Tonight it was rainy and wet and I had to move my car so my mom could get hers in the drive way. When I put the car into R I hear a clunk as the car shifts, then again when I put it in P. Is this regular noise or should I have the tranny looked at? I know it does this time to time when the car has been sitting a while. Once its driven a bit it won't do it anymore. I think I remember someone askign about this a whiela go on another forum, but I just want to be safe. The car drives and shifts fine otherwise.

im pretty sure all automatic cars do that. mine does it when i shift from reverse to drive or opposite it kinda drops down and klunks. im pretty sure its normal but not 100% pos. where on li are you?

yeha, thats exactly what it dose, Ithink I remember someone else saying it is normal as well. I live in Islip, where are you?

i just moved to queens but i lived in plainview. i go to ncc. are there any meetups on li for our cars?

Yes i also have that problem, also had it on my 2000 mustang so it seems normal to me. Took it to the dealership said there was nothing wrong with it.

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i just moved to queens but i lived in plainview. i go to ncc. are there any meetups on li for our cars?


Hey, yeah, there are a bunch actually. Check out www.listangs.com great group of guys and lots of meets/hang outs.

nice, thanks

My '06 V6 Auto rarely, if ever "clunks" when shifting from Park to Reverse or Reverse to Drive, etc. The only times I recall it clunking are if I shift while there is still the slightest bit of motion in the car (having just backed out of drive, but not to full stop, etc.) or perhaps when I didn't have the brake pedal firmly depressed enough or released the brake slightly before the shift had set?

I don't think the clunking is a problem requiring service (IMHO), but perhaps it is related to how firmly the brake pedal is depressed and/or when it is released or how completely motionless the vehicle is when shifting.

I've read a couple of other mentions in here that this clunking happens to them and some seem to think it is just the way the automatics are made. I for one, do not have the clunking at least 99% of the time. My car was built in December '05 so maybe if this was an "issue" it got worked out?

If I back out of the driveway and shift to 3rd, It will do sort of a clunk after I roll forward about 5 feet.
I've never noticed this if I shift from Reverse to Drive.

(2006 V6 Auto 2500 miles)