when i start the car i hear a clunk(not metal to metal) could this be engine/tranny mounts/supports? How can i verify this?

 

possibly the engine mounts. The dealer

 

My TL's been plagued by the same problem and the dealers can never duplicate it. Engine mounts have been replaced to no avail.

 

yeah it dosen't do it all the time,does it mostly when the car has been sitting for a while,if i shut it off and restart it,it won't do it.

 

You may have to leave it at the dealership so they can start it first thing in the morning.

 

Mine does the EXACT same thing. I haven't even driven the POS in 3 weeks.

Leaving it at the dealer overnight does nothing. They insist on not being able to duplicate the problem or it being normal. Not sure how they don't hear it, and it's certainly not normal.

Should you find out anything, please let me know. I've given up ever being able to solve it and I'm getting rid of this POS ASAP. I've never had a car with so many perplexing problems that no one can fix.

 

i think its the ac compressor engaging real quick, my roomates 02 accord does the same thing. i think it has something to do with the climate control. but i dunno, i have always wondered too.

 

if thats the problem then try starting the car with the AC off

 

Not that I don't appreciate your suggestion, because I do, but I've tried EVERYTHING. Speaking of the compressor, it also makes a very nasty engagement "crunch" seconds after start up if the A/C is on. Add that to the ever growing list of things about this TL that piss me off.

This is a distinct "CLUNK" that occurs right as the engine comes to life - not seconds later, when the compressor kicks in if the climate control is on. This sounds like the engine hitting something as it jumps when it starts, but replacing motor mounts haven't fixed it and two dealers can't find the problem and tell me there's nothing wrong.

 

oh i thought that engagement clunk is what you ment

 

Mine did that when I first bought it. When I got the 3rd tranny installed they replaced a mount and it never did it again.

Also, there's more to the mount system than the mounts themselves. There's the vacuum lines, a solenoid, and probably more. Any part of it could be bad.