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Anyone get a "clunk" noise going into drive or reverse intermittently. It's like nails on a chalk board for me to hear it. Yet every time I mention it to my dealer the response is "it has a lot of moving parts, it's not uncommon". It worries me however.

By the way I always come to a complete stop when shifting. Come to think of it...it tends to happen not while say doing a 3 point turn or parallel parking but that initial start-up, and reverse, or start-up and forward. Very intermittent which is bothering me.

Is this normal? Anyone else?

 

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2011 xjl v8

 

My xkr 2010, used ti do that clunk, in reverse in movement, now my xj 2015 do the same noise only more low. I think its because of the brake pads very large in the 20 inches , so the pads move with the reverse

 

Hi Derrick
Think i know the "clunk" you're talking about, happens to me from time to time.
I only experience it when i had parked and didn't pull the park brake on BEFORE either taking my foot off the brake or switching the dial to park, oh and also happens when i parked downhill.

So basically from now on,
I stop, pull park brake, turn from D to P, then take my foot off the brake.

Hope that helps

 

Happens on my 2011 XJL V8. This is my first automatic in 21 years of driving, so I figured it was normal driveline slack.

I'll try your trick and see if it works, haz783.

 

That might explain why it's so intermittent. I'm going to give that a try as well. Thanks for the feedback. I was worried it was the tranny.

 

2 weeks ago, I heard a big 'CLUNK' when put in reverse after the car was parked for 3 weeks. It drove fine after that. It's disconcerting but appears to be normal. Mechanically, I have no idea what was going on, maybe those of you gearheads can explain.

 

I had this issue on a 2005 X350. A transmission fluid flush and refill cured it.

 

Today when I was parking I remembered this thread.

I turned off the radio and had the roof open, when I entered the garage and put the car in reverse - it made a "click" ( soft, but audible ).

Was a tight spot, had to use 3 or 4 times reverse, but it only did the "click" once.

Go figure