# 2008 Volkswagen Jetta won’t shift correctly **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** volkswagen, jetta-sedan\ **Created:** [October 12, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-won-t-shift-correctly/150624 "2019-10-12T21:32:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SamuelEhret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SamuelEhret](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SamuelEhret)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-won-t-shift-correctly/150624/1 "2019-10-12T21:32:19Z")
My father’s car has been outside since about 4 months ago and the transmission is not going into Reverse, 1st, 2nd, & 5th gear I think it is the clutch linkage to the shifter but my dad thinks it is a locking pin ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-won-t-shift-correctly/150624/2 "2019-10-12T22:06:48Z")
Ok, what is your question? I assume this is a manual trans… you don’t say. I assume the car has lots of miles on it… you don’t say Is it not going into gear engine off, or engine running or both? You don’t say There is no clutch linkage to the shifter, they are separate mechanisms. And, finally… what locking pin? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-jetta-won-t-shift-correctly/150624/3 "2019-10-12T22:15:26Z")
> [@SamuelEhret](#): > > I think it is the clutch linkage to the shifter but my dad thinks it is a locking pin Apparently neither one of you are mechanics so this transmission ( manual or automatic ) needs a shop to fix it.