# Manual Transmission Noises

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission-noises/80887>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** beetle, clutches, volkswagen\
**Created:** [August 13, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission-noises/80887 "2013-08-13T22:30:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ALP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@ALP](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ALP)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission-noises/80887/1 "2013-08-13T22:30:01Z")

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I have a 2000 VW beetle with a fairly new clutch (2 yrs old). My boyfriend is new to a manual transmission and I can’t say I know much about how it works either. A few times when he was driving he will reverse out of a parking spot and then shift to first and the car will make a deep rumbling noise. We turn off the car and turn it back on and its fine. Is the car stuck between gears? Why does it make this noise?

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**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission-noises/80887/2 "2013-08-13T22:34:05Z")

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Is the car still rolling when he shifts from reverse to first?

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**Author:** ![ALP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@ALP](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ALP)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission-noises/80887/3 "2013-08-13T22:53:00Z")

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Yes it is!

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**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission-noises/80887/4 "2013-08-13T23:20:29Z")

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Don’t do that.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-transmission-noises/80887/5 "2013-08-14T01:48:36Z")

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Check the motor mounts and take the keys away from the boyfriend…