Ford Fiesta, can't get into second?
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Hi guys,
Firstly, I'm new here so if I'm posting in the wrong place let me know and I'll go the right place!
Anyway, a fault (I guess) which developed yesterday on my 2014 Ford Fiesta Ecoboost while doing a 200 mile drive... For some reason, I can't shift down into second. I can shift up from first to second fine, but when I shift down from any other gear it won't let me go into second.
There are no grinds or clonks, it literally just won't let me put it in gear. It's very odd. The only way I can describe it is like this: a lot of cars won't let you go into reverse when you are moving forward. You have to stop and then it will let you go into reverse. It's like that shifting down to second. Never happened before (had the car for a year and half and done 35,000 miles in it). I can shift down into second however, once I go below 10mph or there abouts. It's so odd. When it does allow me to shift down, again are are no grinds or klonks to speak of. When in second it also feels normal.
Sorry about the long post but I've tried to be as descriptive as I can. Hopefully someone can help?
I'm still 200 or so miles from home so may have to just start off in third when it comes to roundabouts for the way home...
Cheers,
Kieran
Firstly, I'm new here so if I'm posting in the wrong place let me know and I'll go the right place!
Anyway, a fault (I guess) which developed yesterday on my 2014 Ford Fiesta Ecoboost while doing a 200 mile drive... For some reason, I can't shift down into second. I can shift up from first to second fine, but when I shift down from any other gear it won't let me go into second.
There are no grinds or clonks, it literally just won't let me put it in gear. It's very odd. The only way I can describe it is like this: a lot of cars won't let you go into reverse when you are moving forward. You have to stop and then it will let you go into reverse. It's like that shifting down to second. Never happened before (had the car for a year and half and done 35,000 miles in it). I can shift down into second however, once I go below 10mph or there abouts. It's so odd. When it does allow me to shift down, again are are no grinds or klonks to speak of. When in second it also feels normal.
Sorry about the long post but I've tried to be as descriptive as I can. Hopefully someone can help?
I'm still 200 or so miles from home so may have to just start off in third when it comes to roundabouts for the way home...
Cheers,
Kieran
Thanks for your replies. I will take it to a garage and see what they say - yesterday it seemed to have gotten worse and I was stuck in traffic and it wouldn't even select 1st or 2nd! That was fun. Green Flag came out and told me (well not much) but they hadn't heard of the issue before either and that he didn't think there was a gearbox fault as he could select the gears with the engine off. The biting point on the clutch was lower than he expected (I hadn't noticed) so he thought the clutch may have been on the way out. I will see!
An update fro anyone with the same issue: it seems the syncro mesh has worn for 2nd gear. The solution is either to double de-clutch which is a technique I'm trying to learn or to fix the issue which would cost upwards of £700. I will try and learn the double de-clutch technique and see how it goes. Thanks for your help.
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