Every automatic car I've ever owned has done this and with my dad (RIP) being a mechanic and never complaining about it with his cars, I just figured it was normal but now I know why it's normal. Good video, thanks!
This video helped me a lot I just bought a older E36 bmw and I was worried my transmission was messing up but luckily ur video saved me all that money and time
Thank you for clarifying that the clunk is normal and it does not hurt the transmission I have a mercedes and it clunks when on incline or decline. I almost feel pain when I have to shift from P to Drive . Not now that I learned this is normal.
I love when a mechanic tells people a "clunk" is normal. When it is in fact, not normal. Especially with non- new cars. 😒 If you have a hard shift from park into reverse, as if there is abnormal tension in placing the gear shift into another position. You likely have an issue with your transmission, it could be low cost, or high cost issue. Clunks are not "normal". Things should move smoothly unless you're driving a race car that's got an extremely stiff clutch setup ect.
That's true but I have a 04 Jeep Liberty four-wheel drive the rear passenger will not the transmission which I was told have something to do with your parking brakes
That’s what I thought I was having happen to me in my Ram 1500. Sucks that my parking brake is seized at the moment though 😂. However, when I’m shifting from drive to reverse or vice versa (with my transmission being set up in a “P R N D” way) I hear a nasty clunk, and sometimes in reverse it goes as far as “jolting” the truck. Truck has 194563 miles and if I could do some preventative work to make the transmission last longer, obviously- I’d like that 😂
I usually go into neutral first, then apply parking brake, then shift into park. I heard this lessens the ware on your transmission overtime but not 100% if it holds true. Still do it out of habit even on level surfaces lol
I just keep my foot on the brake, pull the parking brake all the way, then shifted in the park. Then when you get back in your car and put it into reverse can you pull your parking brake after your shift into reverse
This video answered my question. I was wondering why my truck was making that sound. I always park on my driveway and it’s on a decline. I was trying to prevent any future damage to the transmission. I will try this out. Thanks
Guys if your all scared to clunk your cars and wana avoid it, then all you do is rock your car back and forward a tiny bit while your in your seat lol and change to D or wtva u want and youll be good to go with no clunk lol simple.
It's funny a random video popped up earlier about the Dodge 8 speed yoke nut loosening up causing this clunk then this guy's video popped up saying it's normal and proceeds to go an in-depth explanation about how a park pawl works. Lol.
well explained :) is the clunk more massive when shifting from P to R in an incline. rather than P to D. or it's the same depending how stiff the incline?? in my case first, i put my foot on the brake then, neutral the car rolls a bit. and then use the hand brake.
my vehicle clunks when going from park -> reverse, park -> drive, drive -> park, also at lower speeds when accelerating. When in manual mode (2nd gear) and accelerating, it also happens. My scenario sounds a little bit different. Any ideas?
I have a 2020 Chevy Silverado I put the parking break on drive then switch it to park everything good but when I’m readying to leave I put it in drive then take the parking break off and when I drive off it jumps a little
This happens to me but what if it does that when you’re not on a decline or in a incline position? It also seems to happen when I get in my car to start my day and first put it in drive.
Good question, usally if that happens it's a lack of hydraulic prime, or it's engaged into gear literally right as you start on a cold start, cars engine is basically a vacuum pump and will run at a higher RPM on first start and not letting it calm down for 30 seconds or till it reaches a low RPM like 700 RPM it will engage softer, if not it's an internal problem but it would happen everytime you go into drive, if it's first start up then it's just the engine at a high RPM and trying to go lower RPM to soften the blow on engagement, sorry for the long explanation
@@crytech706 Thanks a lot for elaborating and making it easier to understand. I tried your emergency brake method when I first started my car the other Morning and it worked perfectly even though it was on a flat surface. There was no clunking noise I just heard it move into gear so thanks again for your help. It was very useful. 👌🏾
I have a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5 and I just recently (like a month ago) got my "sealed system" transmission serviced which included a new filter and emptying the old transmission fluid and filling with new transmission fluid and now this just started happening to me. The clunk feels almost violent, it's very hard a very loud, and MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE LITTLE WRENCH THAT USUALLY ONLY COMES ON WHEN I NEED AN OIL CHANGE😭. I tried to hook an OBDII scanner up to it to read the codes and even though I see the check engine light on, it's not reading any codes. I did notice when I do what you suggested in your video it does help, but the check engine light is still on. Another thing I noticed is if I try to drive my vehicle after putting it into drive after the clunk it is very slow to move and almost feels like I have the parking brake on, at least until I get into like 3rd gear (it's an automatic) but as soon as stop at a light or slow down it's goes back to barely creeping along. The rpms don't rev up though which I find weird considering I almost have to floor it just to get it up to 10-15 mphs. Any suggestions? Sorry for the long description.
