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I'm a newbie to driving and I'm in need of advice for my Peugeot 308. It's the 2009 five door hatch back - 1.4 petrol.

Usually the RPM's of the car are between 1500 - 2200, but when i shift to fifth gear, the rpms go to 3000+, and when i'm driving at 70mph on the motorway it's 6000+.

I'm just curious if there is anything i should be concered about, or is this perfectly normal for this car? The car jolts a bit when i shift from fourth to fifth, and i'm not sure if that is of any relevance.

Thanks!

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From your description, I'm betting you're actually shifting not into 5th, but back into 3rd. This could be caused from a shifter linkage issue or from a problem within the transmission itself.

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