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Car going forwards in reverse!

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EnglishDreamer · 16/07/2020 19:30

A couple of times now my 6 month old VW Polo has gone forwards when in reverse, and today it went backwards when I was trying to move off in 1st! I was nearly stranded but was able to move off in 2nd in the end... I am convinced it's not just me because my husband has had the same thing happen. We noticed that it's when the car is on a slight incline - it moves "downhill" (even when the slope is extremely slight). I will give VW a ring tomorrow but I reckon it will be one of those problems that's virtually impossible to solve, due to the intermittent nature of it. So before I do, does anyone have any experience of this or ideas of what it might be?

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HikerGirl · 11/10/2020 07:23

Hello EnglishDreamer,
Did you find out what was happening with your polo, mine has done exactly the same thing a few times now...and gone backwards in first.

EBearhug · 11/10/2020 07:31

Have you googled? When I had a problem with my car (not VW), I looked online, and it turned out to be a common problem for my model. Not that it really matters when it needs fixing, common or not, but it still helped to know it's not just me.

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