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sonicimpulse
11-01-2004, 11:55 PM
I own a 05 XA and I'm having problems with my 4th gear. 4th is fine when going from 3rd to 4th. When I go from 5th to 4th its really hard to get it to shift. Is anyone else having these problems? If so did the dealership fix it under warranty?

Kenny

mikochu
11-02-2004, 12:03 AM
You may need to learn how to shift. Remember, the gears are |/|/|. To downshift to 4th gear from 5th, shift downward, toward the center... If you're in doubt, ask a friend who is knowledgeable in driving a manual transmission to try it out. If the problem still happens, take it to the dealer. I always have my mommie test my car :lol:

sonicimpulse
11-02-2004, 04:32 AM
I have been driving manual transmission for 11 years now. Its all I ever owned. I know its not my shifting. I was just wondering if anyone else had this problem and if the dealership took care of the problem.

engifineer
11-04-2004, 01:05 AM
I have been driving manual transmission for 11 years now. Its all I ever owned. I know its not my shifting. I was just wondering if anyone else had this problem and if the dealership took care of the problem.

Possibly a synchronization problem? The Scions have a pretty short throw.. so some gears are harder to shift... but it should get a little easier with time. Just a thought.

tCdestro
11-11-2004, 05:24 PM
well i seem to have a problem with my m/t....my third gear likes to grind under 4000rpms and my fourth gear likes to grind occasionally...i know its not my shifting because all ive driven is m/t cars...i only have 1600 miles on the car so im going to wait and see if the problem still occurs, if so to the dealer it goes.