I have a 1996 Golf GTi. I was driving around in traffic today and it started to to get a bit tricky to get it into first gear. Over about ten minutes it was getting harder to get it into first and from first to second. I stopped at a roundabout and when I went to pull off it wouldn't go into first or second but it would go into reverse so I reversed to the side of the road and turned the engine off. With the engine off it would go into first so i started it in gear and drove to a spot to get picked up by the recovery vehicle. Now that I am home first gear seems to be working again? Any ideas what is wrong?
2007-03-11 07:41:19 · 8 answers · asked by DS12221 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Call the dealership and give them all the specs on your car and ask if the transmission is sychronous or nonsychronous. I sounds like you maybe having problems with your sychronizers. You may need to just take it in and have it checked by a technician. Your sychronizers messing up maybe an easy and not too costly fix but continuing to drive it like that may cause damage elsewhere. I know not something you want to hear but I just tell you what I think.
2007-03-11 07:49:03 · answer #1 · answered by linea843 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like the clutch; the fact that it started to play up in traffic tends to support this, as the clutch will have become "hot & bothered". All clutches begin to give their notice in these circumstances. Now you're home, it's cooled down.
2007-03-11 07:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your clutch linkage. If on a cable, the cable will stretch causing the clutch not to fully disengage.
2007-03-11 07:49:43 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a worn out synchronizer ring between first and second. The transmission needs to be rebuilt.
2007-03-11 07:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by geezerrex 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clutch trouble.
2007-03-11 07:46:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Synchronizers are going out. Need to have gearbox rebuilt.
2007-03-11 07:51:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
could be very simple, check the g/box oil level before anything else. In fact dont drive it till you have!
2007-03-11 07:51:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
try changing your gear box oil if its not too late!
2007-03-11 08:05:36 · answer #8 · answered by robertkyleq 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