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Update - We replaced the solenoid C as well as the battery and checked the grounds. When the car is cold it has all the gears and drives normal. As soon as it warms up it wants to start out in high gear. With only 14,000 miles on the car we are now looking at what to do next... Any thoughts?

No go on the manual mode. When you put it in drive it feels like its in high gear. We put it on the rack and ran it and it feels like it shifts between the higher gears but does not down shift or start out in the low gears. We are going to replace the battery and check the grounds this weekend.

Shift cable? I guess I figured if it got the car from park to reverse to neutral and then drive all was good.

So the grounds haunt the XLR just like the CTSV. At least Caddilac kept it consistent :)

Looking to help my dad with his 05 XLR. The car has only 14,000 miles on it. He picked it up a few years ago and only drives it a few times a year. When he went to get it out earlier this month it seemed like it was in high gear when he went to move it. We put a scanner on it and got a few...

Those are date coded 2004 and are the factory rubber. I was shocked to see that my dad was driving on them.

Not bad for 13 year old tires.

I am new to the forum as I am helping my dad with his XLR project. He picked up a 2005 with 14,000 miles a few years ago. My stepmom drives it a few times a year. As of late they have been having typical issues with it. I just recently picked up a 2005 CTS V so I can feel his pain. The most...