Any ideas on what's wrong?

[Clicker1944]

Can't get my RS SE5 out of first gear. Won't shift into neutral and the engine seems to make a strage noise when I try to go to neutral. Makes a surging up and down noise. Don't want to drive it under this situation since I don't know if it will go into 2nd or above. Now it's in the driveway and to try to trailer it to the dealer how do I get it down the narrow driveway while it's still in first without further damaging the tranny? I have tried shutting it off and restarting, taking the key out and starting over but it just stays in first. Called the dealer and they just say to bring it in they have no idea what's causing it. HELP!

 

[Bob Denman]

I think that there's a section in the owner's manual describing just what you've got to get a wrench on to twist if shifting becomes an issue... Maybe if you attack it from that angle and manually work it through the gears it'll get the idea of what you want it to do and start co-operating again. (At least long enough to get it to the dealer!) Good luck!

 

[GaryTheBadger]

There is a wrench in your tool bag and instructions in the owner's manual about getting it out of gear. Also, have you had the spark plug coil grounding wire update done? That fixed the problem on my GS SE-5. Also check the oil level, its shared with, and used by, the transmission shifting mechanism.