Since I got my car maybe 6 months ago, my car has always been unsmooth to get into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear while driving. Sometimes, ide be shifting normally at like 3500rpms and it just will not go into the next gear without playing with it. Also, I could never shift quick at higher rpm's into 2nd or 3rd without it grinding.
Tonight, it just got worse. At an interesction I was playing with the shifter, and I couldn't get it into any gear(1st-5th). I was trying to jam it in first gear, and when it finally went in it sounded like my transmission fell out beneath me. Shifting the rest of the way home was more difficult than usual. It's very unsmooth. Seems even If I sycronize it, it's still a little difficult to change gears.

What can I try and do to solve my transmission problems?

Make sure your clutch is actually disengaging. Does the pedal feel spoungy? You might have a hydralic problem, and there would be nothing wrong with the transmission itself in that case.

How can I be sure. What do I need to do?
But there's got to be something wrong with my tranny.

Check your clutch fluid. Then have a friend pump the clutch pedal slowly while you watch the slave cylender move. Pop the hood and its right on the front of the trans, to the right of the crossmember. Its has an acordian type boot on it with a shaft that pushes the shift fork. It should move about 3/4 - 1 inch (guesstimate) with each pump. If you pump the clutch pedal a few times and then you can shift its probably just low clutch fluid.

Well I've got the same problem. Now what if you've already done all that, and all of that seems to be working fine? I'm guessing the problem is probably they sycronisers, but I really hope it's not, i don't want to rip the tranny out again, but if I have to I guess I can go ahead an replace my noisy input shaft bearing. And another thing, for me it seems like the shifting problem is even worse when nothing has been warmed up yet.


Shawn

i had the same problem when i first got my car. I found out that the place i got it from used the wrong fluid in the tranny. I changed it with the right fluid and it fixed the problem. u need to go to a dodge or mitsubishi dealer to get the right kind of fluid.