syknesss Posted January 10, 2007 Report Posted January 10, 2007 after i park my car and put it in park it will kinda jump forward a little bit slowly i was thinking maybe its the trans mount but im not sure any comments? the car has 184k miles on it Quote
Pontiac6KSTEAWD Posted January 10, 2007 Report Posted January 10, 2007 Thats quite normal for any automatic car. The parking Pawl hasnt reached the stop end gear, so it rolls a little bit until it gets there. I just use my parking brake, I dont like putting the stresses on the motor/motor mounts. Quote
Grand Moff Joseph Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 Thats quite normal for any automatic car. The parking Pawl hasnt reached the stop end gear, so it rolls a little bit until it gets there. I just use my parking brake, I dont like putting the stresses on the motor/motor mounts. Next time you park, the car, put it in neutral, apply the parking brake, then shift into park. Problem solved. Quote
BXX Posted January 11, 2007 Report Posted January 11, 2007 Most of the sway is from the upper torque struts.... It's normal. But if it seems excessive, replace the torque struts... Quote
97CuttySupSL Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 ive never bene in a auto car and not had that Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 you mean... that slight movement is bad for all the mounts? I don't plan on keeping my engine long and all, but I'm gonna start using my parking brake! Jamie Quote
Cam'ron Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 how much is excessive? i dont see it being bad for the mounts unless the car is on a big hill or something and slams into the stop pins. little creep on flat ground 2-3 inches isnt gonna hurt anything Quote
terryk2003 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 i always put my ebrake on when i park, just to avoid that...just put the ebrake on before you shift the car into park... Quote
Cam'ron Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 but the dinging and warnings is sooooooooo annoying Quote
terryk2003 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 uhh...doesnt ding...just put foot on brake til you stop, then push ebrake in with other foot, then shift to park... Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 I wish it would ding when you left the parking brake on... When I installed my subs the power cable was in such a place that the next time I stepped on the parking brake it fell into the assembly. When I let off the brake again the cable got in the way and stopped it from releasing completely. I went for a drive and noticed the car was a bit slower than usual, and it had that funny smell of burning brakes. So I pulled over and sure enough my rims were nice and toasty. Lesson learned, the power cable isn't anywhere near the brake assembly now. Jamie Quote
Cam'ron Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 mine dings if i am in gear and push the ebrake... i dont know about you "pontiac" but my chevy does Quote
digitaloutsider Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 My Regal does that too, and it's incredibly annoying. Quote
Crazy K Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 so... I looked at a 70's cadillac one time (and my dads 72 lincoln) both had vaccum selonoids to release the brake. Should I try one is in a W? Quote
syknesss Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Posted January 18, 2007 its definetly not normal my o4 grand am doesnt move when i put it in park either does my e250 work van and they are both auto's its annoying it will move id say about 6 inches or so Quote
BCM Posted January 25, 2007 Report Posted January 25, 2007 The Intrigue dings too, and yes it is annoying. Quote
Andrew Posted January 25, 2007 Report Posted January 25, 2007 ive never bene in a auto car and not had that same here. no ding for me. i do the neutral/e-brake thing all the time in a slow drive-thru. Quote
BCM Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 They don't ding in Neutral, well at least mine doesn't.. Just Reverse, Drive etc. Quote
digitaloutsider Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 What's so hard about using your parking brake anyway? The Regal dings in everything but park and neutral. Quote
BCM Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 My friend's '05 Grand Am has about 26k miles on it and his ebrake doesn't work anymore cuz he ALWAYS uses it when he parks..It worked perfectly when he got it w/ 22-23k on it. The only place I could find understandable where he would need to use it is his driveway, as it is kinda steep.. Oh and he still pulls it up when it doesn't even work Same situation w/ my dad's Tahoe. Quote
Pontiac6KSTEAWD Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 That should be covered under warenty (the e-brake cable). I would be getting that fixed, especially on a GA, they have enuf problems with the front end, dont need to add parking stress to it. Quote
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