so once in a while i have a hard time shifting into reverse..it just doesnt get in gear for some reason..i have to try to do it like 3-4 times untill it gets in and i have no idea what this could be

 

use the parking brake. move the car into gear first then let down the parking brake and see if it improves. you could also check the level and condition of your atf.

 

Im assuming this is a 5 speed?

Let the clutch out in neutral and then try going into reverse again. Should be fine.

 

wow, huge brain fart. i did not see he had an sts and just assumed he was auto. my fault.

 

Shift into second, it will clear te gearbox, then retry reverse.

 

mine does the same thing, if i push the brake in as well it seems to work.

 

Im having the problem, but its putting it into first and second. I was going to bring it in since my car is still under the powertrain warranty. I just figured that the STS would need to be taken off so they cant blame it. If its a simple fix that would be great so then it doesnt need the dealerships hands on it

 

yea same thing happens to me. mostly with reverse and sometimes with first. I just hold the clutch down and put the shifter into different gears a few times then it usually works.

 

pump the clutch a few times when the gearbox is in nuetral, then put it in reverse. mine does that too, 'cept with ALL GEARS. it's my tranny though, something to do with the bearing seal, those cause sloppy shifts.

 

sounds like the syncro for reverse is shot or dying

 

that is a sweet sig pic

 

Wow thanks zippin, I have been getting a lot of compliments on it lately

 

I didn't think reverse was synchronized

 

i think it is, try putting your car into reverse when rolling.

 

yeah see thats what I normally have to do, when reverse or 1st is stuck a little i pop it into neutral and let off the brakes and roll a little then i try again and it usually works

 

I've got the same problem. Hopefully i'm getting it fixed soon (amongst other things). Reverse gear is synchro mesh. That's what i've been told.

This problem didn't start happening until by accident i grinded up reverse a little bit driving at highway speed.

Before that, this never happened.. Though, after i added STS, it did make the problem seem a whole lot worse, but didn't cause the problem.

 

my dumb *** friend went though 3 trannys in less than a year on his new '02 BMW 325 Ci.... you could actually hear **** ping around in his transmission