Hard to put into gear

[cobaltkrazy]

Originally Posted by ItsNotLupus

Sorry about the delay, the dealer checked it out and said its normal. They told me they had just tried one of their cobalts on the lot with a 5 speed, and it shifts the same as mine. I wanted to just go check it out myself to see if its similar, and it turned out they didn't have any 5 speeds on the lot at all. I'm sure the mechanic was speaking from experience...but don't make stuff up.

I'm glad I know its fine now, especially if everyone else feels the same way with theirs, but I'd still like to hop into another one to check sometime, I'll have to get to another dealer with a stick on hand.

But of course they will think it's normal. ALL of them do it. there is nothing we can do. Well, short of rising against the car co.........

[dtadla]

and cobaltkrazy was never seen or heard from again, having been snatched by GM's elite ninja complaint department and pushed into lake michigan in the trunk of a chevy celebrity.

[TenYearsBeOhBe]

Originally Posted by dtadla

and cobaltkrazy was never seen or heard from again, having been snatched by GM's elite ninja complaint department and pushed into lake michigan in the trunk of a chevy celebrity.

SSSSHHHH!!! Stop talking about him or they'll get you too...

[CullinanCut]

Lots of cars do this, I used to work for UPS and all their trucks do it too. Easiest way to avoid problems is if it doesn't go into 1st right off the bat is to go to 2nd, barely lift the clutch allowing the synchro to spin and then it will shift right into 1st. That's what the UPS mechanic told me to do to avoid causing any problems with the transmission. Totally different vehicle I know, but it worked for 5 years of UPS truck driving and 13 months in my Balt!

[cobaltkrazy]

Originally Posted by dtadla

and cobaltkrazy was never seen or heard from again, having been snatched by GM's elite ninja complaint department and pushed into lake michigan in the trunk of a chevy celebrity.

Originally Posted by TenYearsBeOhBe

SSSSHHHH!!! Stop talking about him or they'll get you too...

too bad, i broke out of the car with the tire iron before the car plunged into the lake, and i am seeking revenge......Hai-YA!

i can never be shut up. i have had more than my fair share of issues with the balt.

[Chevy Cobalt 08]

hmm interesting techniques... I only have this issue some times, but nice to know now my tranny isn't broke.