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2001 Volkswagen Jetta Vw Won T Into Reverse Acts S Third Stick Shift Seems Out
2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
186,000 MILES
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My vw won't go into reverse it acts like it's in third. Stick shift seems to be out of line, how do I fix this?
Feb 27, 2013 at 9:41 AM
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Check under the hood if one of the cables is broken... have someone move the shifter through all the gears.
You will see 2 cables moving a set of levers... the cable that is not attached, is either broken or the part
that it attaches to is broken.
Post a picture of what you find.
Thomas
Feb 27, 2013 at 4:53 PM
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