Occasionally, I have a hard time putting the car into forward or reverse. Car is sitting on level ground and the parking brake is off. If I tap the gas, it slides right in. Car has 65K miles on it.

It is more of an annoyance right now, but anyone know if something is wearing/bad and/or needs to be replaced? Is there an adjustment I need to make?

Thanks!

 

lower your expectations

seriously, this is a very common issue with pretty much all manual trans cars.

When I come up to a stop light, I ususally put the car into 1st before it stops rolling. that pretty much takes care of that one

 

My 98 Honda Accord coupe 5 spd does exactly the same thing. I find it difficult to shift into first, this I find only happens when the car is not running at optimal temperature. Two independant mechanics have told me that this is normal, so live with it.

 

I remember on my Jetta (very hard to go into first gear until I put in Redline MTL) what helped was:

1) Stopped, clutch pedal up
2) Light turns...
3) Clutch pedal down, select 3rd gear - THEN - 1st gear
4) Clutch pedal up to engage 1st gear - car moving

 

Yeah, its a damn shame, and makes you feel retarded when you think you're in reverse, rev up your engine, and don't move. Boooo

 

Well that sucks! It does happen more when it is cold, so maybe a fluid change will do the trick. It is just that my Chevy *gasp* that I traded in shifted better into 1st and reverse than my Honda. A bit dissapointing to say the least...