MatthewK

Has anyone noticed a slight mis-alignment of the syncros when shifting from second to third gear. I just past the 200mi mark on my S4. The problem doesn't happen under hard acceleration just during normal street driving.

Another Drew

Not going into third, but 1st and reverse

AvramD

do you mean that the gear lever resists for a moment while shifting into gear? That happens on every shift that I don't synchronize myself, regardless of gear. It's normal and more noticeable in lower gears.

If you mean that you're getting grinding, then no, that's not normal (and no, I don't have it).

:)

Yes, and so did my A4

Peter Ryckaert

nt

MatthewK

Please keep me posted on what the out come is... thanks

Peter Ryckaert

Doesn't happen every time, but it's a subtle crunch of a sort. Can't confirm it doesn't happen under hard accel. since I don't do that all the time. It's not really nasty, but it just doesn't seem right. Sometimes I wonder if it's the linkage and sometimes I just think it's the syncros. We'll see. Depends on how good the service dept. is. If they try two shifts, don't pay attention and declare NPF I wouldn't be surprised. Problem is I have a 4 hour roundtrip to the dealer so they better take it seriously. -Pete

MatthewK

yes, subtle crunch is the perfect definition of what i am experiencing. The thing that leads me to believe that it is syncros is that it is only happening in the to third gear shift. how many miles do you have on your S4???

Peter Ryckaert

nt

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i had a slight misalignment too from 1st to second gear,kinda had to push it into gear on occasion,and also it was hard to get into reverse...well my wife took the car to go shopping and she downshifted coming to a red light and the 1-2 gears are all locked up,,now it has to be forced to get it into 1-2 gear it feels like the gate is misaligned and not the synchros cause im not getting any grinding...i called to get service at 2 local dealerships and the earliest they could see me is next monday...they said it was ok to drive but it seems that the more i drive the worse it gets..so im parking it till next week...this really sucks as its only 1 month old and it has only 1800 miles on it...i have a favor if anyone else has any gear related problems email me privately, let me know what they are your name and email address, so i can let the dealer know this is not an isolated problem... thanks alot!!!