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?
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.
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