# 2001 5 speed manual VW JETTA **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 25, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-5-speed-manual-vw-jetta/11095 "2008-02-25T01:28:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jenhiu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jenhiu](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jenhiu)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-5-speed-manual-vw-jetta/11095/1 "2008-02-25T01:28:11Z")
when my vw jetta is in 5th speed it occaisonally has begun to slip out of gear, I then have to step on the clutch and put it back into gear. Is this a serious problem? Expensive to repair? Also, any recommendations of where to go to get this fixed in the boston area? ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Russell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Bill\_Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill_Russell)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-5-speed-manual-vw-jetta/11095/2 "2008-02-25T01:34:11Z")
Really sounds like a transmission problem (tho possibly a linkage problem). I’ve not had much luck with VW dealers in Boston, so I go to the one in Portsmouth NH, 1 hr drive from Boston. They seem reasonably competent. But since your car is out of warranty, I’d look for an independent repair shop. Car talk has a database of shops, see [http://www.cartalk.com/content/mechx/find.html](http://www.cartalk.com/content/mechx/find.html) ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-5-speed-manual-vw-jetta/11095/3 "2008-02-25T02:00:26Z")
If Portsmouth, NH area I would highly suggest European Auto Service in Rye, NH on Sagamore ave. Its a small place but made owning a VW Jetta GLI an absolute pleasure. I have known many happy VW owners likely due to this great shop. The rates are much better than local VW dealer and I had better luck fixing issues and much better pricing. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Russell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Bill\_Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill_Russell)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-5-speed-manual-vw-jetta/11095/4 "2008-02-25T02:04:32Z")
thanks for the info and endorsement! My Passat is just getting out of warranty and I’m looking for just such a place. I’ll give them a look see. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-5-speed-manual-vw-jetta/11095/5 "2008-02-25T02:42:35Z")
It’s probably internal and related to a worn shift fork or worn gear hub assembly. Driving around with your hand resting on the gearshift lever is not a good idea if you are prone to doing this. This habit can cause a problem like you now have. I’m not saying that you have this bad habit; only that it’s something to think about if you do. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Russell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Bill\_Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill_Russell)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-5-speed-manual-vw-jetta/11095/6 "2008-02-25T03:04:31Z")
Is that problem still around? It should be easy to design a linkage (or a transmission) to eliminate the problem and I’m surprised the designers have not.