eveandbetty
Member
So I have a manual Protege 5 2002 and for the last year this issue has gotten increasingly worse and seems to happen more in hotter weather. When I drive normally and traffic fine the car shifts fine no issues at all. However, when I get stuck in rush hour traffic for a long time I am having issues shifting. I find that if I hold the clutch in for a long time and then go to shift into 2nd it will not go. If I laving it in neutral and then try to get it into 1st it wont go. I pump the clutch, does not help put it in neutral for a while then try to shift into first, no go. Sometimes my only option is to put it into 3rd( which it goes) and then try to down shift or slide it into 2nd or 1st. Again I am in rush hour so I am barely moving. Once traffic eases up and I drive for a bit, it seems to "loosen" up and then I can shift normally. It used to happen more in the summer when it was hot out, however had it happen last week and it was only 65 outside. I was stuck in stop and go traffic for almost an hour. At the time I could not leave it in neutral as then I could not get it into first, so I had to leave it in first with the clutch pushed down and i panic as 3rd is the only gear i can get it into. I have changed the tranny fluid recently, there is no clutch slippage and it drives great the rest of the time. It seems like an overheating issue in the clutch or tranny somewhere. But I am at a loss as to where to even start, linkage, bushings, clutch... Has anyone had this issue?
Thanks, Suzie
Thanks, Suzie