Originally Posted by amx1397

your clutch is not releasing,, either you have the wrong throw out bearing or it is in backwords,,, or could be the fork is not in place, . don't remember if the crossfire has a ball pivit. make sure the cable is doing it job ,if so maybe the ball id missing. have you ,,,,started the engine in second gear and shift by rpm (without using the clutch) that would tell you if the transmission is ok. I drove a car for over a month with a clutch ,,did not have funds to buy a new one.
some od the information above may not be for the crossfire i was just letting you know information that could go wrong with a clutch driven car as i have not owned a stick shift for the last 28 years. jim