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The silver lining in my onboard voice phone system is that my girlfriend's name is easily recognized. I can call her totally with one push of the steering wheel butoon and four commands in sequence.
Good you can get girlfriend with one push of the button and four commands. FYI- make sure you get the right button and more importantly- the right commands.
Have fun with the new car.
Any comments on the 6- qt oil capacity in the 3.0L & 3.6L V-6. seems like a great approach to better lubrication and longer life???
6 quart? My book says 5.5 with filter?
The Olds Aurora, Aurora engine by NorthStar, the 96 took 7 or 7.5 quarts. Mine also had oil cooler. The purpose of the extra oil was to aid in the cooling and have more consistant temperatures throughout the motor, hence longer life. It also used a high flow low pressure system to aid in uniformity of temperature. Coolant in the engine was full flow at all times.
As for the remembered 30 phone contacts - these are shared with OnStar. I am not sure it OnStar is not operating if these 30 numbers would be available. I believe these must be entered separately with phone number and voice command to access.
You can store hundreds of addresses, etc. in the Nav system but these are not available by voice for cell phone calls.
Does this make sense?
Alternatives put forth lately are a bit like using a wrench as a hammer.
I'm glad to hear your setups are working great. I was suspicious of a problem on the 3.0 I drove. It just seemed to have no power when I put my foot in it. It seemed slower than Malibu with 4 cylinder. But it may have been my personal perception, yet I lean toward some issue on that one car.
What RPM do you see at 70MPH?
If we knew who was actually making these for GM it might be possible to make direct contact with company and find out what they have in the works.
Many such small boxes use Linux as an OS. I have two OTA HD TV tuners that use Linux. They were marketed by a US company as the first implementation of recieving HD over the air and you had to pay a fee to get box to work. The company went out of business. The boxes were made in China. Someone figured out how to reprogram them using a computer with Linux and changed them to work with all current over the air broadcasts. They even came out with updates that added functionality later on. Updates are available on internet. Just download and copy to thumbdrive. Plug USB thumbdrive into unit and do an initialization procedure. In a few minutes it would be reprogrammed with the latest and greatest features.
Let us hope such will be so easy on these units.
On mine I have to go into the phone menus to turn on some features so that it will work with car bluetooth.
'Nuff said!
Anyone else have this issue?
There is no doubt that there are a number of gadgets added to this vehicle that were not available just a few years ago. Nice, but not always functional according to some. With our posts and feedback, maybe these issues will be worked out.
Billed as a luxury sedan, there are still issues with the basic automobile that stop it from getting the seal of being gold standard.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Salesman told me he took one for a run. His full time profession is cop. He claimed it went to 140. It might have been a used one on lot, but in any case I find it strange there was not a limiter.
Olds Aurora had 115 limiter unless you had V rated tires and speedometer went to 160. At 100 it started to feel a little light and like flying a small plane, but very respectable in handling and ride. It was bred for the autobahn. It was a bit noisy as well, like the air moving across the skin of an airplane.
And for your info, much of the compaints are related to those who have the Navigation, a $1995.00 option. With that price tag we have a right to complain or try to figure out things collectively.
I do have a point though, that this Topic/thread needs to be subdivided to make it easier to find what you might be looking for.
The driveability issue you noted seems to be related to the programming in the 6-speed trans. You have to "drive aggressively" to get rpm's up with DOHC engine and the constant shift up tendency. We drive it on the road and it seems to like higher rpm's at 80 with less (or no)downshifting on most grades. It also seems to "learn" if you drive more or less aggressively IMO.
Aluminum oil pan is normally a higher end feature so glad to see that. Short version is I see lots of Cadillac like stuff; heated leather seats,engine,trans & software, dual A/C, bigger brake rotors (12") and overall finish for a lot lower price point than Cadillac. Great choice for us.
