Back to the dealership I go.
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From: Chatt,TN
Back to the dealership I go.
Like a lot of the people on here I'm going back to the dealer for more trans work. I just got my car back last wedsday and now its going back. The problem that I'm having is that when I try to put the car in frist gear(when at a stop) some times it will not go in. While in traffic I am just sitting there trying to get the car in gear. I've taken the car in for all kinds of different stuff. If they can't fix it this time I think I'm just going to lemon law it. I would like to know if anyone else has had this happen to them before and I would like to hear from anyone who has lemon lawed their car what all you had to do and how it works.
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I don't know if my problem is what your talking about, but sometimes I come to a stop and I can't get it into first, but all I have to is put it in second and do a slight, I mean very slight, roll forward or backwards and then it goes in with no problem.
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From: DFW
Gears can come out of alignment like that from time to time. It is teeth meshing after all. In most cases slipping the car into second then back into whatever gear it was will correct the issue.
It is one of the quirks of driving a stick.
It is one of the quirks of driving a stick.
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From: Loveland, Ohio
good explanation! I have been using this technique for years...
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If I'm at a stop I tap the gas while in neutral, clutch out, then clutch in and into first. If I'm coming up to a stop sign, I get into first while I'm still moving, prob about 5mph.
It is a matter of getting the different shafts inside the tranny moving at close to the same speed.
G/L!
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Straight from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_law
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_law
Lemon laws are United States state laws that remedies to consumers for cars that repeatedly fail to meet certain standards of quality and performance. These niche market cars are called lemons. The federal lemon law (the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act) protects citizens of all states. State lemon laws vary by state and may not necessarily cover used or leased cars. The rights afforded to consumers by lemon laws may exceed the warranties expressed in purchase contracts. Lemon law is the common nickname for these laws, but each state has different names for the laws and acts.
In California, lemon laws cover anything mechanical, as do the federal lemon laws. The federal lemon law also provides that the warranter may be obligated to pay your attorney fees if you prevail in a lemon law suit, as do most state lemon laws.
In California, lemon laws cover anything mechanical, as do the federal lemon laws. The federal lemon law also provides that the warranter may be obligated to pay your attorney fees if you prevail in a lemon law suit, as do most state lemon laws.
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From: Slippery Rock, PA
I have had my car nearly two years now. It does that randomly, but as others said reving a little or fixing alignment has always helped. If you try to force gears you will just make it worse. It is possible that you were hard on the shifter and actually created the issue forcing it and hard shifting.
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