My wife bought an 18-year-old used car, and today I drove it for a few dozen kilometers. I have a habit of occasionally resting my hand on the gear shift. When I did that, I noticed an issue. When shifting from second to first gear, I felt a slight "ka-ta" sensation! The sound is very faint, and you probably wouldn't notice it without your hand on the gear shift. Is this indicating a problem?

The Kia Sportage has a jerking sensation when shifting gears.

Lately, I've noticed that when I start driving, the car stays in first gear until 2500 RPM and then suddenly shifts with a big jolt.

I have a question. Today while driving, I noticed that the gear shift lever on my automatic transmission can be shifted without pressing the button on the handle. Is this a problem?

Guys, I'm really freaking out. Just now, while driving smoothly, the D gear light (the one on the gear shift) started flashing, and the dashboard showed "Please shift to D gear first before selecting the appropriate gear." I was in a panic and didn't know whether to press the brake and shift to P gear or shift to P gear and then to D gear, and then it prompted "Speed too high to shift into D gear (or maybe P gear, I forgot)." It was terrifying, the car felt like it was in neutral and there was no power when I pressed the accelerator. I managed to park on the side using inertia, shifted back to P gear, and then to D gear, and it resumed normal driving. I want to ask you guys, what's going on here exactly? Is there a specific part that's malfunctioning?

Before driving, I can only shift gears by pressing the shift lock button, and once I shift back to the P gear, I have to press the lock button again to shift! The brake lights are working fine! I recently replaced the handbrake cable and gear cable. Has anyone else experienced this situation?

I want to ask everyone, I have a 2022 automatic 86. When shifting from a lower gear to a higher one, there's a bit of a jerking sensation. Is this normal?

Hi everyone, when I'm accelerating with my FJ and shifting gears, I notice that the shift from 4th to 5th gear feels more pronounced and abrupt. Is this normal? There are no error codes. It's not noticeable during normal driving, but if I deliberately pay attention to each gear shift, I can feel a slight jolt from 4th to 5th. To notice this, I have to keep the throttle steady without releasing or pressing it more. During the 4th to 5th shift, there's a noticeable abrupt feeling. However, if I ease off the throttle during the 4th to 5th shift, there's no issue at all. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

My wife bought an 18-year-old used car, and today I drove it for a few dozen kilometers. I have a habit of occasionally resting my hand on the gear shift. When I did that, I noticed an issue. When shifting from second to first gear, I felt a slight "ka-ta" sensation! The sound is very faint, and you probably wouldn't notice it without your hand on the gear shift. Is this indicating a problem?

Does your Jetta automatic also have a noticeable jerk when shifting gears?

I recently got a CX-5 less than a month ago, and I noticed that when starting the car cold and shifting to D gear, there's a noticeable "jerking" sensation as the car moves forward. After driving for a while and the car warms up, when switching between N and D gear, the jerking sensation is still there but much less noticeable. Is this normal?