markB Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 My dealer suggested changing the manual transmission fluid for my 1998 Corolla. Prior to this work, the transmission was flawless! After the work, I find that I often (1/2 time) can't get into 1st gear - takes two, three, four tries. Sometimes (with traffic behind me) I am forced to start in 2nd. Sometimes, after the car has sat around, there is a delay before the clutch catches - I lift the clutch pedal and wait a few seconds - then 'something' seems to slam into place, and off I go. It feels as though I've been gently hit by another car...a bit of a jolt. The dealer has looked at it, confirmed that it has problems getting into gear, but doesn't know what to do. Any suggestions? The car shifted like a dream just before the service. In fact, I own a 2006 Pontiac Solstice that shifts like a truck compared to the Corolla. I was bragging about the Corolla just the day before the service - now the Solstice seems like a pretty smooth car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelaw Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Who actually changed the lube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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