# 1997 Saturn SC1 gear issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, saturn, manual-transmissions, sc\ **Created:** [August 13, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-saturn-sc1-gear-issues/34998 "2009-08-13T13:00:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dj47kali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dj47kali](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dj47kali)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-saturn-sc1-gear-issues/34998/1 "2009-08-13T13:00:59Z")
So, I was driving to work today and just as I pulled into the parking lot, I felt/heard something pop slightly and I could no longer shift. My gear shift felt loose and it would only move to where 1 and 2 used to be (this is a manual transmission, obviously). My clutch feels the same as normal. I haven’t driven any cars in a while, so now I’m wondering if I did something wrong to cause this problem, or if I just have bad luck. (And, of course, I’m wondering what the problem is… and how expensive it is going to be to repair). Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-saturn-sc1-gear-issues/34998/2 "2009-08-13T13:24:29Z")
It sounds like your shift linkage has simply become disconnected. Or, the linkage itself may have snapped, but that is not as likely as a connector coming loose. On a 12 year old car, I doubt that this has anything to do with you, and it is just one of those things that can happen as a car ages. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-saturn-sc1-gear-issues/34998/3 "2009-08-13T14:43:30Z")
I agree. Sounds like something came apart in the shift linkage. I doubt you had anything to do with it.