Problem? [clunking sound when shifting]
Has anyone experienced any problems with their Solstice - clunking sound when shifting?
Has anyone experienced any problems with their Solstice - clunking sound when shifting?
carguy
Is there any feedback in the shifter that goes along with the clunk?
Does it do it every time?
If you shut the car off and shift through the gears does it make the same noise?
Does it do it every time?
If you shut the car off and shift through the gears does it make the same noise?
Your dealership should be able to evaluate the noise to see if there is an actual issue. Just keep in mind, they will not have anything to compare normal characteristics to. Some amount of driveline clunk is normal due to the design characteristics of the driveline system. In many cases some owners may find a clunk noise objectionable, but it will not adversely affect durability or performance.carguy said:
And a point for all of you that are new to the roadster experience.
You are now in a car that has no top.
You will hear noises that you never heard in any car before. Even little pop, creak, linkage movement and clink comes right to your ears. Some sounds may indicated a problem. Others are just normal sounds that you would never hear in a car with a roof unless you drove around with your head stuck out the window all the time.
I agree with SD. Have the dealer check it out just to be sure.
PS. Your go'na smell things like never before also.
You are now in a car that has no top.
You will hear noises that you never heard in any car before. Even little pop, creak, linkage movement and clink comes right to your ears. Some sounds may indicated a problem. Others are just normal sounds that you would never hear in a car with a roof unless you drove around with your head stuck out the window all the time.
I agree with SD. Have the dealer check it out just to be sure.
PS. Your go'na smell things like never before also.
That clunk will go away when two things happen. You learn how to drive this particular transmission AND when the car travels for a little distance. Then you will no longer clunk.
What annoys me most is the constant timing out of these forums. I think its time for the mods and ownners to look into the cause of this or get a better host. :brentil:
What annoys me most is the constant timing out of these forums. I think its time for the mods and ownners to look into the cause of this or get a better host. :brentil:
I've never seen the forums timeout either.
When I picked up my Solstice my salesman told me that the car clunked when shifting from first to second but that it was normal and that maybe GM would come up with a resolution to it.
That being said, I've never noticed this myself. Maybe I need to listen more carefully or something.
When I picked up my Solstice my salesman told me that the car clunked when shifting from first to second but that it was normal and that maybe GM would come up with a resolution to it.
That being said, I've never noticed this myself. Maybe I need to listen more carefully or something.
I will split off the timeout stuff to the help forum to continue discussion there.
http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4755
http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4755
Are u sure the "clunk" isn't this?
Your slowing down for a stop light and it turns green. You step on the gas and hear a loud "clunk" as the car starts to accelerate.
Or your traveling on the highway and you let the car coast a second then step on the gas...clunk
It means there is too much free play in the drivetrain.
Your slowing down for a stop light and it turns green. You step on the gas and hear a loud "clunk" as the car starts to accelerate.
Or your traveling on the highway and you let the car coast a second then step on the gas...clunk
Sounds and noises
Ah yes. I continue to treasure a 1973 MGB until the Sol GXP is available. Since the top is nearly never up on the car, the reverse experience becomes true. When the top is up, we hear all sorts of potential warning cries from throughout the old girl. :lol:
Saw my first Sol last Sunday 8/28 east bound on I-80 near Warren Ohio. Pursued to get a better look, but had to back off after the universal joints became more conversational. I have new ones at home in boxes, so it would look particularly stupid to break down about now.
The Sol is a beauty. A bit taller and wider than an MGB. A very few pounds heavier, but over twice the horsepower, with three times promised for the GXP.
Good things come to those who wait.
Try not to let your car's more conversational personality bother you. Roadsters are simply a more imtimate automotive experience.
Ah yes. I continue to treasure a 1973 MGB until the Sol GXP is available. Since the top is nearly never up on the car, the reverse experience becomes true. When the top is up, we hear all sorts of potential warning cries from throughout the old girl. :lol:
Saw my first Sol last Sunday 8/28 east bound on I-80 near Warren Ohio. Pursued to get a better look, but had to back off after the universal joints became more conversational. I have new ones at home in boxes, so it would look particularly stupid to break down about now.
The Sol is a beauty. A bit taller and wider than an MGB. A very few pounds heavier, but over twice the horsepower, with three times promised for the GXP.
Good things come to those who wait.
Try not to let your car's more conversational personality bother you. Roadsters are simply a more imtimate automotive experience.
come on guys I warned you about this, supposedly they were supposed to detune torque on the shift to reduce this, but I guess it is still audible. It is caused by play in the transmission, not gonna hurt anything though, all this is straight from one of the engineers mouth. SEE SIGNATURE LINK.
Have heard similar noises from a GTO manual. I doubt there's anything drastically wrong with your car.
Just for interest, is your car a Limited Slip or an Open Differential?
Just for interest, is your car a Limited Slip or an Open Differential?
Clunk
HERE IS SOMETHING I GOT FROM A GM BULETINE
Information on Driveline Clunk Noise When Shifting Gears At Low Speeds
Models: 2006 Pontiac Solstice
with AISIN AR5 Manual Transmission (RPO MA5)
A Pontiac Solstice equipped with a manual transmission may exhibit a clunk noise when shifting gears at low speeds. The noise may be present during low speed driving maneuvers, such as driving in stop-and-go traffic or in parking lots, which require declutching and shifting.
Some amount of driveline clunk is normal due to the design characteristics of the driveline system. While some owners may find the clunk noise objectionable, it will not adversely affect durability or performance.
Whenever there are two or more gears interacting with one another, there must be a certain amount of clearance between those gears in order for the gears to operate properly. This clearance can translate into a clunk noise whenever the gears are loaded and unloaded quickly. Comments of driveline clunk are usually not the result of one individual component, but the result of clearance present in all of the driveline components.
Because all components in the driveline have a certain amount of clearance by design, changing driveline components may not result in a satisfactory noise reduction.
HERE IS SOMETHING I GOT FROM A GM BULETINE
Information on Driveline Clunk Noise When Shifting Gears At Low Speeds
Models: 2006 Pontiac Solstice
with AISIN AR5 Manual Transmission (RPO MA5)
A Pontiac Solstice equipped with a manual transmission may exhibit a clunk noise when shifting gears at low speeds. The noise may be present during low speed driving maneuvers, such as driving in stop-and-go traffic or in parking lots, which require declutching and shifting.
Some amount of driveline clunk is normal due to the design characteristics of the driveline system. While some owners may find the clunk noise objectionable, it will not adversely affect durability or performance.
Whenever there are two or more gears interacting with one another, there must be a certain amount of clearance between those gears in order for the gears to operate properly. This clearance can translate into a clunk noise whenever the gears are loaded and unloaded quickly. Comments of driveline clunk are usually not the result of one individual component, but the result of clearance present in all of the driveline components.
Because all components in the driveline have a certain amount of clearance by design, changing driveline components may not result in a satisfactory noise reduction.
Not to mention that the normal components that are between you and the differential have been repositioned in the Solstice...
Many moon ago I owned a T-Bird Turbo Coupe 5-spd that did this coming on or off throttle. It occured when the rotational spin of driveshaft would increase or decrease and you would here a clunt at that moment. Ford got a a lot of complaints about it but it wasn't a serious mechanical problem, just annoying!
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