Car moves forward after car in parked and take foot off brake.
I have noticed that when I go to park my car and take my foot off the brake (after putting it into park), that the car seems move forward a bit. Is this normal? It's not a huge distance, just odd feeling that the car moves after it is already stopped and in park. My 2001 Altima never did this.
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I have noticed that when I go to park my car and take my foot off the brake (after putting it into park), that the car seems move forward a bit. Is this normal? It's not a huge distance, just odd feeling that the car moves after it is already stopped and in park. My 2001 Altima never did this.
Typical for any car with an automatic transmission to do this. It also depends on the slope of the surface that you are parked on. When you put the car in park, the teeth in parking brake in the transmission don't always line up, hence why sometimes the car rocks back and forth after taking your foot off the brake.
As I learned in driver's ed, you should always park with the emergency brake on. My driver's ed teacher swore that it would increase the life of the transmission, since the brakes are holding the car still and not the transmission, and he always made us do it when we were parking.
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Typical for any car with an automatic transmission to do this. It also depends on the slope of the surface that you are parked on. When you put the car in park, the teeth in parking brake in the transmission don't always line up, hence why sometimes the car rocks back and forth after taking your foot off the brake.
As I learned in driver's ed, you should always park with the emergency brake on. My driver's ed teacher swore that it would increase the life of the transmission, since the brakes are holding the car still and not the transmission, and he always made us do it when we were parking.
I do the same as I learned the same exact thing in drivers ed. I have not parked a car that did not rock a little if there is even a little bit of of a grade when the car is held solely by the transmission. If your car moved a little bit when you stopped, when you put it back into gear it will make a POP noise/feel.
This phrase could mean something different for each person. Is it moving forward an inch? A foot? A yard? Half a mile?
I've never been in a car with an automatic transmission that didn't do this to some degree. There are several components between the engine and the wheel, and it would be virtually impossible to eliminate any play in the system.
This has happened in every car I have ever been in.
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Originally Posted by trek2120
I've never been in a car with an automatic transmission that didn't do this to some degree. There are several components between the engine and the wheel, and it would be virtually impossible to eliminate any play in the system.
I agree with all of the above. IT'S NORMAL!!!!!
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I never liked letting the car rest its weight on the transmission.
Once I put it in park, before I let off the brake pedal I pull the e-brake.
A sure way of not resting the car at all on the tranny is to put the trans in neutral, pull the e-brake, release brake pedal, the car at this point may still move forward an inch. Then put car in Park.
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I've never had it happen to me, but I recall people experiencing a problem using the parking break during extreme cold temps. In essence, the brakes on the wheels would not release when the parking brake was released. Is this something that's more of an issue with cars that have rear drum brakes or does this happen with disc brakes as well? Is it an issue with the brake components at the wheel or the mechanism between the emergency brake lever/pedal and the wheels?
I've never had it happen to me, but I recall people experiencing a problem using the parking break during extreme cold temps. In essence, the brakes on the wheels would not release when the parking brake was released. Is this something that's more of an issue with cars that have rear drum brakes or does this happen with disc brakes as well? Is it an issue with the brake components at the wheel or the mechanism between the emergency brake lever/pedal and the wheels?
Just curious...
I have had a few cars and trucks over the years that have had the parking brake freeze up on them. I am hesitant to use the parking brake on wet freezing days because of this.
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I have never used my parking brake and I have never had a transmission go bad on me.
side note: I have used the parking brake when parking on a steeper than normal grade.
What will ruin your transmission: shifting from reverse to drive or vice-versa when you have not gotten to a complete stop.
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Frozen brakes are in most cases not that big a problem. If you drive through some snow melt and then park your car overnight your brakes will freeze- pads to rotors and shoes to drums. It's normally a simple matter of applying some throttle to crack them loose. If on the other hand you submarine through some lake on your way home then you'll probably have to wait until Spring to free them up since everything is embedded in a block of ice.. Drums are worse because of the larger surface area involved.
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