what causes a grinding noise when shifting from 3rd to 4th and back down to 4th from 5th ?

Asked by rob1_ Apr 28, 2008 at 06:47 PM about the 2002 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

All other gears are fine it only happens to 4th gear, if you wait a few seconds and let the rpm's drop before shifting it will go into gear with no noise.I am supprised to be having transmission problems with only 75000 km on the car. Any idea's?

William answered 15 years ago

Well it sounds like the 4th gear synchro is bad. The synchro is used on light truck and passenger vehicle manual transmissions to make a smooth shift by making the gears mesh easier. that would be my guess with only 75k miles on the vehicle. If it was grinding when shifting into fouth and also popping out of gear by itself then you know your fourth gear is shot. Then you need a rebuild, new tranny, or learn to skip fourth.

Mark helpful

315

Derrick answered 15 years ago

sounds like a bad syncro

1 people found this helpful.

Mark helpful

Your Answer:

what causes a grinding noise when shifting from 3rd to 4th and back down to 4th from 5th ? 2 Answers

All other gears are fine it only happens to 4th gear, if you wait a few seconds and let the rpm's drop before shifting it will go into gear with no noise.I am supprised to be having transmission probl...

2002 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL Sedan

-

Maintenance & Repair
Have a 1998 manual trans. Saturn SL with 169450 miles.. about 50 miles ago she started stuttering from front to back while in 4th gear going about 35 mph... also in 5th gear going 70mph. Help? 8 Answers

Have a 1998 manual trans. Saturn SL with 169450 miles.. about 50 miles ago she started stuttering from front to back while in 4th gear going about 35 mph... also in 5th gear going 70mph. We were told...

1998 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL Sedan

-

Maintenance & Repair
What could cause the shifter to not go into 2nd, 4th and reverse? 1 Answer

Something fell off the underside on my way to work and now i can only put it in 1st gear, 3rd and 5th. I'm trying to figure out what the problem is.

1997 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL Sedan

-

Maintenance & Repair
I have a 1996 sl2 replaced the tranny now when it shifts from 3rd to overdrive theres a violent jerk is there a way to ajust this? 1 Answer

I replaced all 4 seals its leaking out of the driverside CV axel & when shifting from 3rd to overdrive theres a violent jerk, could that have medded up that seal & is there a way th ajust the shifter ...

1997 Saturn S-Series

-

Maintenance & Repair
I have a Saturn 1992 SL Sedan with 164,000 miles. I am having a major problem with the car cutting off while I am driving at a fairly constant speed or when I am idling at a stop light. The engine will shut off, along with the power steering and all other electronics. This happens when at a stop light only after I press on the gas to accelerate from a dead stop, but I am able to put the car in neutral and start the car again (sometimes it takes a while to restart). We tried getting the electronic control module repaired, but this did not fix the problem. We checked the oil and it appears to be of the correct viscosity for the engine. We are at our ends as to what needs to be done to fix this dire problem. Thank you for your time! 8 Answers

I have a Saturn 1992 SL Sedan with 164,000 miles. I am having a major problem with the car cutting off while I am driving at a fairly constant speed or when I am idling at a stop light. The engine w...

1992 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL Sedan

-

Maintenance & Repair

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.