Gear changing problems.......

[Phuture]

Morning everyone,

well ive noticed this over the past couple of days, was wondering if i was just driving like a spazz, but i made a point of testing it this morning again.

Basically its when i change from 1st to 2nd, im getting like a grinding sound, as if you was trying to put it into reverse while going along.

Now im not reving the shite out of it, and my clutch foot is fully to the floor.

Any ideas? Im thinking i should get it looked at cos its only a year old.

Thanks people

 

[Guinness]

gearbox fault mebies? sure someone else might have some more info. But the car will be under warranty anyway so just get it to the dealer

 

[Phuture]

yer thats what i thinking, just get it to the dealer asap

 

[Red Rum]

Mine does the same when im giving it some. If i accelerate hard in 1st then go for second to grinds and i have to slow right down to get the gear in.

 

[Phuture]

LOL just phoned seat, bloke goes "are you driving it like a maniac?"

I said "No this is changing at 3k revs, but its a quick car mate im not always gonna be driving it at 30mph LOL!!!"

Going in on friday so we're see what they say, i dont expect a year old car to be doing that tho and its only from 1st to 2nd.

 

[chris04 sx]

yeah its happened to me to, i think i change the gear at too many revs and release the clutch before its in gear!!!! dont do it to offen coz it will wear the gears down quicker and cause metal **** in the gear box oil!!!!

 

[Phuture]

how much revs you talking about tho?

Id expect to be able to give it 3k revs in 1st and it not do it........

 

[chris04 sx]

think i was doin way more. like 4 or 5k!!!!

 

[Phuture]

Yer thats what i mean, id expect it if i was flying out of 1st but im not

 

[R1dd1ck]

I got the same issue....but seat took tried taking the gearbox out to repair it and it was stuick to the driveshaft flange.....the used abit more force and smashed the gearbox to bits. New gear box! get it checked cos its a horrid sound....like a heavy thud!

 

[Phuture]

yer thats it!

Thanks for the info everyone, mucho appreciated!

 

[rashcupra]

gear selector fork in box, or gear linkage just get i to he dealer will have to be replaced under ewarranty unless its modifyed transmission wise

 

[Phuture]

yer thanks rash, its still all stock at the mo.

Glad i hadnt had it remapped yet otherwise im sure they would blame it on that straight away!!

 

[rashcupra]

if they ever found out it WAS remapped that is yeah chances are they wouldnt relise

 

[Phuture]

hahaha, yer this is true!!

Im itching to get a full remap now, after having the revo 5 hour trail.

Im hoping father xmas is gonna be generous this year lol, he fukin wants to be otherwise he can get his ass straight back up that chimney hahaha

 

[Crafoo]

Got the same problem with my car, it went back to the dealers the other week and all they said was "it didn't do it for us". That's not really much help to me if I can't drive my car properly without fear of it crunching into gear and looking like a prat, basically if I need to be away off the mark quickly i.e roundabout I abandon 2nd totally and go from 1st to 3rd. Going to phone up again shortly and get them to take it back in and get something done.

 

[rashcupra]

sound like you got a really sour lemon of a car there crafoo if its in warranty write down EFVERY SINGLE PROBLEM and issue you have and drop the car with the keys off to them and TELL the sales manager to ring you when they are all sorted

 

[Crafoo]

Yep it's a real winner I have done what you have suggested already mate, gave him the keys and said "I don't care how long you have the car just give it me back when it's sorted" 3 days later got the call saying "yep it's all fixed and working great" 2 minutes down the road the same problems still remained, couldn't turn straight round and bollock the service manager because at the time I picked my car up they had all gone home

Took the car in again last week I think it was, it was there all week, monday to friday to fix 3 main problems.

1. The one that is really annoying me is the knocking from the front of the car over certain road surfaces.

2. Creaking passenger seat.

3. Gear change from 1st to 2nd.

Got told Friday that all of the above were sorted and the gear change issue never happened while they drove the car, (fine I thought, if they have solved the other two problems I will be almost happy) Passenger seat creaking started again literally 2 minutes down the road, the knocking started the day after, and the crunching gear change is still there.

Yet another week without my car and i'm still no further forward. I always thought the Alfa Romeo dealers were supposed to be shite

 

[Crafoo]

sound like you got a really sour lemon of a car there crafoo if its in warranty write down EFVERY SINGLE PROBLEM and issue you have and drop the car with the keys off to them and TELL the sales manager to ring you when they are all sorted

Just got off the phone with the Dealers and have been told that "we are at a loss now and don't know what to do" I then got told that they are going to get some random Seat Technician to look at the car but according to the service manager, on previous experience it could take 6 to 8 weeks before someone gets round to it

I also mentioned the Gear crunching issue I had and they guy said that because they couldn't replicate it (not sure how, it's seems pretty bloody easy to me) they can't fix it, because to them it's a problem that isn't there

I really wish petrol wasn't so expensive because I would buy a can full, torch the car and buy something good. I really have had more than enough of this car and Seat Dealers.

 

[rashcupra]

have you driven anouther ibiza see if its the same

maybe your exspecting to much for your money