My mom had a Malibu that did the same thing. Tranny locked up and it was an issue with a weak battery. What you said about disconnecting the battery for an extended also works to reset it. Good video and good info. Thank you sir.
@@RobertMacCready I went online to the Malibu forum and there were quite a few reports of this happening to the electronic transmissions. Unfortunately the car stayed stuck in reverse and the power would not shut off. Battery died. Towed on flat bed and dealer charged up battery and it went right into gear and did fine.
I love my 2021 C8 HTC ... But man, there are a lot of "electronic" workarounds you need to be aware of. Yesterday, I had to figure out how to put the car in neutral for a flatbed tow. Oh ... I should mention I got the dreaded "service transmission" message and check engine light ... I had GM pick the car up rather than risk damage by driving it to the dealer. Suffice to say, unless you can start the engine to put the car in neutral, you'd better have a special tool, advance knowledge and patience to manually shift the Tremec into neutral should you need an emergency tow. Be warned C8 owners ... research putting the car in neutral before you have a roadside emergency where you have to push the car to safety.
No tow hook. And the driver "freaked" when he saw the car. Asked me to drive it on and off the flatbed and then thanked me profusely for doing so. The front end lift system came in very handy!
hey bob. love. the video on the battery. just. purchase my first c8 2022 always wanted corvette kinda getting tired of the uro cars ..keep making content for newbees like me tks...
Bob, just rewatched this video. Great idea putting the battery tender in the car. I might get an extension cord and keep that in there too now that I have my own 2021 Black Z51 in the garage!
Looks like you’re living the dream!!! New Corvette, nice house in Florida, the golf cart for transportation around the village streets to pot luck dinners and bingo and drive it for a 18 holes at the local Country Club. I have a 2009 C6 that just turned over 7,000 miles and have a 2022 C8 ordered. I ordered the battery protection for the C8 and keep a Battery Tender on the C6. (Still love the C6 and hope to keep it instead of selling or trading it.)
Yup, it's pretty nice down here. Summer is very warm but the other 9 months are excellent. Worked hard all my life, usually 2 jobs. Wife did too. But it was worth it. Hope your C8 arrives sooner than you think. You'll love the car.
Wow, info-packed video. It's so clear to see all this detailed information succinctly explained at the same time as each process is shown visually. I'm sure a few butts will be saved if they follow Bob's advice!!!
I am taking all this in now as I most likely won’t see my C8 until next year. If I forget some of this I will have to review your videos again. At my age, “Time is of the essence”. I can’t wait to start experiencing my first Corvette. Bob, keep this great content coming. Stay safe out there.
Thanks for the informative video. I finally picked my 2021 C8 HTC and getting use to all the features. In my opinion the C8 is excellant, much improved over the C7 Z06 I had.
Yup, I agree. I had a 2017 Z06 and this C8 I like more. I think it is a milestone car for Chevrolet. I've never owned a new Corvette that had was mid-engine, DCT, and a totally new interior and exterior. It is amazing for sure!!!
Another idea would be to have a battery disconnect switch installed this way both of these problems would be solved. My boat came with one from the factory. It has the 6.2 Chevy engine.
If you live in an emission testing state, disconnecting the battery will reset all your emission control flags to off. You'll have to drive for some time before you can pass emissions later.
Thanks for the info Bob. Great job with the videos. I can’t wait to get my C8. I ordered mine last August from Nahas Chevtolet in Wildwood. I’m currently at status 3000 and patiently waiting for a production date.
You should be getting a TPW soon. I went to 3000 Apr 21st. I'm at 3400 as of July 23rd with a production date of Aug 2. It will be over 15 month wait. Put down a deposit May 6th, 2020. Hope you get good news soon. I know the waiting is tough!
I have a C8 2022. The car did a update and killed the battery. I folow your video but the battery will not take any charge. I am callig the dealer tommorow. Thank.
Thanks for the kind words Dave. Grew up south of Boston. After I got out of college I spent the rest of my time on Cape Cod. Now I live in Florida and can hardly speak a sentence and they ask if I'm from Boston. Too funny!!!
also my key fob works and doors, truck, hood open but won't start after 3 months of winter, im thinking it just needs a booster or battery charge, what do you think ?
Could be either. I'd change the battery in the fob and then get a charger. I think the charger, at a chevy dealer, is around $100. I would get the one chevy suggests as it will plug in to the receptacle in your front trunk/frunk. The one I have is a 12v unit. And I use it if the car sits for over a week or so. Let us know how it turns out for you.
@@RobertMacCready Bob I just put a Novistretch FBM850V mask on my c8! It protects the whole front of the car's bumper and front radiators. It is easy to install and comes off in a minute. Check it out!
James, you got me reading up on the shock towers. Ordered 2 covers and will do a video on the install as soon as they arrive. Got a good idea on getting those pieces off too. Thanks for getting me thinking!!!
Good question. Maybe someone else can comment. I've never had a dead battery "yet". Just by putting on the charger every couple of weeks seems to work fine.
