Big clunk when putting into reverse

[craig167]

about 50% of the time, when I put the car into reverse, I get a loud clunk and noticeable vibration. Anybody else have this occurrence?

 

[Oryan]

Are you just throwing it into reverse before the car is fully stopped? That's one way to make the transmission a bit grumpy.

 

[craig167]

No, stopped and going from park into reverse.

 

[Oryan]

Not sure then. Could be the transmission is still cold, would be my next guess. Outside of that, I got nothing. If it's worse or is concerning enough to you, you can always swing by the dealer and have them look at it. We have a warranty in the(IMO unlikely) event it comes to that.

 

[Kamauxx]

Are you parked on an incline when it happens?

 

[SOCAL2.0]

my shift from park to reverse is notchy from day 1. Its better after 10,000 miles but not silky smooth. My driveway has a moderate incline but my 2012 Chrysler 300 with 80,000 miles shifts silky smooth.

 

[nhcowboy28]

U got clunk in yo trunk?

(Couldn’t resist. Sorry)

 

[craig167]

Are you parked on an incline when it happens?

No, level driveway

 

[Jays_stinger]

about 50% of the time, when I put the car into reverse, I get a loud clunk and noticeable vibration. Anybody else have this occurrence?

Same happens to me when my car is at a complete stop. Even going from drive to park. i will have the dealer look at it next oil change in 2 weeks.

 

[NS_Stinger]

Does it still happen of your foot is firmly on the brake pedal?

 

[ZyroXZ2]

I used to have this happen when going into Park every now and then. I later figured out it had to do with brake pressure (for some reason). If I'm firm on the brake pedal when shifting, it hasn't slammed into Park for well over a year, now.

 

[5tinger]

For any car by far the best method is to hold brakes, place transmission into neutral, engage park brake, lift foot off brake and then finally engage P

This is to ensure the brakes hold the car and not the park pawl which also means shifting out of park will be silky smooth.

 

[ZyroXZ2]

For any car by far the best method is to hold brakes, place transmission into neutral, engage park brake, lift foot off brake and then finally engage P

This is to ensure the brakes hold the car and not the park pawl which also means shifting out of park will be silky smooth.

Ehhh, that's a bit of a "process". This car requires unnaturally more brake pressure to shift into P smoothly than any car I've ever driven. 99.999% of cars just need you to hold the car in place with the brake to safely engage P. This car requires a certain level of additional brake pressure, and I'm thinking that partially has to do with the fact that there's brake pedal sensor programming for launch control, preventing burnouts, etc. I would bet this is all warranty-related preservation, and the indirect result is requiring going past a certain "point" of brake pedal travel.

 

[Freelancer]

GT2?

 

[StingerHP]

I used to have this happen when going into Park every now and then. I later figured out it had to do with brake pressure (for some reason). If I'm firm on the brake pedal when shifting, it hasn't slammed into Park for well over a year, now.

yeap, i had the same problem.

 

[CalStinger19]

2019 Stinger and I've noticed this. We just bought it used with 25k on it from our Kia dealer and it did that to us the following morning. Flat driveway and I thoroughly warm up the car every morning. Clunk into reverse and yes of course the brake pedal is held down. In my experience from working on vehicles most of my life and as an ex diesel mechanic I know the a hard reverse like this isn't normal. Its natural for transmission to have a slight noticeable shift change but this is a bit out of normal. I'll be taking it in soon to have their techs explain this to me and im guessing they'll
probably tell me that normal and I'll get that on paper after arguing what I know to be false! I'll come back and share the results with the group.

 

[G-980421]

If it’s winter if messes it all up same with mine