New mystery noise - concern? Neeld Holmes advice.
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New mystery noise - concern? Neeld Holmes advice.
So here's the deal:
- this is (i think) a transmission noise.
- I ONLY hear it starting, stopping, parking.
- ALWAYS at speeds below 10 MPH.
- I have a convertible, so when the top's down you hear a lot.
What I hear:
It is ALWAYS a single, clear, metallic hard CLICK.
When the top's down it sounds like it's coming from the center-right of the car.
SOMETIMES it happens simply by shifting into reverse from park when I start up.
More often, I hear it when, for example, I'm backing out, I know I'm clear, and I accelerate a little. CLICK.
Or when I go from reverse to drive - I move forward, and CLICK.
To be clear: it's kind of loud.
But.. it is not something I feel, at all. The car drives fine.
And it's always just one CLICK.
Thing is, I don't think I've heard it before. My questions are two:
- what is it?
and
- given that I can't feel it, and it only happens at garage speeds, do I ignore it?
The only cause fore concern is it seems to be happening more regularly.
Thanks as always...
- this is (i think) a transmission noise.
- I ONLY hear it starting, stopping, parking.
- ALWAYS at speeds below 10 MPH.
- I have a convertible, so when the top's down you hear a lot.
What I hear:
It is ALWAYS a single, clear, metallic hard CLICK.
When the top's down it sounds like it's coming from the center-right of the car.
SOMETIMES it happens simply by shifting into reverse from park when I start up.
More often, I hear it when, for example, I'm backing out, I know I'm clear, and I accelerate a little. CLICK.
Or when I go from reverse to drive - I move forward, and CLICK.
To be clear: it's kind of loud.
But.. it is not something I feel, at all. The car drives fine.
And it's always just one CLICK.
Thing is, I don't think I've heard it before. My questions are two:
- what is it?
and
- given that I can't feel it, and it only happens at garage speeds, do I ignore it?
The only cause fore concern is it seems to be happening more regularly.
Thanks as always...
Last edited by pk4144; 09-11-2017 at 01:28 AM.
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Please do this:
Put it in reverse or drive and with a foot firmly on the brake, give it a little gas as if you were just pulling out of your garage or away from a stop sign. If it clicks, put it in the opposite gear and do it again. If this is repeatable under these situations, it could be anything from a CV joint in an axle to a u-joint in the drive shaft to a loose torque converter bolt, to indeed something in the transmission.
I know that doesn't help, but keep in mind that noises are impossible to diagnose online because without hearing it in person and then putting the car on a lift to poke around and knowing what to look for, the best answer is going to be a guess.
Put it in reverse or drive and with a foot firmly on the brake, give it a little gas as if you were just pulling out of your garage or away from a stop sign. If it clicks, put it in the opposite gear and do it again. If this is repeatable under these situations, it could be anything from a CV joint in an axle to a u-joint in the drive shaft to a loose torque converter bolt, to indeed something in the transmission.
I know that doesn't help, but keep in mind that noises are impossible to diagnose online because without hearing it in person and then putting the car on a lift to poke around and knowing what to look for, the best answer is going to be a guess.
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So here's the deal:
- this is (i think) a transmission noise.
- I ONLY hear it starting, stopping, parking.
- ALWAYS at speeds below 10 MPH.
- I have a convertible, so when the top's down you hear a lot.
What I hear:
It is ALWAYS a single, clear, metallic hard CLICK.
When the top's down it sounds like it's coming from the center-right of the car.
SOMETIMES it happens simply by shifting into reverse from park when I start up.
More often, I hear it when, for example, I'm backing out, I know I'm clear, and I accelerate a little. CLICK.
Or when I go from reverse to drive - I move forward, and CLICK.
To be clear: it's kind of loud.
But.. it is not something I feel, at all. The car drives fine.
And it's always just one CLICK.
Thing is, I don't think I've heard it before. My questions are two:
- what is it?
and
- given that I can't feel it, and it only happens at garage speeds, do I ignore it?
The only cause fore concern is it seems to be happening more regularly.
Thanks as always...
- this is (i think) a transmission noise.
- I ONLY hear it starting, stopping, parking.
- ALWAYS at speeds below 10 MPH.
- I have a convertible, so when the top's down you hear a lot.
