT, but I think I have a similar sound... Im in baltimore if you want to meet up and compare...
Do you get a funky relay clicking on and off in the drivers side engine compartment while driving?
Do you detect it at all in the higher gears? My '00 GT had a strange *clunk* in the drivetrain. After a couple visits to the dealership they discovered the motor/trans was not properly bolted in. The noise was more pronounced in 3rd, 4th and 5th. In 5th, the throttle up/down at around 70mph would induce the sound/sensation quite reliably.
Damn. While the hardtop GTs seem to be everywhere, I have not seen a single GT convertible here in MA. Seems all the GTs on the lots have the optional stereo, too. That must be a real profit generator.
On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 12:38:25 -0400, wrote something wonderfully witty:
Ah the trials & tribulations of buying the first model year of anything.
No, I haven't heard it. Could be 'cause I'm half deaf though. I'll ask my wife to listen next time we're out.
It's most noticeable in 3rd at slow speeds. If the rpm is higher, the engine noise covers the sound. I don't hear it at all in 5th, a little in 4th.
I've got the Shaker 1000 in mine, but not because I wanted it. It just happened to be in the car I wanted. It's about a $1200 option (over the price of the Shaker 500). I'd sell it in a minute for half that, or less.
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