I took my Vantage to the dealer 400km away for a regular service and to look at this issue. They could not find any codes stored in the computer so they installed the latest ASM software to the TCM. They also reflashed my ECM to the latest software level. I picked up my car and started my trip home and I had the fault come on three times. All three times the only thing that happened was the warning on the dash popped up for a second then went away, the car stayed in gear all three times. Also my clutch is still good. I guess I will have to live with this issue, the good thing is it just seems to be a glitch and nothing bad.

 

You go to MCL or Distinctive?

 

MCL is way closer so I took it there.

They REALLY liked the sound of my exhaust!!!! I ended up giving them your info.

 

FYI: They couldn't tell anything was wrong with my clutch until they physically removed it and measured it.

 

I will have to get in touch with them...

Do you ever take the Hope-Princeton or always the Coquihalla?

 

I always take the Coquilhalla. It's faster and 4 lanes the whole way so you don't get stuck behind any slow campers.

 

If your still getting no fault, but flashing the TCU changed things up a bit..honestly thinking you might have a corrupt TCU. Only real way of knowing this is to just swap out the TCU and drive it...if your local dealer can get it to ocur, get them to swap out the TCU with a spare unit and have them drive it to see if the fault returns..

When ever there is a Gear fault displayed in the dash, TCU records the fault and sends a msg to the DIM to display the msg..so your TCU is sending a msg to the DIM stating there is a fault..if there is no fault recorded then why would it be sending a msg..aka internal fault with TCU

This could even be a fault with the DIM displaying the msh for no reason, aka internal fault with DIM...but thats a long shot, I'd shoot for the TCU first and rule it out by swapping in a spare unit

 

Thanks for the info Irish07

 

Definite advantage. I do love the Hope-Princeton though. If you get it on a weekday when there's not too much traffic it is sublime.