tranny noise?

[lunchbox16]

i've had my car for about a month it has about 1875 miles on it.

so i was driving it today in the city. the roads were bad and i was dodging college kids. so i never got up higher than 3rd. i had my windows done and the music low and i started to notice a noise when the car went i shifted 1st to 2nd. sometimes 2nd to 3rd.
this did not happen all day just mid way through. on my way home it was fine. i have never heard this before today. though my music is louder than it was today and my windows have been up. i don't drive too aggresively usaully so today i was taking it easy.

is this something normal that i have just been not hearing? or was it because i was doing a lot of driving in 1st-3rd?

 

[GoFast]

what was the noise like? its probably nothing to worry about though.

 

[lunchbox16]

it sounded like a clunk/thund. i'm sure it was just the gears engaging, but like i saaid i never heard it before.

 

[Rotus8]

What model year is it? This sound might be a loose motor mount, but if it is an '08 it should have been taken care of. If it's an '07, be very careful.

 

[clos561]

manual cars clunk when u shift the gears

 

[lunchbox16]

manual cars clunk when u shift the gears

yes i know that. this was louder than i have ever heard on this car before.

it's still new i haven;t even made my first payment yet. so i'm just being paranoid.

by the way it is an 2008 MS3 GT.

 

[stockms3]

mine is loud too its normal i guess

 

[ottawaP5]

I hear the noise as well, especially in a place where the sound echos a lot. I'm assuming this is normal.

 

[baopham04]

YUp, same thing wit me. At first i'm like WTF is that sound. realize its the gears engaging, so nothing to worry.

 

[CoolWhip]

I used to fear the same thing.

I was really nervous had my mechanic get in the car with me. He told me I was an idiot :'( ... lol ....

Nah not really ... but its normal

 

[MidwestSpeed3]

I would check your transmission mount bolt, even if you have had the recall done. I started noticing additional tranny noise when shifting and something told me to check that bolt. The bolt was so loose, that at first I thought it was stripped.

Car is so much smoother and quieter now. Definitely worth your time to check.

 

[imac]

yea, i got that same noise too. noticed it in the middle of a 2 hour drive when i hit traffic and decided to roll the windows down for a bit. i have an 08 as well, so i figured that the motor mount issue should have taken care of, though the noise did sound like it was either a motor or transmission mount, and not the normal clank of the gears engaging. i'll have to check out that tranny mount bolt.

 

[07_MS3_GTR]

clunk

it sounded like a clunk/thund. i'm sure it was just the gears engaging, but like i saaid i never heard it before.

you might wanna refer yourself to the clunk in your rear suspension seems like everyone is having a clunk noise in their rear end link.