ddlvr630 Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 i have a 2004 cavalier 5 speed. never had any problems til today. took off from a light, went through 1st and 2nd. put it in 3rd, revved high. its stuck in 5th. WTF???? cant get it in any gear at all. clutch works just fine. it still takes off from a stop but in 5th so u can walk faster than what the car can. i called a buddy up and he told me to check the fluid next to the brake fluid. i dont remember what its called. i checked it. just about empty. he told me 2 put dot 3 brake fluid in it and get in the car and start pumpn the clutch to get the fluid through the system. tryn to get it out of gear. he had a old truck do the same thing and that worked for him. didnt work. i asked how it could lose fluid like that and he said they can do that over time or the slave cylinder can have a leak. i dont know. can anyone help me with this or am i gonna have to get it to a shop???? if you guys need to know anything ask away. no i didnt take off or shift through the gears hard. Quote 2004 cavalier 2 door 5 speedalpine cda-103skar pax 6.5s power acoustik D1-6000power acoustic 4-2600soundquest 1/0 throughoutDC XL M2 18 walledstock altbig 3 donestock battery under hood, 1400cca 400ah semi battery in the trunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95legwagon Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 (edited) that "thing" next to the brake fluid is your clutch fluid level.....it is a hydraulic clutch right? if its not then its a cable clutch and you prolly snapped the clutch cable..... only other thing i could think of is that your shifter linkage may have popped off..... happens alot in fwd vehicles...its usually on the drivers side under maybe the airbox? have someone move the shifter and look for something moving under the hood on that side....if its connected to a rod or an arm...thats not the problem..... edit: you said clutch works fine......check that shifter linkage!!!! has happened to me in a 94 saturn sc2 and a 04 pt cruiser. sux cuz it stays in gear and the shifter is all wobbly and shit Edited July 15, 2012 by 95legwagon Quote i think there real i was looking through that guys stuff he sells and it looks like he finds stuff at auctions and just sells it Yea, it looks like someone got the mids about a month ago....shit. If I had a whole Hertz front stage my ears would jizz all over my cheeks. / LOL My Low Budget Build: Green 1995 Subaru Legacy wagon 147k- $1K headunit- pioneer premier deh-p650-$25 4 Lead acid batts. 1 up front and 3 in back- vented outside.- $50 4 vvme L11 10"s <- $30 shipped a piece 6 cu. ft box (after displacment) tuned to 32ish hz with 10 inch sonotube. -about $50 all together maybe a lil more 2 aspm 1300 strapped Selenium 6"s in the front doors on headunit power- for now -$20 quantum tweets in door-for now -$10 boston acoustic 5 1/4 in rear doors- for now-Free big 3 1/0 and 4awg throughout. roof sound deadened (not peel n seal ftw)-free on 80 amp alt (bench tested to put out 100 amps faithfully) <--?-$10 for test about $430 for everything<----Not bad at all still gotta add 3 way crossover, amp for front and rear door speakers and maybe eq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy_chick3n Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 ^^^^^^that, or your tranny decided to take a shit on you. pull the center console up. iirc those arnt too terrible to remove. that should be a cable system, verry similar to a brake cable on a bicycle. there should be 2 cables. check to make sure they are both still attached to the shifter. Quote This page is crispy_chick3n approved. © crispy_chick3n inc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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