My daily driver, 08 Colbalt Sport, has been grinding going into 4th gear; the dealer and they said it has a bad syncro. I wait two weeks for the parts to come in and drop it off. Their mechanic has problems repairing it and needs to order a shaft, 3rd and 4th gears. Four days later I get the call that the car is done.
So I get into the car and the five speed feels REALLY stiff, but I back out of my space and try to put it into first gear but it doesn't go. I try second, it doesn't go either, so I manage to get it into 3rd so I can pull back into my parking space. So I go inside and tell service that I can't get it into any low gears. The mechanic says I know 1st and 2nd are stiff but he was able to get it into gear. I asked him to try again and he couldn't.
So I'm waiting more today and probably a few more days for them to get it right. Not feeling all warm and fuzzy about their repairs though.