spooler

anyone have this problem..? youll be accelerating slowly, then let off the gas, then press it again slowly and the car bucks and jerks.

its annoying when your around ppl...

MarcS

lol, welcome to the club.

spooler

i laugh and mutter under my voice: "friggin' car" when it happens.. but if I have someone in the car, it DRIVES me nuts!!!

mi6_

My 5-speed '92 Z34 does this (alwyas has). I thought it was a shitty clutch or something, but I think it is a syndrome of FWD cars with good power. Mine while do it in second too when I downshift and I'm engine-braking while stopping. It gets under about 1600 RPM and your on one of those friggen animal rides for kids in the mall! I have driven numerous C5 Vettes (including a Z06), and LS1 Camaros and they are all smooth as butter in 1st. Never been in an auto FWD car that did this, but that may be due to the lower gearing of 1st gear and the torque convertor.

No idea, but I think there may be some sort of technical explanation for why this happens in FWD cars.

Just my experience.

Toronto SS

I hate 1st gear.

EuteR

ya first gear is useless. They sure put lots of thought into our first gear.

myoshizawa819

In everyday driving once you are rolling you should never "go back" to first gear anyway. If you have to let off in first and are not going to stop just shift into second and when you get back on the gas there will be no fussing. First gear is only for launching.

badg1rl

i thought it was just me.....hmph...

EuteR

i hate when it catches u off guard.. Or if there are a bunch of bumps in the road after a stop sign.. Thats when it gets really jerky..

The G/F laughs at me all the time when it happens.. Its the damn car I tell her.. haha

BowTieCobaltSSSC

Well mine doe's it to It might be do to the drive by wire Throttle , mine seems worse when the car is cold , after it warms up it's a little better .. First gear is way to short , I would have to agree ..

BLKSS

What? 1st is my favorite! Im allways cruising in it. Just got to be sensitive with the gas. Once your in gear its just a matter of not over doing it.

Brian MP5T

They made it for Granny to get to the Doctors..

p7x

it's called a SS not a jetta, first gear is very short, hense for daily driving, it's used to get it movin, not to cruise around in, and for the people that think first gear is useless...wanna race...from a dig.

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c7015

yeah you have to be very delacate with first gear ..only time I ever have a problem with 1st jerking is when manuvering out of a parking lot with bumps where its imposible to avoid

distillion

that used to happen to me when i wasnt used to the car, it hasnt happned in a long while, i really dont mind first gear, it surves its purpose in my book

Chevypowered

The only reason first gear does that is because its so low, my truck does the same thing in first, just shift into second once you get moviing, problem solved.

bluecobaltss06

I always attributed this to my bad driving. What I think it is, is that the car having 205 hp to the front wheels. The gas pedal is extremly sensitive, so when you hit that gas again, it jerks forward, and then jerks the driver. So when the driver gets jerked, he gets pushed into his seat, taking his foot off the gas. Now that the foot is off the gas, the car being in first gear is going to sit foward really fast, and then the drivers foot is going to hit the gas again. And so goes the nasty...nasty...nasty cycle.

Brian MP5T

It's called Load Shifting.

p7x

As soon as the snows gone it's 3reet 3acin how the hell am i supposed to say that.

azreal

i believe its common within fwd cars. my 3000gt did the same thing you sort of get used it.

SwizzDSMSS

Hey it happens

OniMirage

that always annoyed me about watching some of the vids posted online ... why the hell is everyone staying in first after they get to a roll? get into second unless you come to a stop again. Simple fix done finished complete. ... And dont down shift to first ... ever.

wesmanw02

Thats what I was going to suggest.

When you have 200ft/lbs of torque in a FWD based car with a transversely mounted engine, you can expect some bucking/jerkiness when getting on and off the throttle. Sounds like its pretty common in 1st gear at anything above idle.

The only thing that may help the issue is new motor mounts, that would prevent the driveline lash from weight transfer in 1st gear

kissmySS

**Phew** I thought it was just me, my friends laugh at me when it happens!! ..Damn thing! im attributing it to a touchy throttle and when you hit bumps, grooves,dips in the road (mainly driveways) It moves your foot abit and causes it to get jerky...If you make a real conscience effort to keep your foot steady it gets better or goes away...Better idea though Shift second your loosing the race....!!!