Shifting Problems?

Question

I have a 96 vw golf and recently i have been having problems switching gears. example. I could be in 3rd gear and when i go to switch to 4th the stik comes out of 3rd but wont go to 4th. its kinda like im hitting a wall or something once i get out of 3rd. Any help is very appreciated to find out waht the problem is. Thank you.

Answer 1

The most likely cause is your synchronizers are trashed. If you rag on the car a lot this can happen your transmission will probebly need to be rebuilt.