Hello I would suggest you have your parking brakes checked it could be worn I have a 04 Jeep Liberty that does the same thing when I had my parking brakes checked the material was gone
I have a Subaru Exiga 2012, when inclined it also makes a thud noise putting it into reverse from park, not all the time dose this happen. I was told that this is normal.
So, i'm from brasil, here we put in "N" pull de parking break and realease brake, because e fell de weight of car is in parking break, after we put in "P"
I get that noise to on reverse and drive. I also get a clunck noise similar to that when I’m braking coming to a stop is it normal or is it something I need to get checked out ? I have a challenger RT
Yeah, if I had to guess it's your tension struts in the front the bushing blow out in them alot, best way to know is go to a slow roll in drive and slam on the brakes if you hear or feel a bump in the front, dead give away it's those tension struts
So I have a Dodge Charger RT and on an not on a inclined hill it’s makes a clunking sound from park to reverse so your saying it’s normal ? And even after a cold start it’s does it to ?
question while driving slow on small street bump I have clicking noises from right front side I replaced both axles and both linkage but i still have clicking noises what you think of that?
I woukd agree on the engine mounts, if you put it in to R And apply the parking brake and the normal brake and hit the gas is the clicking noise that you are hearing there and also dose it seem like the front of the car is jumping that's a good sigh the mounts are bad
@@rodrigomarroquin6936 doesn't have wheel bearing is a axle I replaced both side axles and engine mouth nothing to do with this noise what ever is round is not a soccer ball
Okay do tell, cause even in most automotive diagnostic states if there is no codes and the fluid is clean and clear and passes the clutch air test then it passes and is a normal condition, but if you have some information that can shed light on your theory I would love to hear it
Every automatic car I've ever owned has done this and with my dad (RIP) being a mechanic and never complaining about it with his cars, I just figured it was normal but now I know why it's normal. Good video, thanks!
This video helped me a lot I just bought a older E36 bmw and I was worried my transmission was messing up but luckily ur video saved me all that money and time
Very helpful! I was worried about hearing this noise on my inclined driveway. Thanks!
Thank you for clarifying that the clunk is normal and it does not hurt the transmission I have a mercedes and it clunks when on incline or decline. I almost feel pain when I have to shift from P to Drive . Not now that I learned this is normal.
Now i can sleep peacefully, thank you
PAW = Because it looks like a paw of an animal. I love this. An error with a justification haha
I love when a mechanic tells people a "clunk" is normal. When it is in fact, not normal. Especially with non- new cars. 😒
If you have a hard shift from park into reverse, as if there is abnormal tension in placing the gear shift into another position. You likely have an issue with your transmission, it could be low cost, or high cost issue. Clunks are not "normal". Things should move smoothly unless you're driving a race car that's got an extremely stiff clutch setup ect.
That's true but I have a 04 Jeep Liberty four-wheel drive the rear passenger will not the transmission which I was told have something to do with your parking brakes
This happens to me after I have done the correct steps.. and the parking brake works pretty good
Just had the same problem today and I have got a solution
That’s what I thought I was having happen to me in my Ram 1500. Sucks that my parking brake is seized at the moment though 😂. However, when I’m shifting from drive to reverse or vice versa (with my transmission being set up in a “P R N D” way) I hear a nasty clunk, and sometimes in reverse it goes as far as “jolting” the truck. Truck has 194563 miles and if I could do some preventative work to make the transmission last longer, obviously- I’d like that 😂
the exact reason why im watching this video. had me thinking something was wrong.
