shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need help
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shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need help
Hi guys
recently i have got a FTO GR and nothing wrong with it,
but this morning when i use the car and driving it normally,
it suddenly stuck in 1st gear and not tend to shift.
the gear shifter is losing traction, i can move it up and down freely but not left to right or the other way.
can't even put it back on "N". someone say is a bushing problems and someone said is the shift linkage problem.
the car now can only driven in 1st, no "N", "2", "3","4", "5" and"R"*
need help thanks guys*
recently i have got a FTO GR and nothing wrong with it,
but this morning when i use the car and driving it normally,
it suddenly stuck in 1st gear and not tend to shift.
the gear shifter is losing traction, i can move it up and down freely but not left to right or the other way.
can't even put it back on "N". someone say is a bushing problems and someone said is the shift linkage problem.
the car now can only driven in 1st, no "N", "2", "3","4", "5" and"R"*
need help thanks guys*
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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
Gear selector bracket. Where do you live?
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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
hi there i am from Adelaide, i just get stuck on the drive way and has no ideas wt should i do....silverGPX wrote:Gear selector bracket. Where do you live?
u pretty sure the bracket was broken so sh*t happen??
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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
Dont think it's the bracket unfortunately. Once it's in first the ECU should take over and if it's not changing then there is a problem.
Have a search for how to get the error codes and what their diagnosis means then get back to us.
Bill
Have a search for how to get the error codes and what their diagnosis means then get back to us.
Bill
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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
Get under the bonnet get someone to cycle through the gears. There is something called an inhibitor switch which is right next to the transmission oil dip stick. Check to see if the lever is moving. If it is then it must be something you screwed in the gear selector as you say it's hard to move it side to side.


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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
Unless it's in tiptronic first and it's not going to shift unless he hits limiter!Storm wrote:Dont think it's the bracket unfortunately. Once it's in first the ECU should take over and if it's not changing then there is a problem.
Have a search for how to get the error codes and what their diagnosis means then get back to us.
Bill
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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
Its probably one of the locking cables jamming up. One of the 2 cables, 1 that runs to the brake pedal & the other to the ignition barrel from the shifter that stop you starting the car.
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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
pm me if you want me to have a look at ito0s130o wrote:Hi guys
recently i have got a FTO GR and nothing wrong with it,
but this morning when i use the car and driving it normally,
it suddenly stuck in 1st gear and not tend to shift.
the gear shifter is losing traction, i can move it up and down freely but not left to right or the other way.
can't even put it back on "N". someone say is a bushing problems and someone said is the shift linkage problem.
the car now can only driven in 1st, no "N", "2", "3","4", "5" and"R"*
need help thanks guys*

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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
ha mine's fucked too now.
Last time this happened it was just a bolt which somehow fell out and i replaced it with a new one and locktite. This time I'm not too sure what's wrong...can't get reverse or 5th! Had to drive 30km on highway with 35 degree heat in 4th gear lol...
I searched when i got home friday and found a thread where people were saying something about the gear selector bracket and bennoz put up a photo of a mod. Now I can't find that thread anymore lmfao :s
Last time this happened it was just a bolt which somehow fell out and i replaced it with a new one and locktite. This time I'm not too sure what's wrong...can't get reverse or 5th! Had to drive 30km on highway with 35 degree heat in 4th gear lol...
I searched when i got home friday and found a thread where people were saying something about the gear selector bracket and bennoz put up a photo of a mod. Now I can't find that thread anymore lmfao :s
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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
Hey, I had the same thing happening to my manual gr a while ago. All I needed to do was to replace the gear shift cable and it worked fine again
you can check if the cable is still connected to the gearbox. It should be in between the cabin and the gearbox (i think, has been a while haha). If its disconnected you probably should replace it 


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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
Wish i had this problem with my tip FTO. Transmission started smoking along with grinding noise then losing drive.
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Re: shifter hold in 1st gear, can not shift to other ! need
Where can I purchase the gear cable? Need this car with 5th gear by 18th of Jan. Any place i can find it locally?