What I hear:
It is ALWAYS a single, clear, metallic hard CLICK.
When the top's down it sounds like it's coming from the center-right of the car.
SOMETIMES it happens simply by shifting into reverse from park when I start up.
More often, I hear it when, for example, I'm backing out, I know I'm clear, and I accelerate a little. CLICK.
Or when I go from reverse to drive - I move forward, and CLICK.
To be clear: it's kind of loud.
But.. it is not something I feel, at all. The car drives fine.
And it's always just one CLICK.
Thing is, I don't think I've heard it before. My questions are two:
- what is it?
and
- given that I can't feel it, and it only happens at garage speeds, do I ignore it?
The only cause fore concern is it seems to be happening more regularly.
Thanks as always...
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https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...veshaft-94926/
I have the exact same noise. Check the third page of that thread complete with videos. If anyone could find out the source, I would love to know what it is. As it is, I've just been living with the sound for 4+ years, and I'm sort of getting depressed that the car has so many minor issues that will cost a lot of money to investigate.
Most annoyingly, mine will do it when I downshift aggressively with the paddle shifts and/or suddenly get off the gas when in manual mode, due to the sudden engine braking. Very irritating!
Mine also seems like it's coming from the right side of the car, somewhere in the middle (not necessarily at the rear end).
I have the exact same noise. Check the third page of that thread complete with videos. If anyone could find out the source, I would love to know what it is. As it is, I've just been living with the sound for 4+ years, and I'm sort of getting depressed that the car has so many minor issues that will cost a lot of money to investigate.
Most annoyingly, mine will do it when I downshift aggressively with the paddle shifts and/or suddenly get off the gas when in manual mode, due to the sudden engine braking. Very irritating!
Mine also seems like it's coming from the right side of the car, somewhere in the middle (not necessarily at the rear end).
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Have a heart to heart with the mechanic at the dealership who worked on the car. You will have to work him, its against human nature to second guess ourselves. They may even pick up the bill from LA jag dealer to inspect your car. Tell him your pedestrian guess is the u joint in the axle (that's cheap repair- expensive if the axle falls) it will make him alert of the liability. Remind him you have full warranty.
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I will, for sure.
Funny story: so I'm in for an oil change at the dealer, and I mention this. I'm sitting in the waiting room, and I hear my car start up (it's like how you recognize your own kid)... and then, the CLICK! I run out-- the car's already in the bay.
When I get it back, I ask. The mechanic took it for a spin, and "didn't hear anything."
Funny story: so I'm in for an oil change at the dealer, and I mention this. I'm sitting in the waiting room, and I hear my car start up (it's like how you recognize your own kid)... and then, the CLICK! I run out-- the car's already in the bay.
When I get it back, I ask. The mechanic took it for a spin, and "didn't hear anything."
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Mmmm interesting one. Good to hear the outcome for everyone else. I was going to ask if rear brake pads have been recently been changed after a recent experience with pads moving up and down in the carrier that makes a metallic type noise but sure it isn't that from the video.
Last edited by Swisstone; 10-12-2017 at 06:37 AM.
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SEMI-UPDATE: my Jag dealer says to come back when the issue is more constant/noticible. I will bring it in soon, as it's getting worse. What I CAN tell you is that I now also hear it when accelerating at low speeds, and I THINK more when I'm turning but not sure.
It's still a single loud "click" that sounds, when my top is down, to be coming from the underside of the car, on the right-hand side. Which is noteworthy since I'm drivin on the left so I'm guessing that in the passenger seat it's really noticeable. It SOMETIMES occurs shifting into either drive or reverse from park-- and every now and then that shift into drive from park gets a REALLY loud click.
I say "click and not "clunk" because I had a u-joint loosen up on my old SL500 and that was definitely a lower, "clunk" sound. But this sounds mechanical, linkage?
It's still a single loud "click" that sounds, when my top is down, to be coming from the underside of the car, on the right-hand side. Which is noteworthy since I'm drivin on the left so I'm guessing that in the passenger seat it's really noticeable. It SOMETIMES occurs shifting into either drive or reverse from park-- and every now and then that shift into drive from park gets a REALLY loud click.
I say "click and not "clunk" because I had a u-joint loosen up on my old SL500 and that was definitely a lower, "clunk" sound. But this sounds mechanical, linkage?
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