Juddering

[Ian in Northampton]

One of the things I've always liked about my Galaxy 2.3 (2001) is how 'forgiving' the engine is of you being in too high a gear: you could be trying to pull away from 20mph in fourth, and it would be slow, but it would go. Over the past couple of weeks, though, it seems to have become much less forgiving - and I'm not sure whether my driving style has changed in some weird way, or whether I'm experiencing the early symptoms of a failure which I'd guess would be in the clutch or the transmission (it's just done its 100,000th mile...) The symptoms are that, if I try to pull away in too high a gear/at too low a speed, I get a juddering or a jolting or - well, I'm not sure how to describe it, but the car moves forward jerkily and only a rapid change down or a foot on the accelerator will pull it through. My assumption is, it would otherwise stall. Given its age, I'm suspecting that something, somewhere is starting to wear out, but I have no clue what except, as I said, to suspect something in the gearbox, clucth or transmission. Anyone have any thoughts?

[mk2vr6]

try the roll restrictor bar?

[worras]

The bolts in the lower engine mounts are known to break or fall out.

[Ian in Northampton]

Thanks guys. Either way, it sounds serious, and as I'm no mechanic, it sounds like a trip to the garage may be in order...