1st gear problem

[Ratchet]

when im coming up to a stop light or stop sign i put the car in neutral and roll to a stop when i go i push the clutch in and put the car into first when i do this sometimes the gear will not lock in but the clutch is all the way down and its as if the clutch isnt being pressed at all what could this problem be caused by me or is this just a common thing because this is my first MT car cuz i dont want to spend money to fix something that doesnt need fixing

any help plez driving me crazy

[07Sin4Door]

Take it to the dealership

[Ratchet]

well i got an appointment tomarrow at 2 so hopefully they find the problem cuz my parents think that its jus me cuz when they drive it its fine but they dont drive it as much as me so thats y i asked if i could be doing something wrong

[CaliGuy]

Originally Posted by 07Sin4Door

Take it to the dealership

^^^What he said

[leetcoder]

This will happens sometime (rarely), but shouldn't happen all the time. Just go to second and back to first and it should be back in. Also keep your car in gear when slowing down, helps it decellerate so you dont kill your brake as fast.

[Will06SI]

This has happened to me as well you are not alone and sometimes its like a little ruff going in i dont get it these trannys are supposed to be butter i will prob take mine in as well soon.

[poizun]

Just curious. Are you still rolling when you try to put it back into gear? I've had problems putting it into the lower gears while the car is moving. I'm not sure if it's some sort of 'speed lock' or what, but yea. Good luck. Keep us posted on what happens after ya bring it in! :)

[bluetroll]

you shouldn't put it into first unless you're at a crawling speed. this happens to me, but it's more of a notchy feeling than not being able to put it into first...

[poizun]

Originally Posted by bluetroll

you shouldn't put it into first unless you're at a crawling speed. this happens to me, but it's more of a notchy feeling than not being able to put it into first...

Yea. Notchy. I mean it doesn't totally block it out or anything... Just gotta push a bit harder. But then it feels like I'm breaking it. Btw, I don't go to first if I'm not crawlin. I was referring to 2nd gear at like 19 mph...

[dario]

lets us know what the dealership says, mine is just notchy at times but hoping new tranny fluid will fix that.

[noahrexion^2]

The dealer won't say anything. 1st gear has the most resistance period and is always the toughest gear to downshift into. Unless you are on a racetrack/auto-x course then downshifting to first is not really that necessary or useful. Lots of trannies do not have speedlocks on them and quite honestly I doubt this one does. Usually a speedlock is just the fact that you are going to fast and/or not rev-matching to downshift.
Still want to downshift into first? Things to try/consider:
1) rev match, rev match, rev match
2) as someone said, 1-2 gears are on the same slider, try shifting to 2nd gear first then going to 1st. If you are already downshifting through the gears properly, by the time you want to downshift to first you should be coming out of 2nd at the proper speed and there should be no problems
3) switch to a better MT fluid, ie: amsoil
4) rev match again
5) practive downshifting into first from slow speeds (under 10-15mph) first and get used to blimping the throttle to rev match. Then once you get better try it at speeds a little bit higher. 25mph 1st downshift should be no problem if you are doing it correctly. <-- to the OP BTW since he said its his first MT car

Good luck! It sounds like everything is normal to me, you just need a little practice and all will get better!

[Yodums]

Originally Posted by noahrexion^2

The dealer won't say anything. 1st gear has the most resistance period and is always the toughest gear to downshift into. Unless you are on a racetrack/auto-x course then downshifting to first is not really that necessary or useful. Lots of trannies do not have speedlocks on them and quite honestly I doubt this one does. Usually a speedlock is just the fact that you are going to fast and/or not rev-matching to downshift.
Still want to downshift into first? Things to try/consider:
1) rev match, rev match, rev match
2) as someone said, 1-2 gears are on the same slider, try shifting to 2nd gear first then going to 1st. If you are already downshifting through the gears properly, by the time you want to downshift to first you should be coming out of 2nd at the proper speed and there should be no problems
3) switch to a better MT fluid, ie: amsoil
4) rev match again
5) practive downshifting into first from slow speeds (under 10-15mph) first and get used to blimping the throttle to rev match. Then once you get better try it at speeds a little bit higher. 25mph 1st downshift should be no problem if you are doing it correctly. <-- to the OP BTW since he said its his first MT car

Good luck! It sounds like everything is normal to me, you just need a little practice and all will get better!

What he said. You'll have to rev match in order to get it to slip into first gear. There's nothing wrong with the car.

[dextor]

Think about 2 gears coming in contact, sometimes the teeth will line up perfectly and they will not lock in. This, as you can imagine, is rare, but happens.

[Ratchet]

i guess that its jus the gears not locking but other then that it does fine an i decided not to take it in an spend 100bucks for them to tell me that its fine but it might be the trannyfluid cuz it did come from the dealer but i dont know ill change it when i need to cuz i dont wanna change anything right now cuz im not even in the 1000 mile range im like in 600 miles besides im braking the car in so i think it should go away over time but if not ill definently take it in to get it looked at with out hesitation