1997 Volkswagen Jetta "transmission jerks third gear" Questions

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transmission problem. Every time you lift your foot off the accelerator and press again it pulls back and even jerks or seems to switch to a lower gear especially when driving in second or third gear.

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transmission shifts sometimes hard at third gear. when the key is switched off and restarted, the gears picks normal except the third gear which jerks. suddenly the gear will jerk especially if you ...

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...transmission. Any ideas? when it jerks during gear changes it could be a couple of things. First of all, check the fluid level in the automatic transmission. Secondly, check the mounts for the engine ...

...shifting into third gear automatic transmission Will not shift into third from 30 miles per hour. Started not shifting into 4th dropped back to 38mph and then jerked into 4th Check your range

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...jerks anytime you shift to drive or reverse..and i notice some oil leak under the car If that oil is transmission fluid, you may be low on fluid. That would cause harsh shifts. Make sure your ...

...jerks and a little again into fourth gear. First and second are pretty normal. It has 140,000 miles Sounds like the band that controls 3rd and forth gear is almost worn out. Have you followed the ...

...third etc. I change gears to go from first to second and the jerking begins, similar to a person who is learning to drive stick for the first time. Master or slave cylinders. I would replace both. If ...

...transmission on my 2006 Kia Spectra makes a clunking sound and jerks when going from third to fourth gear. This only happens after the engine warms up. I've had the software reset three times, and ...

...jerks fordward or doesnt shift. sometimes it shifts perfectly accelerating slow ussually makes the car jerk fordward. accelerating fast makes the car not want to shift shift solenoid for second to ...

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...jerks only when the car heats up and when switching into second and/or third gear. I have put in a new transmission but the problem remains. From the little info given, could be restriction of air or ...

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