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I'd go back to the dealer and complain, again. That the problem is consistent in right turns with hard accel at the exit leaves me with a sneaking suspecsion that maybe the trans fluid level is low. It's very difficult to check the fluid in the 8L90. The procedure is in the Service Manual and...

The Secretive Solution (Script for a new action thriller) Location: Santa Barbara, California Time: zero-dark-thirty. It was cold, windy and pouring rain. A black helicopter dropped out of the low overcast and landed in a field next to the Cadillac dealer. While the pilot readied for...

Flames? Mellow? Who...me?:chuckle:

Great questions, Rob! In April of last year, when I ordered the second ATS-V, the 2-door we call the "Blue BMW Buster", we were unaware the first one had the oil burn-at-cold-start problem and, at the time, we were working through the 80-mph vibration–which was far less a problem than was the...

Welcome to the V-Net, Rob. I'm a former member (1971-1990) of Corvette Limited of Los Angeles. In fact, I belonged to Limited when you joined CL. I love the ATS-Vs but hate the way GM does warranty administration and how it ties the hands of dealers who are busting ass to please Cadillac...

I want to make sure I clearly understand the problem. When someone tells me an automatic is shifting "rough" that means to me part-thtottle shifts are very abrupt or "jerky" and/or uncomfortable, however...your problem sounds like the trans is either slipping or even freewheeling between gears...

Footware for V Drivers. For the last couple of weeks, I've been testing a pair of driving shoes sold by Katech, Inc. the famed engine building operation in Michigan. Now, these are not the SFI approved shoes you need for sanctioned road racing. They are what's known in the driving shoe business...

Glad to see a new face here on the V-Net. Welcome!

While I am known around here mostly for my ATS-Vs, the V-Wagons are without a doubt one of the coolest cars Cadillac ever built. Had I been interested in a V the size of the CTS, the V-Wagon would be the car I'd have. Welcome to the V-Net "CTS-V_GG". Looking at your paper plate...we might be...

Tire Talk For '16 and '17, OE on ATS-V is the Michelin Pilot Super Sport. The sizes are 255/35ZR18 in the front and 275/35 ZR18 at the rear. Interestingly, Cadillac chose the non-run-flat version of the Pilot Super Sport for the ATS-V, most likely to take some harshness out of the car's ride...

Head Headlines Details of the LF4's new head. As for the question above, I’d say, “No.” for a couple of reasons. First, the key date in this instance is not when the car was built in Lansing, but when the engine was assembled in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. I suspect the engine build date is sometime...

Smoke Begins to Clear “Pearl” my Wife’s Crystal White, ATS-V four-door which has been belching oil smoke after cold starts for the last seven months has new cylinder heads in its future. I learned about a week ago that GM has released a revised cylinder head for the LF4. The revision(s) are...

Sometimes, you Just Gotta Say… There's a classic line from "Risky Business", the film which made Tom Cruise a breakout star. Cruise's character, Joel Goodson, is getting some "worldly counseling" from his bestie, Miles, who states, "Sometimes you just gotta say, 'What the f**k.'" WTF...

We totally agree.:biggrin: X'ing my fingers.

Same S**t. Different Year Welcome to 2017, everybody! Being that a new year is upon us, you'd think I'd have some good news about the long-standing problems we have with our two ATS-Vs. Well...I don't. "Pearl", our 2016 ATS-V four-door–now more than a year old with 22,000 miles on the...

Manual Musings I own five GM vehicles with five- or six-speed manual transmissions and all of them have cruise control. With four of them (’99 Blazer, ’01 Camaro, ’04 Corvette and ’12 Corvette), if the cruise control is enabled, you can disable it instantly by either: tapping the brake, tapping...

Confessions of an Automotive Nationalist Still waitin' for that replacement prop shaft for my droning Coupe. Hopefully, later this week, my pals at Bunnin Cadillac will have an update on the new shaft's whereabouts. My "honey-dos" for the weekend were the high-ladder work and electrical for...

This Just In... OMG! There's light at the end of the tunnel and...it may not be an oncoming train! This morning,GM's Customer Engagement Center called to say that a new propeller shaft for my droning ATS-V Coupe is on the way to my dealer, Bunnin Cadillac. This was a stunning reversal by GM...

Here at the V-Net we recently road tested a '17 which was painted Velocity Red. Awesome freakin' color, indeed.:rocker: Welcome to the V-Net.

Still more... ATS-V Ownership: a Love/Hate Thing? Apparently So. Time for an update on the our attempts to convince General Motors to agree to warranty repairs of the oil smoke and vibration problems with the V-Net's two ATS-Vs. Still Smokin' After all These Months With our 2016 Sedan which...