vx shakes violently please help!

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Originally Posted by theholycow

It won't fix the underlying cause, but have you tried double-clutching as a workaround until you figure out what's wrong?

I don't believe I do this.

Originally Posted by Erik

Jerking like that is usually starving for fuel or a grabby clutch. Does it ever jerk when you take of in 1st? How about when you shift early into 3rd gear? Does it do it when the engine is cold? Is the check engine light on?

Forcing it into 1st could mean your clutch is dragging (not releasing fully) or your 1st gear synchronizer is worn. Just don't force it into gear- you may break something.

No Check Engine light on. no jerking, not on first or 3rd, doesn't do it when it's cold neither.

It does sound like the clutch is dragging as you said, when I don't fully release the clutch. BUT transitioning from first to second gear below 5mph SHOULD NOT do this right?

I don't want to force it into any gear it doesn't want to go in to, but I can't help it when I'm in traffic or freeway. Weird situation when it's traffic, I let the car into neutral to slow down, then when it gets to ie. 3mph, I put into 2nd gear (goes in easily) BUT it shakes violently THUS I have to nudge it into 1st gear. When I finally get it into first gear, yes it jerks a bit, but works fine.

Originally Posted by ala_frosty

It's not clear to me whether you are slipping the clutch when the car shakes violently or not. Is the clutch really new? If the shakes occur when the clutch is slipping, It suspect that you've either got a really new and grabby clutch or you've got a new and perhaps slightly misaligned clutch. Another possibility is that the clutch is at its end of days and the shakes are the clutch letting got and coming back. You'd probably smell the clutch burning.

I don't know if the clutch is new, I seriously just bought it from some guy, he doesn't have any records or paperwork of the car (so he says).

What is a grabby clutch?