we have a 2003 dodge neon with 50,000 miles on it . the problem is i
down shifted around a curve than when i started to shift up it wouldnt
go into gear. checked the fluid and it is full, when the car is turned
off it will go into gear but when it is running it grinds and will not
go into gear. any ideas??
HLS - 02 Apr 2008 00:49 GMT
> we have a 2003 dodge neon with 50,000 miles on it . the problem is i
> down shifted around a curve than when i started to shift up it wouldnt
> go into gear. checked the fluid and it is full, when the car is turned
> off it will go into gear but when it is running it grinds and will not
> go into gear. any ideas??
Do you mean that if the engine is running but the car is in neutral it
grinds?
Or if you are in gear, but have the clutch depressed it grinds...
Or if you are moving in gear, it grinds?
That isnt a lot of miles on that car, really. When you downshifted, maybe
you
snapped off a tooth or did some other internal damage.
I suspect that, at the end of the day, you are going to have to pull the
tranny
and check the clutch and internal parts.
Scott Dorsey - 02 Apr 2008 01:49 GMT
>we have a 2003 dodge neon with 50,000 miles on it . the problem is i
>down shifted around a curve than when i started to shift up it wouldnt
>go into gear. checked the fluid and it is full, when the car is turned
>off it will go into gear but when it is running it grinds and will not
>go into gear. any ideas??
Yes, this is a typical symptom of a worn or burned clutch.
--scott

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M.M. - 02 Apr 2008 03:03 GMT
>> we have a 2003 dodge neon with 50,000 miles on it . the problem is i
>> down shifted around a curve than when i started to shift up it wouldnt
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> Yes, this is a typical symptom of a worn or burned clutch.
> --scott
Or a broken clutch cable. Or a bad master and/or slave cylinder or hose
or low fluid level (if it's a hydraulic clutch). For some reason the
clutch is not releasing when you step on the pedal.
cuhulin@webtv.net - 02 Apr 2008 04:26 GMT
I used to own a 1948 Chevrolet pickup truck.If I let the truck sit up
too long, the clutch plate would stick to the pressure plate.I always
had to unstick the clutch plate from the pressure plate with a paint
scraper.Then the clutch would work.
cuhulin
Dan_Thomas_nospam@yahoo.com - 06 Apr 2008 21:41 GMT
On Apr 1, 2:30 pm, JABSR1...@yahoo.com wrote:
> we have a 2003 dodge neon with 50,000 miles on it . the problem is i
> down shifted around a curve than when i started to shift up it wouldnt
> go into gear. checked the fluid and it is full, when the car is turned
> off it will go into gear but when it is running it grinds and will not
> go into gear. any ideas??
Air in the system, maybe, or the slave cylinder has moved
somehow. The clutch is not disengaging. Another possibility is a
seized pilot bearing.
Dan