Car Shifts but doesn't move!
 

Hello everyone, glad I found this forum!!

I just purchased a 2000 TT , the trucker delivered it today and as I put in first gear, the car shifts but doesn't move an inch!, there is no odd sounds or anything. He delivered it actually with a dead battery and said that he tried to jump start it but it didn't start.... did he mess anything by trying to jump start the car? I put in a new battery anyways and the car starts (though the fans do not work at al, but that's another story!) any help would be much appreciated.

RE: Car Shifts but doesn't move!
 

so it revs freely in gear, the same as if it were in neutral?

RE: Car Shifts but doesn't move!
 

Yep, that's exactly what it does!

RE: Car Shifts but doesn't move!
 

Any idea what this could be ?

RE: Car Shifts but doesn't move!
 

no idea, sorry.

Where/who'd you buy the car from?

RE: Car Shifts but doesn't move!
 

I thought when you put the car in gear, and it revved up without going anywhere that your clutch wasn't grabbing.

RE: Car Shifts but doesn't move!
 

is this only first gear or all the gears?

RE: Car Shifts but doesn't move!
 

Meaning he can't move the car at all.

RE: Car Shifts but doesn't move!
 

Sounds like it dosent have a clutch at all lol...

RE: Car Shifts but doesn't move!
 

If its not the clutch.
Is it a quattro?... If it's FWD make sure your cv joints are still in good shape... once one brakes, the other one does also...instantly(from previous experience)... i doubt this is the case since there is no noise coming from anywhere... idk just a thought.