Not always. Sometimes from neutral it will, but other times, as long as I'm under 5 mph it will slip into 1st. Even slightly above 5mph and it will grind.

Little over a year now.

Hi,I have an '05 Vibe 5-speed manual that has run fine so far (knocking on wood), but over the past couple of weeks I've started having a problem with first gear. It doesn't want to go into first easily and when in first pulling away from a stop I have to rev way too high or it shudders and nearly s...