Volkswagen Passat Forum banner

Gear selection issues TDI130 B5.5

2K views 0 replies 1 participant last post by  PassatIRL 
#1 ·
Hi Guys,

So im having issues with selecting gears, particularly 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in my 2003 passat TDI Sport.

It does not happen all the time, but is increasing in frequency.

When I select 1st gear, it will get stuck there, with the gear lever feeling like its in no-mans land, as in it does not feel like I have the gear selected, I can wobble the gear lever from left to right as if its in neutral. Car is obviously in gear as I can drive along no problem without slipping out of gear. A firm yank and it will pop out of where ever it is and into second gear. This happens from reverse also. The other gears are fine appart from 5th which just "doesnt feel right", as in not the same as it used to be.

Any help would be great, I have a feeling its a gear linkage problem, rather than a gearbox problem.

Thanks guys
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top