FTO Stuck in 3rd gear

[shifty0000]

hey guys,
just wondering if i can get some advise, my Fto is stuck in 3rd gear. all started when i was driving in a heavy shower one night.
Iv read couple things about it being a safety thing or something but just would like to know what you think it may be...
Cheers

[EscapingFate]

Can you change into any other gear? or is it just 3rd that its letting u be in ... because if its a manual it could be your gear shifter bracket... mine recently broke and i was only able to use first and third gear... had to weld it back together.

[dstocks]

Nah, itll be a tip and its gone into limp mode. There will be an issue with the grarbox. Youll need to read the error codes. Plenty of threads about this. There will be a number of things it could be and without reading the error codes, impossible to tell which one.

[KTB_22]

mines doing this right now.. reason being because the wiring to my left front indicator was hanging down and rubbing against the wheel, so its torn the wire and cause two of my fuses to blow, the gears and indicators pretty sure.

[shifty0000]

ok no worrys thanks guys. what happen was a went through a puddle of water which slashed up and caused something to happen, my indictors dont work either... any ideas?? does anyone have a plan thing for which fuses are which?? i dont have a manual for my car.
thanks

[shifty0000]

soo iv just check my error codes.. the battery and oil lights are staying on the the engine light is flashing quickly! i cant match it up with any of the codes... its just a even spaced time between the flashes with 2 flashes every second.. can anyone help me out please?

[Supplanter]

Check the fuses in the driver footwell and in the engine bay.

[vipfto]

Check the fuses in the driver footwell and in the engine bay.

this ^^^

it will be 10amp fuse by drivers door, this will only band aid issue as must have a short somewhere for it to happen

[shifty0000]

Ok so can a short really effect this problem I have being
Stuck in third gear???

[vipfto]

if the fuse is blown than yes it sure can, and a blown fuse 99% of the time is a result of a short somewhere.

The same fuse controls many other electrical bits like indicators etc

its seriously a 2 sec job to replace fuse but will take longer to find the cause of short. However you may got lucky and was just water causing the short