I do have to wonder what part of GM pulls the strings on drivetrains these days. Prior to muscle cars, Lincoln and Cadillac were only allowed to get big powerful engines. Cadillac still had some control when it came to the Aurora. They would not allow the 4.6, only a downstroked version at 4.0L. The only Aurora that got the 4.6 was the first one off the line, used as prototype.
I don't know which version was used in the Lucernne from inception. The 09's I looked at had the 4.6, known as the Super. I was disappointed to see that some options available on the other levels were not available in the Super. I'd bet Cadillac said, "No 4.6 unless some options are left off so you don't compete so closely with our Cadillac."
This is no different than a leaky sunroof, a radio that has noisy AM reception, a power window which won't work etc.
Perhaps we need to call on Edmunds to upgrade the forum so that topics can be separated into threads.
Friends with Caddys mostly state " fuel mileage is awful but runs like a racecar". Higher final gear with same 3.0 & 3.6L engine choices. So I agree with your comment, Cadillac is running some of the decisions due to their price point/competition- a $45,000 4 cylinder competing with BMW,Mercedes and Audi- not to mention the rice burners with very high output engines- I don't think so!
Also the 3.6L Lacrosse loaded CXS that goes into the mid $30's had to be a better P&L contributor than the CX & CXL in the low 30's for the same basic car- just one guys opinion- and everyone has one.
That's what I meant, in the case of the Lacrosse. It seems as if the voice commands lend to the actual cellphone taking over the call.
My prior car got this right. GM left it incomplete on 2010 models. I am told 2011 Lacrosse does the contact transfer into the car at each daily pairing.
Its poor customer service to fail to acknowedge my safety concern and my request for a firmware upgrade. It ought to be child's play. Dealers know zip. GM does not care and they think they are on track to catch Lexus with a CXS?
I undestand what you are saying. But what I have noticed (and I really only use bluetooth for incoming calls) is that you use the voice commands of your cellphone via the bluetooth connection. So you would say "call home" for the # you have listed on your cell as home, but the cell has to have "home" programmed for the slot with your home phone.
I dunno, my 72 year old father figured it out on his, but I'm still an electronic dunce.
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Sorry, but it is very different. I don't need to supply my own weatherstrip with a sunroof, my own radio antenna for the radio, or my own switch mechanism for the window motor. And in none of those examples are the pieces I need to supply made by one of any number of shadowy Chinese manufacturing concerns who may or may not choose to make their product to a documented standard, if there even is one.
Some people have no problem with this. Some do. That alone tells me that the car is probably not the issue. In any event, it is extremely tedious to have to plow through page after page of discussion about something for which I have such fundamental contempt.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
I can see why they'd push it in the biggest sellers, trying to get overall sales of MPG up to EPA figures. I think the requirement reads, "fleet average".
One area I'm hoping to gain is longevity, durability. The tradeoff for more gas, maybe, and maybe lower insurance. I've seen on GM vehicles with 4 cylinder standard, the V-6 option would lower insurance.
That is, I'm hoping that the 3.6 won't have to work near as hard or spin near as many times, depending on final ratio, and that will translate into longer life.
Actually, 100% of 2010 Lacrosse owners have this problem. Further, Bluetooth is not a Chinese standard or a Chinese part. My phone is a Blackberry made by RIM, a Canadian company. My phone model is a Storm2 (9550) and it is on a tested and approived GM list! Bluetooth IS a well documented standard. I traded emails with an AMERICAN engineer who was responsible for the GM work in the Camaro.
Perhaps another analogy will help. Say your new car works perfectly, except when you exceed 70 mph. At higher speeds the brake lights no longer operate.Now I come along withh MY "fundamental contempt" for speeders (you) and dismiss your safety concern and your concern to avoid traffic tickets. Any light bulbs going off yet?..pardon the pun.
One way to avoid plowing thru posts of no interest is to skip them and also resist responding to me when you haven't a constructive thing to add.
