GreenGilbert 0 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Hello, hopefully someone can advise/help me out đ I purchased my Aygo âGoâ last month (an âoldâ 2012 Mk1 - Automatic), mainly for commuting purposes. Itâs a great car, but I have one âissueâ. When pulling away (not flooring it) in 1st gear, it feels like itâs going to stall (sort of like a fuel starvation/clutch/gearbox issue), but from 2nd gear onwards all is fine. If however I âcrawlâ away in 1st gear itâs fine, and again no issues. Iâve plugged my ODB reader in (cheap one) and no codes flag up, and recently plugged in a TechStream laptop (again nothing âobviousâ - no error codes). Not sure how best to diagnose the issue, so was hoping someone could help? Thanks in advance, James Quote Link to post Share on other sites
furtula 292 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 What is the fluid level in the gearbox? How does the Oil look like, nice, fresh, or old, burnt, how does it smell? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreenGilbert 0 Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 Thanks furtula, I am USELESS with cars, but have ordered a Haynes Manual, and will check Gearbox fluid level and Oil at weekend.  The car was from a Toyota âapprovedâ dealer, and had âapparentlyâ had a full service before delivery.  However, as the paint work hadnât been touched up (as requested), Iâm not convinced even that was done...... Anyway, thanks again....and will report back at weekend đ  All the best, James Quote Link to post Share on other sites
138289_1453892234 2 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Did you not get a warranty with the car, most deanships say they give a car a full service but in reality its just oil filter change  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Catlover 713 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 One for the dealer to sort, Frostyballs will pick up on this no doubt, and advise you. Donât touch the problem, if you do the dealer may have a way out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreenGilbert 0 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Thank you both. I did get a 2 x week no-quibble return on the car (I was trading in my old car) but other than that nothing. Was a bit âtrickyâ, as the garage I bought it from was about 2 1/2 hrs drive from home, due to current conditions were not able to deliver the car, and had just started new job....so was difficult to find/make the time to get it back up to the dealership. As you say, the âfull serviceâ probably WAS just an Oil change, as the paint work hadnât been touched up (the sales lady did a quick go over with a touch up pen as we waited), the âValetâ looked more like the kind of thing I would do......quick bucket of water and hoover (wasnât âspotlessâ), etc. That said, Iâve been driving it for a couple of months now, and other than this first gear/cold start âissueâ, no other issues at all (thankfully)...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Catlover 713 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I read that "2 week no quibble return" means for no matter what reason you can return it, so if you decide its not big enough, or wife doesnt like colour of the seats thrn you can return it, "no quibble". I have "pinched" the link below from a previous post by Frostyballs, he recomended reading the section relating to faults found within the first 6 months (you have missed the "first 4 week" rule - remember for the future) https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/consumer-rights-act I dont know what gearbox they have in a 2012 Aygo, but if it is a mmt auto I would waste anytime acting on this, mmt never had a good reputation. But anyway, you need to protect your investment and get the problem sorted. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreenGilbert 0 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Thanks for the info. Yes, itâs the MMT Gearbox.....from what I have read online (never a mistake of course đ), it might be the idle control valve thing (told you Iâm technical)..... it happens all the time, but only at really slow speeds.......like having an old car that needs more choke. Â Then when out of first gear speeds, all absolutely fine..... My Haynes manual turned up today, so will run through the checklist this weekend, might get my mechanic friend to check out for me too, and if anything âseriousâ will definitely use the consumer rights act info you kindly linked to đ Thank you, James Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreenGilbert 0 Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Just a quick update (was waiting for som free time to do the jobs).  Changed Oil, Filter and spark plugs last week.  Oil didnât look too bad, but not convinced it was done pre delivery.....  Car ran smoother (obviously no effect on Gearbox, but just ran smoother as you might expect).  Yesterday changed Transmission fluid (along with new drain/re-fill seals).  Only done about 5 x miles since changing, but already itâs so much better!  Gear changes felt âsnatchyâ before, but now feel (relatively) silky smooth.  Drained the transmission fluid and only 1 litre came out (instead of 1.7 litres).  When we filled it up, it took pretty much 2 litres .....  Fluid coming out had no bits in it, but was relatively dark, so obviously needed doing.  Hopefully will continue to run smoothly.   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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