HI Robert, I lost track on how many Corvette’s you have owned over the years and very much enjoy your channel and all the knowledge you know about this car. I have a question regarding your opinion on a clear bra or ceramic coatings. Your cars always look beautiful and am wondering what products you use to keep it that way. Do you believe in putting a clear bra on the front of the car or ceramic coatings or do you use some kind of wax. Thank You 😊
I did ceramic coat my 2017 Z06. Did it with a hand applicator. Worked pretty good. On the C8, I go to a local "do it yourself" carwash. It has a spotless rinse selection that I really like. Then they have a blower selection and I use that to blow off most of the water. Then I use a microfiber towel to wipe what little water is left. As I''m doing this, I mist the car with Meguiars Ceramic Detailer. It helps pick up the water better and makes the car look great. I would not use a bra on my car. I just keep my distance from trucks. And I appreciate your kind words. This is my 20th Corvette.
First time it happened. The emergency lights killed the battery on the way. Then the tech got to it a couple of days later. Charged the battery and the car started. With no code showing.
My mom had a Malibu that did the same thing. Tranny locked up and it was an issue with a weak battery. What you said about disconnecting the battery for an extended also works to reset it. Good video and good info. Thank you sir.
You're welcome. Interesting that you can use a similar method in other Chevys.
@@RobertMacCready I went online to the Malibu forum and there were quite a few reports of this happening to the electronic transmissions. Unfortunately the car stayed stuck in reverse and the power would not shut off. Battery died. Towed on flat bed and dealer charged up battery and it went right into gear and did fine.
They eliminated the key behind the license plate on the 23 model
Thanks Bob! You taught me something today: keep a 10mm wrench in bag , plus keep a spare charger there too.
Thanks Mark.
I love my 2021 C8 HTC ... But man, there are a lot of "electronic" workarounds you need to be aware of. Yesterday, I had to figure out how to put the car in neutral for a flatbed tow. Oh ... I should mention I got the dreaded "service transmission" message and check engine light ... I had GM pick the car up rather than risk damage by driving it to the dealer. Suffice to say, unless you can start the engine to put the car in neutral, you'd better have a special tool, advance knowledge and patience to manually shift the Tremec into neutral should you need an emergency tow. Be warned C8 owners ... research putting the car in neutral before you have a roadside emergency where you have to push the car to safety.
Let us know what the outcome is. Glad you were able to get it on the flatbed. Did you have a tow hook with ya?
No tow hook. And the driver "freaked" when he saw the car. Asked me to drive it on and off the flatbed and then thanked me profusely for doing so. The front end lift system came in very handy!
I’ve been going through this for over a year
That's not so good!
hey bob. love. the video on the battery. just. purchase my first c8 2022 always wanted corvette kinda getting tired of the uro cars ..keep making content for newbees like me tks...
You're welcome!!
Bob, just rewatched this video. Great idea putting the battery tender in the car. I might get an extension cord and keep that in there too now that I have my own 2021 Black Z51 in the garage!
That's a good idea on the extension chord James. Those pockets on the left and right, front of the frunk are good for storage too.
Looks like you’re living the dream!!! New Corvette, nice house in Florida, the golf cart for transportation around the village streets to pot luck dinners and bingo and drive it for a 18 holes at the local Country Club.
I have a 2009 C6 that just turned over 7,000 miles and have a 2022 C8 ordered. I ordered the battery protection for the C8 and keep a Battery Tender on the C6. (Still love the C6 and hope to keep it instead of selling or trading it.)
Yup, it's pretty nice down here. Summer is very warm but the other 9 months are excellent. Worked hard all my life, usually 2 jobs. Wife did too. But it was worth it.
Hope your C8 arrives sooner than you think. You'll love the car.
Wow, info-packed video. It's so clear to see all this detailed information succinctly explained at the same time as each process is shown visually. I'm sure a few butts will be saved if they follow Bob's advice!!!
Thank you Pat
I am taking all this in now as I most likely won’t see my C8 until next year. If I forget some of this I will have to review your videos again. At my age, “Time is of the essence”. I can’t wait to start experiencing my first Corvette. Bob, keep this great content coming. Stay safe out there.
Thanks, and I sure hope you get some good news soon. It is well worth the wait.
Very informative ty. By the way just got my c8 red mist the 28th at the museum and drove it back to Mt Dora 730 miles love the car.
That is AWESOME ED. Have a blast with your new ride. Red mist a great color. We should have a C8 party here in Central Florida.
I would love that
@@edmorse8654 I'll see if I can find a place where all the C8's could meet.
@@RobertMacCready sounds good if it ever stops raining lol
@@edmorse8654 In case you missed it there is a C8 Meet and Greet this coming Saturday. Hope to see you there.
Thanks for the informative video. I finally picked my 2021 C8 HTC and getting use to all the features. In my opinion the C8 is excellant, much improved over the C7 Z06 I had.
Yup, I agree. I had a 2017 Z06 and this C8 I like more. I think it is a milestone car for Chevrolet. I've never owned a new Corvette that had was mid-engine, DCT, and a totally new interior and exterior. It is amazing for sure!!!
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Another idea would be to have a battery disconnect switch installed this way both of these problems would be solved. My boat came with one from the factory. It has the 6.2 Chevy engine.
