What is going on with my 3 y/o Polo's clutch/gearbox?
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It's one of those maddening intermittent problems that won't present itself to any mechanic. Basically, occasionally when I am turning around or starting off, the car seems to get stuck in reverse, despite a forward gear being selected. It's only happened a handful of times, from when it was brand new. Even when I switch the engine off and back on again, 1st just sends the car backwards (parking sensors on and everything). Then after a few tries it goes forward as it should.
This hasn't actually happened for about a year, but today I noticed the clutch was sticking when changing gear, and when turning around at the bottom of my road I couldn't get it to go forward for about 5 minutes and numerous attempts (almost ending in my neighbour's flower beds!)
What on earth is going on?
This hasn't actually happened for about a year, but today I noticed the clutch was sticking when changing gear, and when turning around at the bottom of my road I couldn't get it to go forward for about 5 minutes and numerous attempts (almost ending in my neighbour's flower beds!)
What on earth is going on?
PoloProblems said:
It's one of those maddening intermittent problems that won't present itself to any mechanic. Basically, occasionally when I am turning around or starting off, the car seems to get stuck in reverse, despite a forward gear being selected. It's only happened a handful of times, from when it was brand new. Even when I switch the engine off and back on again, 1st just sends the car backwards (parking sensors on and everything). Then after a few tries it goes forward as it should.
This hasn't actually happened for about a year, but today I noticed the clutch was sticking when changing gear, and when turning around at the bottom of my road I couldn't get it to go forward for about 5 minutes and numerous attempts (almost ending in my neighbour's flower beds!)
What on earth is going on?
auto or manual?This hasn't actually happened for about a year, but today I noticed the clutch was sticking when changing gear, and when turning around at the bottom of my road I couldn't get it to go forward for about 5 minutes and numerous attempts (almost ending in my neighbour's flower beds!)
What on earth is going on?
My dad had this years ago with a new Mazda 323, after taking it out of reverse it would still go backwards when it was in neutral I didn't believe him but it did it to me once, could never reproduce it when you took it to the dealer but for whatever reason dad just didn't like the car anyway & traded it in for a new Nissan after less than a year, so never got to the bottom of it I assumed a problem with the gear linkage adjustment
Ok so a rather upsetting update!!
I took the car for a "free clutch check" at Halfords autocentre today. They basically said I need a new clutch at £1015.92!
I have booked in for next week with a trustworthy local independent for a second opinion, but this is really not what I expected from a 3 year old car. To top it off, the washer pump has also gone and that'll be another £75!
I took the car for a "free clutch check" at Halfords autocentre today. They basically said I need a new clutch at £1015.92!
I have booked in for next week with a trustworthy local independent for a second opinion, but this is really not what I expected from a 3 year old car. To top it off, the washer pump has also gone and that'll be another £75!
Has the pump gone? - As above, check power is getting there - but if the pump is making a noise see if you can pull the pump off and clean the intake filter.
(I found the foil cap from the top of a bottle on mine - about a year after I bought the car, must have been floating around until it blocked the pump)
(I found the foil cap from the top of a bottle on mine - about a year after I bought the car, must have been floating around until it blocked the pump)
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