Transmission clunk

[cassiri]

When shifting out of park, 50% of the time I get resistance and a physical clunk. It feels as thought the vehicle is resting on the transmission rather than the emergency brake. I have tried all varieties of setting the brake first, letting the car settle and then shifting to park. It happens whether it is flat or an incline surface. Of course when at the dealer I can't get it to replicate.

Anyone have this as well? The dealer has tightened the emergency brake, but there still feels like to much slop in it.

 

[Kcrebel]

Sounds like the resistance when parked on an incline but should never be that way on a flat surface. I would expect the resistance on a steep incline.
When you say you set the brake and let the car "settle" does it move? It shouldn't. If it does there is your problem. The movement is what is creating the binding of the transmission in my opinion.
However that would not explain the binding on a flat surface?

 

[Gumbey]

Sometimes I get that resistance too...

 

[Dread_Parrot]

super clunk

yeah, even on a small incline, either nose up or nose downhill doesn't matter, its dam hard to pull it out of park to neutral.
Even if you put it in neutral on the incline, and engage the emergency brake to allow it to hold the QX, and then put it in park. When you come back and try to take it out of park before dis-engaging the emergency brake that thing will clunk. Kinda strange.
It shifts good going down the road. I think I like tow mode with the Torque converter locking quicker.
parrott

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[Kcrebel]

Ok. I drove our qx all weekend after reading the responses and paid attention to shifting.
You guys are right. I guess I never paid it any attention. My wife says I'm like a bull in a china shop with most things so that probably explains the lack of sensitivity. Lol.
Also my experience with trucks and other low end SUVs doesn't help to train me for what is resistant or not.

 

[drewdogg808]

Mine does as well, random, but more when I'm on the driveway. Mine is currently in for the 30K service today and they will check it out. But I'm sure they won't be able to "replicate the issue" as usual.

 

[cassiri]

I've had recent success in putting the car in neutral, applying the parking brake, removing my foot from the regular brake, letting it settle, shifting into park.

This seems to avoid the clunk. The parking brake is plenty strong when applied and can hold the car on a hill with it in neutral or keep it from moving when it is in drive. It just seems to have slop in the parking brake that lets it settle after being applied.

I'm sure this is one of those many design flaws I am overly sensitive to and not a "problem" that can be fixed.

 

[GNOLAUM]

It appears my 2006 qx does the same thing. I have always figured the parking brake doesn't fully engage and the car is actually resting on the tranny and not the parking brake. I have adjusted the parking brake line with negative results. I will be doing the brakes in the near future and have read the parking brake is actually a drum system inside the inner hub portion of the rotor with pads. The pads can wear down and will need replacing just like regular pads, especially if someone has driven the vehicle with the parking brake engaged. But I definitely feel my parking brake does nothing even when pushing the pedal to the floor.

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