i just noticed this today on my 06 with 23k miles.

when i'm approaching a stop, at about 1-2 mph, i'll hear this click noise very similar to that when youre putting your car into D. i believe that is the ABS click noise. Is this normal? also i can slightly feel it through the shifter.

 

ck123:

several questions

1) Do you have an automatic transmission?

2) Do you hear the same noise when accelerating from a full stop at about 3 to 5mph?

 

yeah it is an auto. no i dont hear any noises at 3-5 mph.
anyone else?
it sounds like the abs engaging when you put into D, but not as loud

 

i believe its the shift lock... you know, how you cannot shift from P unless you are pressing the brake? my auto does this as well, and i remember other AT owners saying the same.

just turn your stereo volume up

edit: see if you can get it to click when you are parked. while in P, slowly press the brake and listen carefully.

 

but is this the to the noise im describing?

 

anyone else experience this?

 

can someone with an auto take notice of this?

 

CK123:

Test your car late at night when it is quiet and no traffic. Roll up your windows. Turn AC off. Turn radio off. Listen carefully.

With your car transmission in the parked position, tap the brakes and listen. Is there a clicking sound? Does it come from underneath the transmission shifter? Does it click as many times as you tap the brakes?

Now, put car in drive and drive off slowly. Do you hear a One clicking noise. Now brake gently and come to a complete stop. Does the car make one clicking noise again? Are these the same clicking noises that you heard when you tapped on the brakes when your car was stopped? The only difference being that it is only one click instead of multiple clicks when tapping the brakes.

 

i have yet to try tapping on the brakes with the car in park. but yes there is a ONE very slight click noise when i am rolling and coming to a complete stop. i can feel it through the shifter.

 

Is this click noise the same one you hear when approaching a stop sign at about 1-2 mph?

 

yeah that is the click i am talking about. it sounds like the ABS click when you put your car in D except not as loud.

 

this is normal on an AT.

 

There is a shift lockout solenoid the restricts the shifter from being moved to reverse when the vehicle speed is above a certain level. When speed drops the solenoid is activated to allow reverse to be selected. You're likely hearing the solenoid in the shifter assembly clicking as it functions.