What dealership did you go to for the TSB Transmission fix.
07-15-2009, 10:39 PM
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Mine was built 11/08. While I did not have the hard downshift, it was not as bad as some have said theirs is. My wife noticed it much more than I ever did. In fact she is the reason I got the update. I got tired of her asking if I was trying to make her sick when I came to a stop sign.
Having said that, after the update I do notice it not happening now. It downshifts much more like any other AT now. I imagine that can definitely help your gas mileage, especially during city driving.
Having said that, after the update I do notice it not happening now. It downshifts much more like any other AT now. I imagine that can definitely help your gas mileage, especially during city driving.
07-16-2009, 11:26 AM
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Mine was built in 11/08.
As for the 2008 G35 with the 5 speed automatic. I have felt the same symptom around 20-25 mph in the loaner car the dealer gave me one time. It was not as harsh as mine was, but it was there. I have noticed my gas mileage has gone up slightly since having the reprogram done.
As for the 2008 G35 with the 5 speed automatic. I have felt the same symptom around 20-25 mph in the loaner car the dealer gave me one time. It was not as harsh as mine was, but it was there. I have noticed my gas mileage has gone up slightly since having the reprogram done.
07-16-2009, 07:43 PM
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just got mine updated today at atlantic infiniti here in jax. as far as i know its for any 7at. so far it seems to be about 50% fixed but still there. need more driving time though.
07-16-2009, 08:56 PM
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I am taking my sedan and my coupe in next week to get this done. I have less of this issue since I use the paddles a lot with the sedan. In the coupe I notice it more since it does not have the paddles. Thanks for the info.
07-17-2009, 01:02 AM
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I think my car must be like Peter's. I do have some engien braking at around 20mph but nothing to write home about, in fact I kind of like it. Its not harsh or anything. I have no "flair" or anything else that resembles rev match downshifts, I am not sure I would mind it if I did, so I am a bit confused by all this. Will wait to hear Peter's final thoughts on this.
Bring on the faster throttle tip in though!!! I will do the computer reprogramming for that alone, I love the '08 model's instantenous throttle response!
Bring on the faster throttle tip in though!!! I will do the computer reprogramming for that alone, I love the '08 model's instantenous throttle response!
07-17-2009, 04:22 AM
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Oh boy, I will have to deal with Cerritos Infiniti since I got my car there.
Someone mentioned that they will stick with Mission Viejo Infiniti, is their service any good?
Or does anyone else have a dealership in So Cal to recommend?
Someone mentioned that they will stick with Mission Viejo Infiniti, is their service any good?
Or does anyone else have a dealership in So Cal to recommend?
07-17-2009, 11:09 AM
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We bought our G at Tustin, and found them to be quite cool. Haven't been in for service, yet, however.
We live very close to Cerritos, but they blew an easy chance to sell us a car, so I'm not sure whether I'll ever take the car to them for any service, at all.
We live very close to Cerritos, but they blew an easy chance to sell us a car, so I'm not sure whether I'll ever take the car to them for any service, at all.
07-17-2009, 08:01 PM
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Im the one with the bad experience at Cerritos. I haven't tried Mission Viejo, I just know I will never return to Cerritos. I didn't know there was a dealership in Tustin. It's closer to Cerritos than Mission Viejo, might be worth a shot. Good Luck
07-22-2009, 06:28 PM
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As per the 4th -> 3rd downshift thread, I had my transmission reprogrammed today at Austin Infiniti. The tech seemed really knowledgeable. Told me the first year the A5 tranny came out, they had something like 5 program updates. He's confident there will be more updates.
I drove him around on the highway and showed him the downshift/acceleration lag as well as gear sticking in a lower gear for a couple of seconds (after letting up on the gas pedal) before dropping down into 7th gear. He agreed it wasn't optimal and that hopefully they would come out with a fix.
Today's fix did not address the above issues, unfortunately. Except for perhaps some slight improvement on downshifting/engine braking while slowing down, I haven't really noticed much difference at all.
I drove him around on the highway and showed him the downshift/acceleration lag as well as gear sticking in a lower gear for a couple of seconds (after letting up on the gas pedal) before dropping down into 7th gear. He agreed it wasn't optimal and that hopefully they would come out with a fix.
Today's fix did not address the above issues, unfortunately. Except for perhaps some slight improvement on downshifting/engine braking while slowing down, I haven't really noticed much difference at all.
07-22-2009, 09:25 PM
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As per the 4th -> 3rd downshift thread, I had my transmission reprogrammed today at Austin Infiniti. The tech seemed really knowledgeable. Told me the first year the A5 tranny came out, they had something like 5 program updates. He's confident there will be more updates.
I drove him around on the highway and showed him the downshift/acceleration lag as well as gear sticking in a lower gear for a couple of seconds (after letting up on the gas pedal) before dropping down into 7th gear. He agreed it wasn't optimal and that hopefully they would come out with a fix.
Today's fix did not address the above issues, unfortunately. Except for perhaps some slight improvement on downshifting/engine braking while slowing down, I haven't really noticed much difference at all.
I drove him around on the highway and showed him the downshift/acceleration lag as well as gear sticking in a lower gear for a couple of seconds (after letting up on the gas pedal) before dropping down into 7th gear. He agreed it wasn't optimal and that hopefully they would come out with a fix.
Today's fix did not address the above issues, unfortunately. Except for perhaps some slight improvement on downshifting/engine braking while slowing down, I haven't really noticed much difference at all.
Thanks for that update! I really hope he's right about more updates coming out. This transmission is not 100% fixed yet.
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