Finally, I am not responding to you. I don't even know who you are. I don't notice who writes what here, nor do I care. I am responding to a collection of posts about cellular technology that are impossible to skip given this format. I come here to read about cars, not cellphones. I feel sorry for you if your life is dependent upon a cellphone. That is about as far as any sentiment I have in this goes. Stop being so thin-skinned. Is that constructive enough for you?
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Any other proud owners of the LeCrosse having this issue?!!!
Did they rematch any tires with the hubs?
Did they move any wheels to different locations on the car, front or back?
The Road Force balancers now can tell them which tires to put with which rims and where to locate them to get the best roundness under load for the 4 tires.
I would suggest they check the alignment and set it to the very optimum setting.
Does it have Michelin tires on it? That may be the company's next move by putting a set of prechecked Michelins on.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Please take a look at added forums, as described by this forum, but BTW is not universal wording as to what it means across many if not all sites like this which mostly known as a forum.
Forums have Rules. And let us act as gentlemen who wish to share knowlodge, not personalbe.
The new forums are under Buick, 2010+ Buick Lacrosse. There is one titled "Rants & Raves" for those who want to get personal with their car. Praising or criticizing of your car might be appropriate here. The one place for our cars that anyone can talk it up.
Thanks all
Longevity is an open item for the newer GM DI/DOHC engines. Nissan, Toyota and Honda seem to have the designs down cold, so hopefully the old reverse engineering paid off for GM and Ford. We have had many 3.8L GM V-6's and other than the intake/plenum issues they were great designs, again IMO soo...
Check the final drive ratio on the I-4 equipped Lacrosse - 3.23 vs 2.77 on most V-6.
The Ecotec I-4 gets rave reviews and no past issues with oil coolers, intake gaskets or sealing problems that we have read about. Good engine designers in most GM cars with certain exceptions. The variable intake on the 3.0/3.6L was specifically aimed at the plastic plenum design sitting on an aluminum intake sitting on an iron engine in the "old days". Talk about mixed expansion coefficients!
Insurance rates on new Lacrosse is stellar- with O/S safety ratings all around.
Great car so far with all the high points, hopefully durability will be the standard for the new GM designs.
I'm working on a list of issues. Many have been mentioned by others besides me. When I finish it, I'll post it in the Rants and Raves.
PS - e_net_rider - Sorry, that discussion doesn't really work for us. I have been around long enough that I know where they lead. This is a perfectly good discussion in which to talk about things you like or dislike.
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My question: are there any harmful effects to using 93 versus 91 octane? And how much a difference is 89 from 91 and will that invalidate the warranty?
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Have not tried to back up on a hill but could understand how it would happen. Now warned!!!
Too low a rating and its possible the engine could suffer from premature ignition aka knock or ping. A severe case can lead to engine damage and a void warranty. Modern engines will sense knock and retard the timing to elinminate knock. Mileage suffers some but it saves the engine.
I run regular IN MY 2010 cxs 3.6l.On ocassion I will full with mid grade. No perceptable differences.
Also I use gas from the GM list of tier 1 vendors, but I have not yet seen the tier 1 stickers on any pumps.
If you have a tank filled with 87 octane regular and you use it down to a quarter or third, and then refill with 89 midgrade, you essentially end up with an 88 octane mix. IF the car is optimized for 91 octane, you aren't going to notice any difference.
If you use the tank lower, which I don't like to do, you end up with a purer mix. But ideally try filling with 93 after getting down to a quarter. That would mix 1/4 87 with 3/4 93 and give a mix that is about 91 octane. That would be a better test.
Or just alternate between 89 and 93 for your refills.
It's my anecdotal finding that a higher octane of 89 rather than 87 for my 87-rated engine delivers slightly better fuel mileage. It's noticed on longer drives using the car's computer readout for average fuel economy for that trip. The 1 or 2 mpg better mileage might be a 6 percent increase balanced against a 4% increase in cost for midgrade.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I hope the mileage improves. As of now, with premium, it appears the only way I'll see 27 MPG for highway is I hold a steady 60 to 65 MPH.