Team 1.8L Automatic Base Vibes

[Blueridge9]

You can post anything about 1.8L automatic base Vibes here.Maintenance experiences or questions, concerns, repair tips, mileage, links to info. in other threads, etc. It's all about us.Vibe reaches 299,999 miles: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=33767Links to info on transmission flushing: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=26381 http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=28967 Mileage for me: City: 22-25 Highway 33-39. Best mpg on turnpike with cruise control and AC on with 2 passengers and lots of cargo.Overdrive: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=15765 DIY How-to index: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=30881GM VIN Code translator: Select your year (eg. 2004) http://prod.goodwrench.gmgssm....o/Vin/

[abbotlex]

Thanks for the links, Blueridge9.'05 Vibe (auto base of course) 30 - 33 MPG so far with AC on just about all the time. Still a newbie though.

[lovemyraffe]

I average 32 mpg all the time. I love my car.

[abbotlex]

Question:I've had my Vibe for a couple weeks now. It seems to be shifting harsher. There is a definite "grab" when it shifts. At least I'm noticing it now. Especially at slow speeds. Normal? Something to keep an eye on? Perhaps it is just a smaller and lighter vehicle and I'm noticing the shift more than the heavier cars I've owned in the past.Thanks!

[northvibe]

Quote, originally posted by abbotlex »Question:I've had my Vibe for a couple weeks now. It seems to be shifting harsher. There is a definite "grab" when it shifts. At least I'm noticing it now. Especially at slow speeds. Normal? Something to keep an eye on? Perhaps it is just a smaller and lighter vehicle and I'm noticing the shift more than the heavier cars I've owned in the past.Thanks!are you driving with gas down, then letting off the gas then going back on the gas? because mine would do that in that situation. Are you flooring it and its shifting up, are you keeping the gas pedal lightly pressed and letting it shift at 3k? need a little more info.

[abbotlex]

Light on the gas. Kind of like rolling through a parking lot then giving a little gas to pull onto a street. There is a hesitation and then wham, it's in gear. It doesn't clunk or make any noise. The RPMs don't go up, so it's not slipping.I saw in another thread about '05 models starting a "drive by wire" system. What's that about?

[THE VIBERATOR]

Personally i've never looked up the drive by wire and what it means.

[kevera]

Quote, originally posted by THE VIBERATOR »Personally i've never looked up the drive by wire and what it means.It means it has no cable controlling the throttle-body.