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Why Does My Car Clunk When I Put it in Drive?
Question: I have a 2012 Chevy, and sometimes, when I shift into gear, it makes a loud clunking noise.
It can be difficult to shift out of park.
Driveshaft clunk when accelerating
I haven’t noticed anything off about my car’s performance, and it only happens sometimes. What causes a clunking noise when shifting from park to drive?
Answer:
This used to happen to my old Chevy every morning.
Here are some possible explanations:
Parking pawl disengaging
If you park your car by shifting it to “P,” but you don’t engage the e-brake (also known as the handbrake or parking brake), then your car’s weight might be resting on the parking pawl.
A parking pawl locks your car’s transmission in place so that your wheels remain stationary.
If you’ve ever parked your car and noticed it move a little before stopping, that’s your parking pawl in action.
On a flat surface, there’s not much weight resting on the parking pawl—but if you’re parked on a slope, there’s a lot more.
And when you shift from “P” to “D,” you’re trying to move something that’s weighted down. Releasing the te
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