We spend so much time talking about issues with our TG's but have you ever spent time actually talking to a Service Manager when he is free to chat?
I spoke with one on his day off and he started to be very candid as the beer flowed.. He spoke out. This is what he said...
Oil leak. On top of your oil filter is the oil cooler adapter. The top plate leaks and it's a real pain to tighten up the two bolts. If yours isn't leaking now, it will be soon. Most techs will see it but because it is so hard to get to they won't say anything about it of fix it.
The SE compensator is really loud on the TG's. That's because the TG is so heavy. It's normal on the TG but not on anything else I'm told to say. It will sound like Tranny gear clunk when you simply roll on and off the throttle. "Normal Operation".
Rear wheel lug bolts are usually tight but check them every few months at 90 to 100 ft pounds. He wouldn't say any more about that, got very tight lipped. Makes you go hummmmmm....
Trunk gaskets are still leaking. He's replaced several even on the new models. Said make sure your retention cables are installed with a half twist or they will get caught in the door making the gasket leak more water if it rains.
Front brake rotors that have chrome bolts instead of the stock bolts. Chrome bolts will work loose. Thread lock doesn't help. Don't use the chrome bolts "ever" he said. I came home and put the stock back in. He had that look in his eye.
Rear brakes will only be good for 10k or under. Said the brakes were too small for the TG. He has warrantied a few but is under the gun not to.
Heat... What heat he said. I can't talk about heat. I'll get fired. (From his mouth to my ears Folks)
Reverse motor bolts. Said he has sent only one in for warranty but he hasn't seen any that became loose. I told him and let him see the pictures of Ice Bites.. He said the lack of thread lock is the fault of the assembly line.... and I will quote him now... "Most of the crap that comes back to us broken has no thread lock on it. It's like the assembly line doesn't give a crap". (Again... from his mouth to my ears)
There was more but it didn't concern a TG so much as it did with MoCo in general. He has been a SM for over 20 years. Sounds like he really needed to vent.