Gear change worse when moving?

Pumpkin

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I have a brand new car (Suzuki Swift). When parked with the engine running the gearstick moves easily, but when driving it's quite hard to change gear.

I assume it's a straightforward answer i.e. the gears are spinning when the car is moving, therefore it takes time for them to mesh together?

Thanks :)
 
It never gets easier and they're all pretty much the same. First to second is the worst though. When the gearstick passes through the middle of the gate it stops, and then you have to jerk it again to change gear. Changing gear is a two-step action instead of one swift movement.

I've already had the centre console up and lubed all the linkages and moving points.
 
Pumpkin said:
It never gets easier and they're all pretty much the same. First to second is the worst though. When the gearstick passes through the middle of the gate it stops, and then you have to jerk it again to change gear. Changing gear is a two-step action instead of one swift movement.

I've already had the centre console up and lubed all the linkages and moving points.
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Sounds very strange and not something I've experienced on the Swift before although have only driven a couple...

Not something I've ever experienced, especially not in this kind of weather.

Take it back to the dealership and see if you can compare it to one of theirs on the forecourt. It sounds like you did the simple thing of lubing linkages which would have been my first point of call
 
Thanks. Am I able to lubricate where the cables enter the gearbox underneath, or will that be all sealed away? I've sent a message to the dealership asking to book it in.
 
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