awilson

i picked my car up a few weeks ago....it ran perfect for 2 weeks ...poped out of 5th once ....today i get in it and i have to force it into first gear like it was fighting me ...same with reverse ...ive been driving it and somtimes it okay and others its not ...most of the time its fighting me to get into first and the other gears are also the same but not as bad ....please give any feedback u may have

emiller

Is it really cold out and the car cold when its hard to get into gear?

awilson

i let it warm up like 5 mins eveyday i dont run it until my coolants at 170+

noblite

Letting the engine warm up doesn't do anything for the trans. Does it get better as you drive it?

awilson

barley ...but ill drive it 50miles and it still has a hard time getting into first i have to like keep playin with it till it goes in

is this a clutch problem maybe?

insylem

How fast are you going when you try to go into first? There is a first gear lockout that is suposed to keep you out of first gear above a certin speed. Mine seems to be at 10 - 15 mph

Chevrolet Cust Svc

I did some poking around in your previous threads and see that this is an '05. Unfortunately, the powertrain warranty wasn't on the vehicles at that point, and would have expired on time anyways by now.

I realize that visiting a dealership to have this looked into might not be an option for you; if you do make a trip in, please let me know as I would like to at least be available to follow up on how everything goes.
Regards,
Sarah
GM Customer Service

awilson

well 90% of the time its going from netural to first ...it keeps fighting with me and there no 100k miles warrenty?

someplease help ...its feels (okay) somtimes and horrible sometime more horrible then not and same with with reverse its like tryin to stick nail threw drywall with your hands ....its hard to put but it will go in ..idk if that made anysense lol but im so pissed off right now i need help

emiller

I believe its 5 years/100k miles so no you wouldn't have that anymore.

Gremlin85

iTrader: (8)

Linkage might need to be adjusted. If it's popping out of gear, I would start with that.

Might need to replace the trans fluid as well.

awilson

for the transfluid ...is it the big cap to the back right of the engine bc mine has a weird logo lol ....if so its completly filled ...or is it the green cap connected to the black lines bc ive been searching day and night and cant find this i feel dumb im probally looking right at it

awilson

its only poped out like 3 times ...my problem isnt it poping out its like fighting me to get into gear

nikemax21

iTrader: (4)

I would say clutch or shift linkage problem. More so the shift linkage since if it was the clutch itd do it everytime.

K-Train04RL

iTrader: (1)

Manual trans have a drain and fill under the car on the gear case. If its an Lsj it is an Allan key. Pain to get to but I believe there is a how to with picks. Open the drain and put plug in. Open fill and fill till fluid comes rolling out. Plug it. Dobe

awilson

how can u fill something thats on the bottom of somthing bc ...wont it pour in your face?

nikemax21

iTrader: (4)

you must be thinking of the oil drain. On the manual transmissions, behind the front driver side wheel is the transmission. If you remove the wheel you will see the fill and drain plugs. You undo the drain and let the tranny oil come out and then flush it. Then u put the drain plug back in and u open the fill plug and fill it up.
The fill plug is about 4 inchs higher than the drain plug. You can do this from inside the wheel well of the car so you will not have oil pour on your face.