shifting

I have a 2012 Mazda 5 sport with 6-speed manual transmission, just rolled 105k miles. Over the past few months I've been having issues with the manual transmission, specifically moving the shifter laterally from the 3-4 shift gate to the 5-6 shift gate. It's not so much an issue of the shifter...

Hello! I recently purchased a used 2015 Mazda 3 Sport, with manual transmission. Although I have driven other manual transmission cars before, this is the first one that I have owned. All of the vehicles I learned to drive in were 5 speeds, with V6 engines. Obviously this car is a 6 speed with a...

son is Driving our 2006 with about 145k on it. Clutch et al replaced in '09 when it had about 45k on it. Yesterday he called and said he can't get it to shift gears. Nursed it home and I see that the clutch is engaged all the time. Check the fluid level and its a bit low but not down to the...

2014 w/ around 70k miles. Starting to notice rougher shifting. Stop and go (slower speeds) it seems more noticeable. Anyone else?

Hi, So first off, I know little to almost nothing about cars. I purchased a used 2009 Mazda3 in November. Well taken care of, with a little higher than average miles - I just hit 100,000. My AT light has come on twice in the last couple weeks. Both times it turned on after I had been driving...

Hoping you guys (and gals) can help me with this one. I have an 07 CX7 turbo w/ 44K. Last November (2010) car started shifting intermittently. It would drop down to 3rd or 4th while on the freeway, it would upshift to 5th or 6th while driving down the street in our neighborhood (25mph)...

Inspired by the book "Fast Car Physics" by Chuck Edmondson, and being a physicist and MSP3 2007 owner, I decided to do my own calculations of Acceleration Vs Speed, to determine the shift points. I used published Hypertech (which I have on my car) HP and Torque dyno data and the available data...

Car novice here so pardon the naivet'. I've got a 2010 5 AT with ~26,500 miles on it. A couple months ago, I noticed the transmission seemed to be slow to shift when accelerating between 40-60MPH and then again from 60-80MPH. It also feels like the transmission "stumbles" when downshifting...

when my car heats up shifting into first gear is almost impossible. Makes stop and go traffic more unpleasant than usual. Any ideas on what could be wrong? i put a short shifter on a couple of years ago fyi.

hay ppl, I am hoping that my trans isn't shot, so this is what is going on. I can get in and out of all the gears up to 4th gear, but when i try to get into 5th gear it i push in the clutch push it in to 5th gear and release the clutch, it grids and wont go in to 5th, it goes into 6th just...

I have a 2010 Hatch with the 2.5 and 6sp MT. Shifting from 1 to 2 is difficult, especially at 5K rpm or over. Unless I make a VERY definate pause at the neutral gate I "beat" the synchronizers, with the sound called "grinding the gears." Of course its the synchos that are suffering. Going up...

Hi, My protege5 has 123k km on it and it shifts hard when it's cold, about -20 at the worst, and I was wondering if a synthetic ATF would be better for my next change and if having a nice red color ATF means it's still fine.