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#80 of 191 Problems Shifting into Reverse by cmit2007 Jul 02, 2008 (4:50 pm)
My sister is having the same problem with shifting into reverse. My father is going down to have a to do with the dealership because 1) they did not respect my sister when she brought it in and 2) told my sister some bull story about that always happens and that you have to shift into 2nd and quickly shift into reverse. We will hopefully have this resolved soon and if so I will post the response here. If you know what is wrong, please give me a heads up.
#81 of 191 by muffin0 Jul 02, 2008 (5:42 pm)
"2) told my sister some bull story about that always happens and that you have to shift into 2nd and quickly shift into reverse"   That's the most retarded thing I have ever heard in my life.. "Hey lets design a car that you have to put in 2nd gear to get it to go into reverse" --- Yeah I'm sure that's what happened...
#82 of 191 Re: Problem Shifting into Reverse [enaj] by calzone1 Jul 04, 2008 (2:56 pm)
Replying to: enaj (Jun 20, 2008 2:14 pm) I have the same issue with my manual 1993 Ford Escort.   Someone told me a trick: turn the steering wheel either left or right - it doesn't matter, then shift into reverse. Don't know why, but it works every time!
#83 of 191 Re: Mazda3 Clutch Problems Anyone? [tomkozski] by ag13 Jul 08, 2008 (5:38 am)
Replying to: tomkozski (Mar 13, 2007 8:28 pm) I had my trans replaced under warranty at 19k miles. It would pop out of 2nd gear by itself. Now at 42k my motor has bad bearings and mazda is denying the warranty work.
#84 of 191 by wingmandan Jul 09, 2008 (7:51 am)
"2) told my sister some bull story about that always happens and that you have to shift into 2nd and quickly shift into reverse"   Actually, that is a way to save your clutch. That is what you are supposed to do. The dealer told you right. I used to own a Ford Ranger Manual and when I replaced my clutch, my mechanic told me whenever I put it in reverse, you should put it in 2nd. That will save your clutch from having to replace it sooner than needed. I never had an issue with my clutch after that.   Now as to the respect issue, I can't answer to that. He probably had a bad day.   Best of luck
#86 of 191 Starting from a dead stop on hills by aubreyjace Nov 11, 2007 (6:22 pm)
Sorry for the "stupid" question but all my other cars have been manuals.. I didn't know that automatics can roll back when in drive (I thought they were supposed to catch themselves after just a tad rollback) Is it because it's a Sport AT? Replies to this message: roadburner (Nov 11, 2007 8:42 pm) rulp (Nov 12, 2007 4:23 pm)
#87 of 191 Re: Starting from a dead stop on hills [aubreyjace] by roadburner Nov 11, 2007 (8:42 pm)
Replying to: aubreyjace (Nov 11, 2007 6:22 pm) Sorry for the "stupid" question but all my other cars have been manuals   It's not stupid; how would you know?   I didn't know that automatics can roll back when in drive (I thought they were supposed to catch themselves after just a tad rollback)   Some do, some don't. It depends on the car and the transmission. Whatever you do, DON'T hold the car with just the throttle; doing so could damage the automatic. Use the brake.
#88 of 191 Re: Starting from a dead stop on hills [aubreyjace] by rulp Nov 12, 2007 (4:23 pm)
Replying to: aubreyjace (Nov 11, 2007 6:22 pm) My 3s is a manual and I sometimes use the parking brake to hold on steep hills when caught at a light or stop sign. Should work fine for AT also I would guess.

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