Hi All,

Not much of a car expert so would really appreciate some suggestions/advice on how to approach this issue.

Recently bought a 09 Passat Blue motion 1.9 TDI 105 bhp (BLS engine). Over the past few days starting to notice shuddering when I shift up to 4th gear hitting around the 40/45 mph mark. Continues to shudder as I continue to accelerate(not body shaking but can feel it somewhat through the seats floor and steering wheel). Once I shift to 5th the shuddering significantly reduces but can still feel vibration. Stops when I take foot off the gas and when I hit about 60 and maintain speed. I know these aren't nippy engines by any means but the car also feels unresponsive and struggling to accelerate in these gears. 1st to third seem fine. No vibrations knocks or noises in general from the engine when idling. No problem with revs in neutral. No grinding from the clutch or gearbox so far but clutch is very jumpy/sensitive.

Not sure if the above is much to go on but if anyone had advice on where to look first or narrow it down it would be a massive help

Edited by Damo89 on 26/02/2020 at 23:32