I usually go into neutral first, then apply parking brake, then shift into park. I heard this lessens the ware on your transmission overtime but not 100% if it holds true. Still do it out of habit even on level surfaces lol
Yes that is a thing
I just keep my foot on the brake, pull the parking brake all the way, then shifted in the park. Then when you get back in your car and put it into reverse can you pull your parking brake after your shift into reverse
I only hear it when I go from reverse to drive. It’s very loud. 02 Chevy Suburban.
This video answered my question. I was wondering why my truck was making that sound. I always park on my driveway and it’s on a decline. I was trying to prevent any future damage to the transmission. I will try this out. Thanks
Good explanation sir. Thanks
Totally underrated, I hit like
Guys if your all scared to clunk your cars and wana avoid it, then all you do is rock your car back and forward a tiny bit while your in your seat lol and change to D or wtva u want and youll be good to go with no clunk lol simple.
Good job well explained.
It's funny a random video popped up earlier about the Dodge 8 speed yoke nut loosening up causing this clunk then this guy's video popped up saying it's normal and proceeds to go an in-depth explanation about how a park pawl works. Lol.
Those are hit or miss, I've personally never seen that. There was a case about it, but it only affected a few cars.
well explained :) is the clunk more massive when shifting from P to R in an incline. rather than P to D. or it's the same depending how stiff the incline?? in my case first, i put my foot on the brake then, neutral the car rolls a bit. and then use the hand brake.
Yeah,all normal, dosent matter R D N L etc, it will clunk no matter what
@@crytech706 thanks for the info
Not on any incline just normal.pressure on brake pedal
Better to apply hand break at N let the car rest in hand break then shift to P
my vehicle clunks when going from park -> reverse, park -> drive, drive -> park, also at lower speeds when accelerating. When in manual mode (2nd gear) and accelerating, it also happens. My scenario sounds a little bit different. Any ideas?
Yeah, I would get it checked out, is the fluid low or dirty at all or is it one of those situations where you can't check it cause it's sealed
thanks for the tips crytech
Bro i hear clunk sound when shifting from Drive to reverse on flat surface is it safe?
What does it mean when it does this when you're on flat and use thr brake properly when putting in and out of park?
I have a 2020 Chevy Silverado I put the parking break on drive then switch it to park everything good but when I’m readying to leave I put it in drive then take the parking break off and when I drive off it jumps a little
I had that happen B4 it doesn't happen a lot but it's happened a couple times
Use the parking brake guys.
Im gonna remember this
Thanks bro
This happens to me but what if it does that when you’re not on a decline or in a incline position?
It also seems to happen when I get in my car to start my day and first put it in drive.
Good question, usally if that happens it's a lack of hydraulic prime, or it's engaged into gear literally right as you start on a cold start, cars engine is basically a vacuum pump and will run at a higher RPM on first start and not letting it calm down for 30 seconds or till it reaches a low RPM like 700 RPM it will engage softer, if not it's an internal problem but it would happen everytime you go into drive, if it's first start up then it's just the engine at a high RPM and trying to go lower RPM to soften the blow on engagement, sorry for the long explanation
@@crytech706 Thanks a lot for elaborating and making it easier to understand. I tried your emergency brake method when I first started my car the other Morning and it worked perfectly even though it was on a flat surface. There was no clunking noise I just heard it move into gear so thanks again for your help. It was very useful. 👌🏾
I thought the video was for automatic transmissions
@@mikelarry1198 it is
Yes same thing I was thinking cold strat let that car warm up little longer I have 392 so big block take little longer to warm ip
I have a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SE 2.5 and I just recently (like a month ago) got my "sealed system" transmission serviced which included a new filter and emptying the old transmission fluid and filling with new transmission fluid and now this just started happening to me. The clunk feels almost violent, it's very hard a very loud, and MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE LITTLE WRENCH THAT USUALLY ONLY COMES ON WHEN I NEED AN OIL CHANGE😭. I tried to hook an OBDII scanner up to it to read the codes and even though I see the check engine light on, it's not reading any codes. I did notice when I do what you suggested in your video it does help, but the check engine light is still on. Another thing I noticed is if I try to drive my vehicle after putting it into drive after the clunk it is very slow to move and almost feels like I have the parking brake on, at least until I get into like 3rd gear (it's an automatic) but as soon as stop at a light or slow down it's goes back to barely creeping along. The rpms don't rev up though which I find weird considering I almost have to floor it just to get it up to 10-15 mphs. Any suggestions? Sorry for the long description.
