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Posted on Dec 25, 2009

My 98 honda civic Lx wont shift into gear

My 98 honda civic Lx will start fine when i put the clutch down, but when i try to shift into gear it wont shift. not into first or reverse or any of them.

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  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    hi from uk can you select all gears when stationary without engine running ?? if yes then when you start engine and try to select i assume you try to select gears but only grates gears as if not pressing clutch ? can you verify whether your clutch is cable operated from pedal or is it hydraulic ? as if what i have asked above could provide a diagnosis and solution as to your problem selecing gears and hopefully ??diy rectify ? please reply so can advise best wishes from n/west uk manchester

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    beni Nov 01, 2013

    HI SILVER TOP ; please help this time i have HONDA CIVIC I-VTEC 1.8 SEMI AUTOMATIC 06 PLATE , one day i drive about 20 yards and car is dead i take to honda dealer and honda dealer told me coming foult i shift transmission control and clutch actuator i wont to asking you how posiable to broking both same time and before 3 month ago a done new service history to this car and finding realy starter motor becose was coming warning light in dash bord check sistem and was finding really starter motor 3 month ago do you thing is maybe relly starter motor or what honda say to me cost me very expexive to fix i cant find second hand parts i need you help i like to chat with you by email please my email is ; [email protected] thank you

  • Lisa
    Lisa Feb 16, 2018

    i have a 97 Civic that will not change gears if the car is on or off... also when its on it shutters a bit. and idles low as if its going to stall. seems to be intermittent. started 2 days ago suddenly, was not a gradual thing... any ideas what it might be?

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Check your shift linkages if the bushing is worn out you may have problems shifting or it could be a bad transmission

  • Stephen Potts Jan 10, 2014

    After checking linkage, if that's not the problem, your synchronizer ring needs to be rrplaced. It lines up the gears in your tranny when you push on the clutch, for smooth shifting.

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