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sundaydog
12-19-2003, 08:23 AM
I'm going in for my 5000 mile service. Is there anything in particular that I should ask them to check. My car does hesitate when it's cold and there seems to be no logic to the shift points. Should I ask for a reflash of the ecm or do they automatically do it. Is there a charge for that? The pump for the air shocks goes on everytime I start the car no matter how short a time in between. Should they be holding pressure a little bit better. Does this sound normal or should I have them check it out? I would appreciate any help. Thanks

2003 MIB
12-19-2003, 08:31 AM
I think you've got a good list for your checkup. I can say the following but you and I are in very different climates:
1) My air pump doesn't come on unless the car has been sitting for 2-3 days.
2) If I let the car warm up for 2-3 minutes, it doesn't hesitate on cold days (30-40 F). Y'all get colder than that :o)
3) I have the DR chip and that made the "transmission hunting for the right gear" go away. By far, this was the most annoying thing about the car.
They shouldn't charge you to reflash the ecm. I think your car is probably behaving "normally" but there are a lot of enhancements that can be done to make it more fun.