Flywheel/DMF Fault. Club Polo and the Club Polo website are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Volkswagen AG or any of it's worldwide subsidiaries or associates. Problem sorted - no longer any judder/drag on pulling away so this delightful Jazz automatic no longer feels like a car with manual gearbox being driven by a learner driver. Hi guys, i recently noticed that when pulling away from lights or junctions in 1st gear the whole car shakes and shudders.. It happens in 1st or reverse gear - … Regards, Jonny. Light/Dark Mode Enabled: You can now select the option by clicking the moon/lightbulb in the top right corner! Car shudders when letting cluth out on first gear... 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Tire problems could be a reason for the shaking issue. They are cheap and very easy to do. Its a MK3 2008 Clio 1.2TCE. The most likely reason that a car jerks when accelerating from stop is a problem with the clutch. Discussion Starter • #1 • Dec 24, 2011. Kevin. 115K miles original clutch. sounds like a contamination on the clutch start the car and put into first gear with handbrake pulled up just let the clutch up qwick (no revs) if it stalls straight away clutch fine if it still runs for a bit after leting the clutch up then its ya clutch 408 Answers ; SOURCE: Clutch shudder and loose gears. 3. Occasional delay & clonking from 2nd to 1st gear. Thank u to all who's pointed me in the right direction. I recently had a new clutch and gearbox fitted about 2,000 miles ago so i got my neighbour whos a mechanic to look at it for me. The first thing to check if a car jerks when gears are shifted is the transmission fluid level. Start the car and drive to see if it is out of limp mode. My car shudders as i pull away in first gear astra convertible bertone 1.8. Hope my resolution helps others with the same problem. Sign up for a new account in our community. When pulling away in first gear (as I let off the clutch), the entire car shudders... shakes, etc. The feel of a gearbox dying. Peugoet 406 HB 2000 - noticeable shudder when moving downfrom 3rd to 2nd gears, and 2nd to 1st gear . Notice to Hotmail/Gmail & BT Internet users - Please check your SPAM/JUNK folders for our emails. The problem is the car shudders when pulling away in 1st gear and even 2nd … I can still get the car into gear and it never jumps out of gear or squels and when i drive in higher gears it's fine and it catches the bite and holds it fine... but sometimes (and not all the time) it shudders badly when i go to pull away or if im stuck in traffic and i;m working the clutch to move forward slightly. When you put your car in neutral, the clutch is spared unnecessary wear and tear. If you feel it’s excessive, change the mount. Now I'm careful with the clutch yet no matter how careful I am the car always seems to judder or start kangorooing, all I do is set the revs, then lift up to the bite to go. when the clutch is released the shaking seems to stop. The car has recently developed a clutch judder when pulling away in first gear after the car has stood all night. Imagine if every time you came to a physical stop in your car the engine stopped too! It is driven mainly around town and monthly on a motorway 200 mile round trip. If it needs a new clutch how muhc u think it'l be? Ford fiesta 1998 car shudders when put in to gear and pulling away ? Even though you were told by your driving instructor that it’s a cardinal sin… As well as wearing out your leg muscles, you’re also putting needless strain on the clutch. If your transmission is stuck in gear and you are far away from home, try this: Pull over and turn the car off. Rapidly becoming the largest and most active club of Polo enthusiasts in the UK. Quote; Link to post Share on other sites. Powered by Invision Community, We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. My car only judders in first gear and pulling off from a stand still sometimes being slight or none at all to absolutely awful. Your transmission may be back to normal but there may be underlying issues that you need to address. Most of the time, the way to overcome this is by taking the revs up to about 2100 rpm and easing in the clutch slowly, which reduces the effect. Basically the car will shudder when i lift the clutch up going into first in order to pull away. Sorry to hijack your thread mate but mk3 does this too, only seems to do it when its cold thou.. surely this cant be engine mounts as wouldn't the knocking/vibration get worse as the engine warms up? Check spots such as the filler tube base, the drain hole underneath the transmission and the selector shaft. Could this be the 2 inch lift? In other words, when the car tried to stop then the same problem occur. - Cars & Trucks question ... i have the same problem when pulling off in 1st gear, and in second gear and sometimes in 3rd and it mostly happens when the engine is HOT, normally fine when i start driving.