I've got the automatic on my Fit. I've got about 730 miles on it so far. Whenever I move it into drive from reverse it makes a crunchy kind of noise. I'm not sure how to describe it - sounds kinda metal on metal, just for a second, then it stops once the car's actually in gear to move forward. Yes, I'm completely stopped - not moving - foot on the brake - when I move it from R to D.

Anyway, do all the automatics do that? Nothing I hate more than to hear "they all do that."

 

Don't have my Fit yet, but that doesn't sound good and it can't hurt to have the dealer check it while its under warranty.

 

yea just hope it's not like that man cuz I have to get an auto now since manual is so hard to get

 

I'm not having any problems like that with my Fit, but I would definitely take it back to the dealer and have them check it for you.

 

thanks for your info

 

thanks for the reassurance..

 

Yeah, I guess I'll take it in. It won't hurt too much - just hate going to the dealer. I just wanted to see if maybe it was a Honda thing that they all do before I did. Doesn't seem like that's the case though. The good news is that it does it EVERY time so there won't be any "no problem found" - which is why I was kinda thinking it was something they all do.

 

I have 4 forward speeds on my auto and the sound I hear is like a grundge.
It is coming from the front disc ABS releasing from the reverse mode b4.

 

Hmm, I'll try paying more attention to that today.

honda07fit, make sure you update us after your checkup!

 

i figured it was the rear drum brakes dragging in different directions.

 

damn your getting the auto!!! how long do you have to wait for the MT

 

months

 

OK, after doing a couple of shifts back and forth between D and R while the car is stationary, I can say with certainty that the car does not make any metal sounds. I do hear the shifting sounds but it does not sound metalic at all.

 

My Sport AT makes no unusual noises when shifting from drive to neutral or reverse. I would definitely get it checked out.

 

Thanks for checking it out for me. After I thought about it more and wanted to pinpoint when it makes the sound, I tested it last night. It does it every time and only when I've been in reverse, actually backed up (moved backwards), and then put it into drive. I'll take it by the dealer (sigh) for a look.

I'll let y'all know what they say.

 

Just wanted to update you dancingsun

Took it in today. A tech rode with me to hear the noise it makes. He heard it and said he knew exactly what it was - when the plates push together to move from reverse to forward. I told him I was just worried because it sounded metallic. He said it is metallic, but nothing to worry about. He said most folks never hear it because they don't park in a garage like I do where the sound bounces off the walls. I'm buying it...

 

Thanks for the update!

After more extended use, sometimes I do hear some metallic sound when shifting from P to R. My old '92 Camry AT doesn't seem to make shifting sounds to reverse as loud as the Fit (at least it doesn't sound metallic). Perhaps the Camry has better sound insulation, or maybe the metal is so worned that it no longer make the chime, lol?

 

Picked up my FIT yesterday and noticed the same decription of metal clunk for a split second from R to D.

Real pronounced after I backed up to turn around on my steep driveway and put it in neutral coasting down the drive (cold engines usually run at a higher RPM and pickup speed down drive and in neutral it coasts more slowly), when approaching the street at about 3mph I drop it in D and it was so loud I almost didn't leave. Didn't have time to get to the dealer but it's nice to hear I'm not crazy and someone else experiences the same sound.

Try backing up a slight hill and coast a couple mph and put it in D and see if you hear anything.

Wishing I was deaf in San Diego.

 

I just came back from Wallmart (picked up the California Duster ), and I must say that when the car is warm, the shifting to and from R is very smooth! Usually, in the morning, when I shift to R to backout of my driveway I can feel the car shake a bit and hear some noise when shifting into reverse, but this time I didn't feel a thing and the shifting sounds were whisper quiet! I have my windows down mind you. Also, the engine was so quiet that I had to look at the tach to make sure it was running!

So here's a couple of educated guesses as to why this happens:

1. The transmission was not broken-in, so this might go away after extended use.
2. The transmission was not warm/lubricated, so the shifting is more harsh.

So if you guys can, try paying more attention to see if the metal noise still persists when the car is warm. Personally, I feel the shifting is much better after the car is warmed up.

 

Sounds like this might be a by product of the nice locking differential feature of the new auto transmission. Manuals do this all the time unless you slide the shifter into 1st and then go to reverse. I realize that this happens from R to D not D to R, but I think it may have to do with the same thing. Previous autos probably weren't so pronounced because they didn't have the locking diff.