Thread: Need advice trouble shooting this

Need help trouble shooting my performance shift button and wanted to know if anyone has a link or diagram that would help. I have tried searching here and google and no luck. I found a ton of related issues but they all ended up being something simple.

I know most of you guys think the perf shift is useless but my pcm was set up to only activate the performance tune settings when its in perf mode. Without it working i have a stock car as far as the pcm is concerned.

I know yall have heard this a hundred times lol. If I push the button I hear a very light click and the word performance flashes on the dash display but does not stay lit. I pulled the center console apart and the button wires look good and are connected.

I fully expect to be given crap for this but any help would be appreciated. Im just hoping someone has already been there, done that and knows what I should try.

Ok. I just assumed when it clicks that it's working lol. I'll check the button when I get home. I do have a good multi meter so I'll just check through the button with the car off to see if it makes and breaks like it should.

Wait, where is this performance shift button? Do all GTPs have it?

Sorry guys. Ive had a bad few weeks and have been crazy busy, and broke a damn tooth in half! anyways, it turns out that the button is bad. It wont stay engaged when I push it in. With the car off, I push the button and can hear a click and then when I let go, a slight crunchy click happens.

I assume that it is just a spring loaded make and brake switch. So I could just cut the wires and run them to a basic flip on/off switch anywhere right?

Mine is also a thumb push on the shifter. That would look better but it seems like a pain in the ass to change lol.

Originally Posted by ScottyDoggs

just the knob and button will come off the stick. no need to do a whole swap.

ive seen em for sale in some older threads.

and theres a thread or two with a shortened shift stick, shows how the knob comes off.

if I can find that "how to" then I may try this. Thanks guys.