Yes, that would be ideal.
If you live in an emission testing state, disconnecting the battery will reset all your emission control flags to off. You'll have to drive for some time before you can pass emissions later.
Yet another no nonsense very informative video! Great job! Thanks for your efforts. Keep 'em coming!
Great info thanks Bob.
Thanks for the info Bob. Great job with the videos. I can’t wait to get my C8. I ordered mine last August from Nahas Chevtolet in Wildwood. I’m currently at status 3000 and patiently waiting for a production date.
Been there, done that. I waited 15 months for my C8. Hope your car lands at Nahas soon.
You should be getting a TPW soon. I went to 3000 Apr 21st. I'm at 3400 as of July 23rd with a production date of Aug 2. It will be over 15 month wait. Put down a deposit May 6th, 2020. Hope you get good news soon. I know the waiting is tough!
My battery was discharged, I managed to charge it and now the car is like blocked, it doesn't want to start.
Can you jump start the car?
Another great video! Thanks
Thanks Robert
Another great vid
Thanks Mike!!
My car is missing the wire you pulled to open the frunk, any other ideas?
I would contact a Chevy dealer. It can sometimes be difficult to see. Did you use a flashlight to double check?
What happens if the resetting of the negative cable doesn’t work. How do you place the car in neutral to be towed
There is a tool that some dealerships have where they can put the car in neutral.
I have a C8 2022. The car did a update and killed the battery. I folow your video but the battery will not take any charge. I am callig the dealer tommorow. Thank.
I always keep the charger on the car during cold weather or the car sits for more than a week. Let us know how it all goes!
Sweet ride,, is the Trang lock simalar with other vehicles? I’ll give it a try on my 3rd gen cummims
Thanks man
I enjoy your informative videos. Keep up the good work. Love the accent. Is it from Boston?
Thanks for the kind words Dave. Grew up south of Boston. After I got out of college I spent the rest of my time on Cape Cod.
Now I live in Florida and can hardly speak a sentence and they ask if I'm from Boston. Too funny!!!
also my key fob works and doors, truck, hood open but won't start after 3 months of winter, im thinking it just needs a booster or battery charge, what do you think ?
Could be either. I'd change the battery in the fob and then get a charger. I think the charger, at a chevy dealer, is around $100. I would get the one chevy suggests as it will plug in to the receptacle in your front trunk/frunk.
The one I have is a 12v unit. And I use it if the car sits for over a week or so. Let us know how it turns out for you.
Bob, have you installed the shock tower covers yet? You have to take off those pieces in the frunk to get at the towers.
No I've not done the covers yet. I don't plan to do the screens up front.
@@RobertMacCready Bob I just put a Novistretch FBM850V mask on my c8! It protects the whole front of the car's bumper and front radiators. It is easy to install and comes off in a minute. Check it out!
James, you got me reading up on the shock towers. Ordered 2 covers and will do a video on the install as soon as they arrive. Got a good idea on getting those pieces off too. Thanks for getting me thinking!!!
@@johnshuler1396 John, I've seen those Novistretch masks and they look great.
thanks for the video, im looking to get the charger for my 2022 but seems like theres 2 different types, is the one your holding the 110v or 220v ?
That was VERY helpful. THANK YOU 😊 Do you know how long it takes to charge a dead battery with the corvette trickle charger?
Have not had my batter go dead (yet). Left in in the garage for 2 weeks once and it still fired right up!
How long does it take that battery maintainer to fully charge a dead battery??
Good question. Maybe someone else can comment. I've never had a dead battery "yet". Just by putting on the charger every couple of weeks seems to work fine.
@Robert MacCready ok I think I'll get the battery maintainer and a battery jumper as well just in case
It's a battery maintainer, not a charger. If your battery is dead the maintainer is never gonna charge it.
HI Robert, I lost track on how many Corvette’s you have owned over the years and very much enjoy your channel and all the knowledge you know about this car. I have a question regarding your opinion on a clear bra or ceramic coatings. Your cars always look beautiful and am wondering what products you use to keep it that way. Do you believe in putting a clear bra on the front of the car or ceramic coatings or do you use some kind of wax. Thank You 😊
I did ceramic coat my 2017 Z06. Did it with a hand applicator. Worked pretty good. On the C8,
I go to a local "do it yourself" carwash. It has a spotless rinse selection that I really like. Then they have a blower selection and I use that to blow off most of the water. Then I use a microfiber towel to wipe what little water is left. As I''m doing this, I mist the car with Meguiars Ceramic Detailer. It helps pick up the water better and makes the car look great.
I would not use a bra on my car. I just keep my distance from trucks. And I appreciate your kind words. This is my 20th Corvette.
I did that but it still didn’t start said service Tran soon… maybe I didn’t wait 15 min.. I waited like 4 mins befor i connected it again
So, how did you resolve the problem?
I had it towed to Chevy dealer.
@@RobertMacCready they are looking at it on Monday. No technician at hand until then.
First time it happened. The emergency lights killed the battery on the way. Then the tech got to it a couple of days later. Charged the battery and the car started. With no code showing.