took family out at weeknd driving along and all of a sudden the gears jam and i only have 2nd heres the weird thing doesnt matter what position the knob is in its always in 2nd even in netrual is still in 2nd gear when ther engine is off you can select gears so as the engine starts boom only 2nd
stuck in 2nd gear!!!!!
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Linkages Or selector or maybe gearbox has broken for some reason... that's what I would have thought pop your bonnet and check to your right on top of the gearbox make sure the selector is there lol get someone in car to change gear and see if you can see it moving? That's what I would have thought anyway someone smarter could correct me
Most likely the gear linkage. Something similar happened to me on an Ibiza and it was the selector quadrant on top of the gearbox - the post that the cable attaches to had snapped off. This would prevent you moving the selector forks in the gearbox to get it out of gear. I got home by selecting second gear from under the bonnet, working the selector directly, then driving home slowly - it wasn't very far away.
As Mattyholmz says, open the bonnet and have a look at the top of the gearbox - where there are two chunky cables that should both be connected firmly to the selection mechanism on top of the gearbox. If either of them is waving about free, then that's your problem.
Fortunately the replacement part is not too expensive and easy to fit - no need to get inside the gearbox, the retaining nut is on the top. This is a self-locking nut and should be replaced, not re-used.
The selection mechanism will probably need to be adjusted once you've replaced the broken bit.
If there is no obvious break in the selector mechanism, then it may be that a selector fork inside the gearbox has broken, which is usually fixed with a replacement gearbox, unless you are very handy with the spanners.
As Mattyholmz says, open the bonnet and have a look at the top of the gearbox - where there are two chunky cables that should both be connected firmly to the selection mechanism on top of the gearbox. If either of them is waving about free, then that's your problem.
Fortunately the replacement part is not too expensive and easy to fit - no need to get inside the gearbox, the retaining nut is on the top. This is a self-locking nut and should be replaced, not re-used.
The selection mechanism will probably need to be adjusted once you've replaced the broken bit.
If there is no obvious break in the selector mechanism, then it may be that a selector fork inside the gearbox has broken, which is usually fixed with a replacement gearbox, unless you are very handy with the spanners.
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just an update folks wen to bracknell to collect a second hand gearbox with 80k on clock for 120quid to keep the pennies down and replacement gearbox is going in to dad courtesy of my dad 
he didnt even need to remove the old gearbox to tell me its gone the you could flick the selecter and it would move but its all happening while im at work too happy days
he didnt even need to remove the old gearbox to tell me its gone the you could flick the selecter and it would move but its all happening while im at work too happy days
so the gearbox was fitted yesterday feels much better going through the gears. bloodydad forgot to reconnect the n75 valve lol drove it no boost was panicking like crazy but all in all 150 to fix with 2nd hand gearbox and the knowledge of my dad lol saved me proberly 600 quid good old dad.
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