crunchy gearbox

[Nickzx6r]

another problem to share :confused:

Doeas anyone suffer from a crunchy gearbox between 1st and 2nd, and 2nd and 3rd ?????

I have a vec 05 1.9cdti sri and when it's cold the box is as crunchy as anything low down. Seems to go ok when it warms up!

Reason for concern or just a cheeky vec trademark ???

Thanks

Nick

[big phil]

nick , get it into your dealer mate ..... in the past we ( well alot of us ) have had problems with gear boxes ...

[lochgilp]

Nick, mine is the same mate, i was just speaking to another member about it! i will be booking mine into the dealer this week myself

[Nickzx6r]

cheers for the advice guys. I'll mention it next time it throws a fault light ( which is almost weekly over the last few weeks :rolleyes: )

Nick

[e.shine]

its the 6 speed box that is the worst but i can tell you that they all do it some are worse than others though my 20 t had a new gearbox and clutch and flyeheel and still does it but my mind was put at rest when when i made an apoitment with tech from vauxhall nice bloke and very fare offered me yet another box if i wanted but explained that is how they are hardly notice it now i have stopped worrying about it

[v6boy]

My gear box is a right pig mate, more when its cold rather than warm, if i'm pulling up to a junction or traffic lights i keep the clutch dipped, cause if i let it up and then depress and try and put it into first its a nightmare :doh:

[Angel Boy]

another problem to share :confused:

Doeas anyone suffer from a crunchy gearbox between 1st and 2nd, and 2nd and 3rd ?????

I have a vec 05 1.9cdti sri and when it's cold the box is as crunchy as anything low down. Seems to go ok when it warms up!

Reason for concern or just a cheeky vec trademark ???

Thanks

Nick


Ah, this is exactly what mine does and have been living with it. Me thinks a trip to Aberdeen maybe called for. B****r!

Andy

[BigP]

Mines exactly the same, local dealer adjusted the linkage which has improved it greatly, still a little crunching on really cold mornings. Will get them to look at it again when the weather gets colder.

[ion]

Mine does not do that at all, deffo get to the dealers.

I believe some gearboxes were from Saab & were not up to the job, but were later changed due to the high failure rate.

Mine changes perfectly in any weather, unless I miss the gate completely.

[ian_c]

yes my went after 4800 miles 3 and 5 gear but not that bad
throw a lot of info at VX and told them i now you are having problems with the F40 gear box and I now that you have had a bad batch and are changing
this problem

came back 20mins later been onto VX and we will fit a new box when we get it

link to when i found some info on the gearbox (http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4915)

[2ltrT]

i had same probs too, just left it, 4k miles later its sweeeet!