# Lurching

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/lurching/15326>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 14, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lurching/15326 "2008-06-14T17:40:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jenet99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@jenet99](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jenet99)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lurching/15326/1 "2008-06-14T17:40:56Z")

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My 2001 manual ford focus is lurching when I change gears. Husband says that this isn’t an emergency but it seems to be getting more apparent. Help!

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lurching/15326/2 "2008-06-14T18:25:52Z")

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The first thing to check are engine mounts and transmission mounts which are about the same thing.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lurching/15326/3 "2008-06-14T18:45:55Z")

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You say ‘lurching’ as when you let the clutch out too fast?