CanyonHypermiler

Gary, lots of the same issues in the forum with the 8 spd. My 'shudder' issues started around 8 thousand miles and got worse up until they found the technical service bulletin detailing the trans flush. The flush fixes the shudder, temporarily. My shudder is back with a vengeance at 23K miles. Taking it in again for an oil change and the transmission issue will be brought up again. It's under warranty.. yeah... but like you, I think there is probably some long term damage being done to the transmission and torque converter. I'll address that in my next visit with the service manager. All the other issues you listed with the transmisison... lazy gear changes, quick to find the top gear, slow to downshift when you need power are all characteristics of a transmission built to get high mileage at the expense of performance. All cars and trucks are going that way I think. That's the world we live in. You're on the right track knowing about the TSB on the trans flush. Let us know how your service visit turns out. Good luck.

15HDriver, Thanks for the reply. I have the Auto Climate Control to off (no light lit) and the temperature setting on 68 normally. I have the A/C button turned off (no light lit) and the fan usually on next to low. From what I can tell MOST of the time the fan runs, blowing ambient air from outside the cabin. Then I feel the air get colder, and the windshield gets condensation on it from the cold air. If I look down, the lights on the auto A/C and the A/C button are both NOT lit, but the A/C is definitely on. The only way to turn off the compressor is to hit the fan off switch. It seems counter-intuitive to have a button saying 'A/C' that lights up when you press it and it turns on the Air Conditioning, but then you have to press that same button to get the air to turn OFF when it's NOT lit at all. I thought someone that's had a Canyon for some time would be able to explain or tell me if I have some sort of software glitch. Thanks again.

Just bought a new Canyon V6 SLE. Enjoying the truck, but the A/C is baffling me. If I"m driving along with the fan on low, and the A/C OFF (no A/C light, and no light on the Auto A/C). Periodically, I will notice very cold air coming out of the vents, and condensation on my windshield. There doesn't seem to be any excess humidity to cause the A/C to come on. I checked the Climate Control settings on the touchscreen and turned both the auto defog feature for the front and rear to OFF.. The only way to get the A/C compressor to turn off is to push the OFF button for the fan. This turns everything off. If I turn the fan back on to low... no A/C no condensation.. just the fan blows as it should. I've watched it closely and cannot get any rhyme or reason as to WHY the A/C is coming on by itself. If there is a feature built in to the truck whereby it senses excess humidity and turns on the compressor automatically, then you would think there would be a visual queue, such as the A/C light illuminating for the period that the compressor is on, then the light going back off again. I don't notice any of this. Anybody else noticed their air coming on and off automatically? Thanks for your reply