Golf IV / Jetta IV :: 2002 GTI / Manual Shift - No Reverse

When you sit in the car and put it in reverse it wont go in.

If you stick your hand in the engine compartment, push down on the golf club looking linkage and shift it into reverse it goes right in and you are able to back up the car.

So my question is which linkage may need fixing or replacing or adjustment. The shifter linkage in the car? the linkage on the golf club thing or any parts in between.

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Noisy Manual Trans In Reverse / Whining In 1st And 2nd Gear

I have an 04 Jetta 1.8T that I recently acquired and have a problem with a noisy manual tranny. Reverse is a bit noisy (more than usual) and when I get on it in 1st and 2nd gear it sounds like an awful whining noise. I have been told it could be either a bad throw out bearing or input bearing? BTW this thing shift perfect, like butter, no grinding at all.

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Jetta - Volkswagen :: Manual Transmission - Can Only Use 2nd / 3rd And Reverse Gear

93000 miles 5 speed manual transmission only lets me use 2,3 and reverse gear. I took good care of that car and dont think transmission should go out that soon/

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Reverse Won't Engage Reverse After Transmission Replacement

I got a 99' Jetta gls 5 spd. I just replaced the transmission and now the car won't engage reverse from inside the cockpit. Reverse can be engage from inside the engine bay, but when the shift knob is depressed nothing happens. Linkag cables are in the correct spots.

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Water In Manual Transmission Oil

Having a problem with water being in the manual transmission oil? I ended up having to drain the oil because 3rd gear started grinding again and it ended up being water in there again. I drained it into a milk jug with the top cut off and let it separate and there was a little over an inch of water in it at the bottom.

Is there possibly a bad deal or something because that seems like way more than a little bit of condensation especially since the oil was changed not too long ago. Also it does not leak anything so I'm not sure where it would be coming from.

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: 1.8 / 5 Speed Manual - First Gear Won't Turn On

I have a 1.8 Jetta and I realized yesterday that my first gear won't turn on what could be the problem..

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: 1.8T 5 Speed Manual Transmission Won't Go Into 1st Gear

2004 Jetta 1.8T w/5 speed manual transmission. Bought the car this way, mostly for a parts car, but everything else runs and drives good, so if it wasn't for this issue it would be a decent driver.

Won't/can't select first gear. Seems like there is no "spot" for first, or that the shift mechanism has no where to go., locked out. All the rest of the gear selections work perfectly. Tried the cable adjust ritual, but it was fine-as I suspected. The shift assembly works/moves perfectly from the tranny end and the shift lever end. Not a synchro, it won't go in stopped, moving, running or shut off.

So, what's the probable best guess or best way to come to a diagnosis? Shift tower parts broken somewhere, or something like a shifting fork bent broken? Seems like if it was internal there would be other gear selections that would be affected. Any links to some diagrams?

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: 2001 VR6 Manual Transmission Gets Stuck In 3rd Gear

I just picked up another GTi and knew the transmission was iffy when I bought it. I had to deal with the serpentine belt tensioner which is now new and also a new waterpump since it was wobbling.

I've already drained and replaced whatever oil was in there with VW G60 Gear Oil which is what my Dealer here told me to put in and it shifts smoother now but still has the same issue. I also did the Shifter Cable adjustment to see if that was the problem but that only made it easier to shift but it still got stuck.

Basically what happens is when driving I shift into 3rd gear and when I go to shift out of 3rd it comes out of gear but it's like it hits a brick wall and will not go into the home position. I was hoping the adjustment and new oil would work but it hasn't done anything.

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Manual Transmission Fluid Change On Older MK4?

So I recently bought my 03 VW Golf TDI, and have it in the shop this morning to get the wheel alignment done, balance my winters, fuel/cabin filter changed, as well as an oil change. I am now wondering whether or not to give them a call to change the transmission oil as well...

But.. the vehicle has alot of km's on it (358K) and I keep reading that it would do more harm then good? Is this true? Doesn't make any sense to me, but the car could shift more smoothly I think if I do it, and I have yet to see any tran fluid change in the previous owners records in quite some time..

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Manual Shifter Hangs Up And Won't Self Center In Neutral?

It's been going on for awhile now...shifter hangs up to one side or the other instead of self recentering when put in neutral. I have checked the interior and there is no dirt of grime on the white nylon ball that the shifter floats on and it was also lube with some white lithium spray (liquid wrench). Checked under the hood. All connections are good and solid and free from any obstructions. Trans fluid was changed 10k miles ago. Not sure what else to check.

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Lost All Power Steering - Should Replace Pump?

I've lost all power steering about a week ago. I checked all the lines the return is bring fluid up from the pump and the res is flowing into the pump.

A) should I replace pump?

B) look into other things that could be causing the issue?

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Lost Right Side Marker / Running Lights?

Lost right side marker/running lights. Chg'd rear bulb. Looking for a process to narrowing down the issue?

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: 2002 VW GTI VR6 Lost All Mechanical Power But Electronics Still Work

Driving home tonight and my car lost all mechinical power, electronics still work. Car turns over but will not start, also hear a clicking noise coming from the driver side of the engine when car is being turned over.

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Lost Power - New Forge Diverter Valve Installed

So the other day I replaced my N75 valve and upgraded my DV to the Forge 007. For some reason the turbo doesn't spool like it did before, it's lost it's pep.

I've tried the Yellow and Green springs, also I tried them with the shim too. No luck. The car got turbo back exhaust, intake, and stage one program.

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: 2001 VR6 - Engine Stalling And Lost Power Brake At Same Time

My friend's Jetta was running fine. One day about to drive out of the driveway it started doing 2 things:

1. Felt like it lost power braking, just stopping by manual effort by pushing down pedal hard.

2. Engine stalling unless you keep the gas pedal depressed and holding the engine to about 3,000.

Car currently sidelined until this is fixed... Having the brakes go like that at the same time is strange so where to start. Brake fluid level is fine.

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: 2000 - Lost Power All Of A Sudden With No Warning Signs / Died On Highway

2000 jetta 1.8t ... Yesterday driving home from work (1.5 hr drive and it was 25+ degrees) my car died on the highway just before I made it home. Just lost power all of a sudden with no warning signs before and no overheating. No lights came on I just felt sudden loss of power and pulled over and turned the ignition off and it wouldn't start again. Just makes a high pitched whining noise and won't crank over. I just found out the other day that both O2 sensors need replacing but I can't see that being the reason.

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Reverse Has Went Out Suddenly

I have a 2003 Volkswagen jetta, recently my reverse has went... Not sure the reason.

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: Won't Go Into Any Gear With Car Off Or On Except Reverse?

Have a 20th with the 02m six speed ... Car won't go into any gear, except reverse ... Tried with the car off or on, clutch in and out with no luck ...

I took off the linkage from the engine bay and can only manually get the car to go into reverse ... Feels like it can't change "levels" ... Don't think it's clutch since because the car won't engage a gear even with the car off ...

Tried searching and no luck ... Thinking shift forks but hoping not since don't want to drop the transmission and it could be something else ...

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Golf IV / Jetta IV :: No Second Gear Not Reverse

I'm just having a mis-alignment for my gearing reverse is replaced as first and I have no second gear not reverse only 1-3-4-5 gears are being entered what can I do to fix this...

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