[ianmorgan1965]

Hi I have a '99 TDI with a problem I am struggling to remedy, intermitently the car seems to jam as if stuck in gear but the selector works fine and when it ain't 'stuck in gear it drives fine. Before this happened there was a squealing noise which I assumed was release bearing... my thoughts now lead to pressure plate failing??
A scenario of the fault is you can put it in gear to drive off and when you release the clutch it will vibrate badly and stall.. was told the box failed.. changed it and still same the clutch etc seemed fine??
Any ideas would be most helpful.
thankyou
Ian

 

[Lhonk]

Maybe the clutch is toast or the flywheel is broken? So when you go to shift it grinds as if it's stuck? What does "the car seems to jam" exactly mean?

 

[chittychittybangbang]

Do you mean the car stalls as if it's stuck in the wrong gear?