For the last 3 winters, we have been having problems with my car and reverse. When cold and placed in reverse, the car acts as if it is in neutral and does not enguage. The reverse lights come on but again it will not go in. This happens only when the car is cold. When warm the transmission works flawlessly.
This year it is the worse I've ever seen it. It seems when the temperature dips below a certain value the symptoms start. If it is not freezing out, the car works fine.
By not going into reverse I do not mean the car is grinding or anything like that, it just will not go into reverse. No hard jolts or anything. (I find if the car is somewhat warm, moving the shifter between park, neutral and reverse a few times makes the car go into gear
Also we noticed the vehicle once and a while go hard into 3rd or 4th gear under heavy load, but it is a minimal problem.
Again this is three years in a row this problem has surfaced and it has now become so bad, it is a danger to myself and the others in my car.
The car is a 01 jetta auto and is still on the original fluid. I want to start small and try to change the "lifetime" fluid and filter before I look at transmission rebuilding.
Anyone have any idea on what I should do about this?
This year it is the worse I've ever seen it. It seems when the temperature dips below a certain value the symptoms start. If it is not freezing out, the car works fine.
By not going into reverse I do not mean the car is grinding or anything like that, it just will not go into reverse. No hard jolts or anything. (I find if the car is somewhat warm, moving the shifter between park, neutral and reverse a few times makes the car go into gear
Also we noticed the vehicle once and a while go hard into 3rd or 4th gear under heavy load, but it is a minimal problem.
Again this is three years in a row this problem has surfaced and it has now become so bad, it is a danger to myself and the others in my car.
The car is a 01 jetta auto and is still on the original fluid. I want to start small and try to change the "lifetime" fluid and filter before I look at transmission rebuilding.
Anyone have any idea on what I should do about this?