Every morning when I back out my 2010 A/T Sports FIT out of my drive way, and when I shift from "R" to "D", I hear a clang sound of the A/T engaging the forward "D" motion. The sound is more pronounced in the mornings. I don't seem to hear it during the day.. or because it is a nosier environment during the day that drowned out the A/T click sound

Is the A/T sound I heard normal?

All those who owned A/T Sports... have you heard the same click sound in the mornings when changing from "R" to "D"?

 

Yes, i have it on mine too.

Especially noticable in the morning too.

 

I like the noise.

 

it's normal, lots of people have been asking about it since 2006 haha

here's an explanation from Honda themselves: Frequently Asked Questions - the Official Honda Web Site

 

Yes, 2011 Sport A/T and it sounds more like a click to me.

I'm not worried about it.

 

Same thing on mine. It's normal.

If you shift from R to D, and keep your foot on the brake pedal for a second longer, and release the brake pedal, you won't hear the click

myke

 

Same here...also first thing in the morning the tranny likes to take a hard bump into second..usually only in morning...I'm guessing normal as well

 

Thanks for all your postings.. greatly appreciated

 

That is why I bought the manual transmission. My accord did this, and just got worse and worse. The accord would slip and lunge a bit but. only when it was cold.

 

Good point acj2112. Thanks... I will take that into consideration in my decision for my next Honda vehicle

I am curious is this A/T click symptom unique to Honda vehicles..... or anyone has any link to previous thread on this subject that I can read if this problem is only faced by Honda..... what about Toyota, Ford, Mazda etc... when I search "transmission", it yield hundreds and hundreds of pages on gears and transmissions discussions and threads

My previous Honda Accord 2001 has a recall on their A/T... and their click sound is really bad as mentioned by acj2112

 

My Civic of 6yrs never, ever did such a thing. quiet and smooth.

 

i posted a link, did you miss it?

Frequently Asked Questions - the Official Honda Web Site

that answers the question according to your symptom. it's not the transmission, and it's not a problem, and that's Honda's official FAQs site.

 

Except it doesn't seem to affect manual transmission Fits and doesn't seem to come from the front wheels.

I think it's a benign clicky sort of noise (but I wait a second with the brakes applied before switching from reverse to drive to avoid it. just because).

Edit: it could be because there is torque applied while the pads are being pressed against the rotors when shifting an auto from reverse to drive that it makes it more likely in an auto but have nothing to do with the transmission. Shrug.

 

Thanks for the link.. I saw it now.... wondering if other A/T brand besides Honda has this problem.... Toyota A/T or Mazda A/T... or it is just Honda design affecting Accord A/T and FIT A/T? Someone said their Civic A/T has no such noise

 

I have noticed the same sound in my 2009 Fit with 41000 miles....I think that the best suggestion I have seen so far is to keep the foot on the brake until it completely stops for a moment before shifting into drive...will try that and see how it works out.

 

Hope this helps.

Frequently Asked Questions - the Official Honda Web Site

 

thread from the dead...

ok so have read several transmission threads here on fitfreak...but not sure if they are the same as my concern.

so i have recently acquired a 2009 honda fit sport automatic, almost 55,000 miles

when i shift into either drive, park, or reverse there are obvious clicks. almost a little rough sounding. when i shift into drive from either park or reverse, my transmission does a first pronounced click and shifts into gear almost immediately, then within an additional second later, does another quieter shift/click noise. the second click noise has an almost electronic motorized sound,right before the finishing click.

today i was on a hill with the nose of the car pointed down it, and after shifting into drive, the car was rolling because of the hill, and as removed my foot from the brake and began to press the accelerator, that second "click" was a lot louder. should i be having 2 clicks getting into drive? it almost sounds like it falls into gear with the second click, but it is in fact engaging the gear almost immediately after shifting into D.

im realizing if i keep the brake pressed a bit longer, as suggested in posts above, the second click is less loud. but im also not sure if what im experiencing is the same as whats described above. aside from all this clicking action, the car shifts perfectly fine while driving .

another thing ive noticed is when i shift into park, and havnt applied the e-brake, the car has maybe a half inch of back and forth play, if i put my foot out the door and push back and forth.

im coming from an automatic scion xa and never had either of these issues with it. are they normal of the honda fit or do i have problems? is everyone elses automatic transmission really clicky?

sorry for all the clicking!
thanks!

 

Not sure but I would think as any drive train ages (mileage increases) there is more "slop" in it and especially noticeable when transitioning from forward / reverse, reverse / forward, coasting / acceleration.

Maybe that is all it is. And drive train could be CV joints all the way up to the connection between the engine / transmission.

Have you changed the transmission fluid? There could be some slippage then grab because of worn out ATF.