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I haven't driven the car for a couple of weeks because I have been on holiday, but I was having problems down-changing yesterday.

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I haven't driven the car for a couple of weeks because I have been on holiday, but I was having problems down-changing yesterday.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

The gear stick doesn't seem to centre itself when putting the car into neutral, which makes it difficult to find third or forth when changing down from fifth or sixth. It didn't feel like anything was catching and it didn't take much force to put it make back in the centre. Does something need lubricating or maybe a spring needs replacing? I haven't driven the car for a couple of weeks because I have been on holiday, but I was having problems down-changing yesterday. Is this something that anyone else has come across? The car is under an OPC warranty so I can get them to have a look when I am next passing.

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Hi, We recently took our Ford Ka for its brakes pads to be changed and the car came away with the gear stick feeling slightly differently. The gear stick is now very wobbly when in neutral and goes side to side a lot, it also skips 3rd when going from 2nd to 3rd and struggles into 4th when going down from 5th. Any ideas what this may be and how easy it would be to resolve and would it cost much? Thanks

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