Hello I would suggest you have your parking brakes checked it could be worn I have a 04 Jeep Liberty that does the same thing when I had my parking brakes checked the material was gone
My xc60 does this only in warm weather. It’s literally 6 months clunking 6 months fine.
My Passat cc r36 dsg cluncks when the car is stationary on level road if i shift from drive to park or from drive to neutral,any ideas?
How to repair this one.?
When I put the car in reverse it makes two clunking noises. Can this damage the car if not fixed?
Good video
Great video. Just FYI, it’s called a Parking Pawl, not a Paw.
Sorry it's my accent, I'm aware lol
I was parked on a hill and run into this problem ima go back to that same hill and fix the problem lol
I have that problem but in all gears
Clearly you like to hear yourself talk.
Wish I can give it more thumbs up
I have a Subaru Exiga 2012, when inclined it also makes a thud noise putting it into reverse from park, not all the time dose this happen. I was told that this is normal.
Yes normal
Hey man could you help me out I do this but I still get a loud click when I go into drive or reverse
So, i'm from brasil, here we put in "N" pull de parking break and realease brake, because e fell de weight of car is in parking break, after we put in "P"
Sometimes when i take off on 1st gear or reverse i hear a clicking noise from the front, what can this be?
maybe the dif?
God bless
My Nissan frontier jerks and clunks when I do drive and reverse
I get that noise to on reverse and drive. I also get a clunck noise similar to that when I’m braking coming to a stop is it normal or is it something I need to get checked out ? I have a challenger RT
Yeah, if I had to guess it's your tension struts in the front the bushing blow out in them alot, best way to know is go to a slow roll in drive and slam on the brakes if you hear or feel a bump in the front, dead give away it's those tension struts
I disagree. 2016 Durango 4wheel drive clunks after it gets good and hot. Driving for a few
Hours. Drive it for a couple hours then check
So I have a Dodge Charger RT and on an not on a inclined hill it’s makes a clunking sound from park to reverse so your saying it’s normal ? And even after a cold start it’s does it to ?
Yeah cause the park paw has tension on it, completely normal
My dude...clean your floors! 😂
Not my car, so yeah
My honda pilot does these everytime even if the ground is level
I really need to ask you a question please help!
Okay shoot
I been asking the question for 4 years l got a answer
My car was sitting for about 5 months and now it makes a bad clunk only when going from park to drive or drive to reverse but now when driving
Most likely low on fluid
question while driving slow on small street bump I have clicking noises from right front side I replaced both axles and both linkage but i still have clicking noises what you think of that?
Check your engine mounts or wheel bearing but most probably your engine mounts might be worn-out
I woukd agree on the engine mounts, if you put it in to R And apply the parking brake and the normal brake and hit the gas is the clicking noise that you are hearing there and also dose it seem like the front of the car is jumping that's a good sigh the mounts are bad
@@rodrigomarroquin6936 doesn't have wheel bearing is a axle I replaced both side axles and engine mouth nothing to do with this noise what ever is round is not a soccer ball
This not normal bro what you talking about,there's is a problem and need to be fix
Okay do tell, cause even in most automotive diagnostic states if there is no codes and the fluid is clean and clear and passes the clutch air test then it passes and is a normal condition, but if you have some information that can shed light on your theory I would love to hear it
Dodge no goood🤡
Outstanding 🫡🫡🫡that worry is gone
Bro you saved me a visito to the mechanic 🧰 thatnks.