Car moves in neutral
#1
Car moves in neutral
I was leaving school today and I put my car in neutral and let the clutch out. The tranny was REALLY cold, as it had been really cold today. The car started rolling foreward!! In neutral!! I cant imagine this is mechalically possible, but it happened. I moved the shifter around and let the clutch out again, it did the same thing. I park in the same spot every day, and I have never noticed that my car wants to roll foreward. I have no idea what is going on. Any ideas?
#11
If your car is in neutral the wheels can still spin..my brother's '92 Eclipse GST, is jacked up so both wheels are off the ground..well since we store that car for winter we start it every week...we noticed that when he started the car and put it in neutral with the clutch out, the wheels would spin,barely, but they still would...I HIGHLY doubt that there is enough movement from the wheels to make the car move..Im just letting you know that we experienced this. Your car must have been on slight incline of some sort..but im not sure
-Nick
-Nick
#14
Originally posted by Wisky97SE
You dont use your E-brake when parking your stick car - you do realize someone can then push your car away just to be a hooliganish *******.
You dont use your E-brake when parking your stick car - you do realize someone can then push your car away just to be a hooliganish *******.
-Nick
#16
Originally posted by Sean97SE
Hill = makes car roll
Nuetral = nothing stopping the car. ( thus the "rolling" action )
brake = stops car
Hill = makes car roll
Nuetral = nothing stopping the car. ( thus the "rolling" action )
brake = stops car
#17
I did have the e-brake on when i was parked (i am not that stupid) I let it down, and let out the clutch, and it rolled foreward at a pretty fast rate. Like I said, I park in the same spot everyday and i have never had my car roll foreward, only backwards. I have no clue what is happening, it seems mechanically impossible though. I know how a tranny works, and I cant understand how this could happen, but I was not on a foreward slope. I do have some mechanical understanding after rebuilding a 76 TR6, I really learned a lot about the mechanics of a car, that is why this stumps me. Tahnks so much!!
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I had the same thing happen when I left work this morning. I was like - "WTF?" But it was so cold out that you could feel the tranny fluid like it was thick grease. I just had the tranny fluid changed at the dealership two days ago. Here is the scenario: Level ground. Release clutch in neutral. Car moves forward gently. Depress clutch. Car rocks back gently.
I am hoping that this could not mean that my clutch is starting to slip and somehow neutral is not now 1st gear?!!? But as you said above, that's mechanically impossible.
I am hoping that this could not mean that my clutch is starting to slip and somehow neutral is not now 1st gear?!!? But as you said above, that's mechanically impossible.
#21
Originally posted by 1MAX2NV
You need to do a manual to auto swap. Nothing moves when I am in "Park".
You need to do a manual to auto swap. Nothing moves when I am in "Park".
where i lived was very boring. seemed like a good
#22
Originally posted by EvilRoadsVictim
warm your cars before you set off. and don't come back telling me the owners manual tells you not to because of emmisions and whatever not.
warm your cars before you set off. and don't come back telling me the owners manual tells you not to because of emmisions and whatever not.
i am VERY glad to hear i am not the only one with this problem, i was beginning to think i was crazy. but does anyone here know why it happens? i dont understand how the movement could be transferred through the tranny when it is in neutral.
As for an auto swap-
no! never! i will drive a stick until I die!! or until technology renders them obsolete.
#25
Weird, this started happening to me as well. In my driveway where there is a small hill going backwards......I'll start my car take my foot off of break, out of gear, no ebrake and foot on clutch. As I would let go of the clutch the car would lurch forward......I have never seen a car do that before and it kinda disturbed me when it happened. BTW: this only happens when it is very cold outside....very strange. and by the way, the car lurching forward is defying gravity, not succumbing to it.
#27
This little problem is killing me. I HAVE to find out what it is. As soon as i do, i will tell you guys why it happens. it just doesnt make any sense to me, i would find it hard to believe if i hadnt been the car when it happened.
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