2017 RS Won't go into first gear (manual)

[ilpadrino113]

Just picked up a 2017 RS, less than 10k miles and a "no owner" car (used for factory demo) and it won't go into first. It feels like there is a gate blocking it from slipping into gear.

all others work fine, reverse too.

I can wiggle the stick and push HARD and it will slip in and then work fine for a few days, but then it locks up again. I take it to the dealer and their transmission guy comes back a few minutes later saying it works fine.

I'm taking it to a different chevy dealer a few towns over if it happens again.

Anyone else have this issue?

 

[mcalpine88]

I work at a Chevy dealership. We drive the piss out of the demos, or at least I do lol. Have them check the shift linkage, could just be from people hammering it into gear. Or possibly the synchros?

 

[ilpadrino113]

it endedup being the linkage. The plastic bushing / grommit at the end was all screwed up. the other day it wouldn't go into 3rd, the shifter was seated all the way up, but the gear wouldn't engage. Took to another chevy dealer and they had it fixed in 30 minutes.

 

[Zurn]

Time for a BNR or ZZP shift cable clamp? :banana: