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Originally Posted by conehead
I've had a similar issue with my car since buying it with 22k on it, and can't figure it out. It is a really annoying problem driving around in the city in a car I otherwise love.
The shifting is always a little clunky in all gears, but the real problem is shifting into 1st from a stop. It almost never will go into gear on the first try, no matter how hard I push. If I push and release 2 or 3 times it will drop in. Temps do not effect this, neither does the timing of pushing the clutch in. I see other similar complaints but not this exact one. Suggestions?
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Do you have floor mats that could be bunched up under the pedal? Have you brought it somewhere to ask if they can adjust the pedal? Your issue sounds like it's not fully disengaging the clutch when you put the pedal down.
To test this, try starting in second a few times in situations where 1st normally wouldn't work. Don't worry about hurting anything, you just need to ride the clutch a little to get going in second, I do it in snowy weather a lot.
Let us/me know if from a stop, you can put it into second easily or if you have the same trouble as first gear.
Also, mandatory question- have you changed your trans fluid yet? You definitely should if we're troubleshooting shifting issues.