Take it in. Use the warranty.

 

On rare occasions mine has made a bit of a clunk but it was only after driving into the garage, putting back into reverse to see the rear-view cam, and then putting it back into park. It was hard to notice but a little rougher then the usual gear change - don't think it's anything you need to worry about.

 

Same issue here... still at 900 kms. Took it in about 6 days back, no issues. No worn bushings, mounts,...nothing. They couldn't even change my windshield water tank coz it was still full

The sound is still bothering me, however. It was NOT like that when I first drove it home.
The fact that the service manager gave me no "guess" as to what this might be made me doubt their ability to diagnose future/more complicated problems in the future (hope they won't ever show up!).

 

The only time I notice it is when pulling into the garage at work to back into a space. When I put it in reverse from park, it doesn't do it. Only when in drive and I stop to put in reverse. Don't know if it's every time. I'll have to pay more attention.

 

I did notice my car making a little click today every time I shift from neutral to drive and back. Is anyone noticing that?

 

Okay, so the clunk is now really bothering me. I'm not so sure if the sound IS getting louder or if I'm just becoming paranoid everytime I pull into my parking space ! I'm taking it in next week and if I get this "everything's alright" attitude from any of the service advisors I'm gonna make some noise this time.
Geez ! Putting this vehicle on Reverse is like backing up an M26 Pershing now ! and I'm getting a reallly bad feeling about this.

 

I get it too but it's only when shifting to R from D. And it doesn't do it every time. I think I've got it narrowed down to it doing it when the Jeep is not a complete stop prior to shifting from D to R.

 

I just noticed this on my Jeep a few days ago. I've got 4500 miles on mine. Im not sure if its getting worse but i know for sure it wasnt like this when i bought it.

 

It comes and goes based on how loaded the drive train is. When I pull into the garage and have the wheel cranked over hard it will "clunk" when I take it our of D then clunk again when I take it out of R after having cranked the wheel over to the other side and backed out a little. Moving in a straight line it doesn't clunk much at all. You can fell the drive train unload when you take it out of gear, that's what the "clunk" is.

Every 4WD vehicle I've had in the past 4 years since I've been living here and having to jockey the vehicle around getting it into the garage has done this to some degree. If you press the brake lightly, just enough to let the shift lever move, the clunk is either minimized or non-existent because the drive train isn't pushing against the brakes and loading up as much. I will say the WK2 is more sensitive to this but acts very similar to my father in law's Ram pickup which uses the same trans.

I attribute it to the way the torque converter is designed, it keeps a higher load on the transmission at idle where other automatics decouple the engine from the trans a bit more. It seems to be getting better with more miles so that lends credence to many who say a lot of the drive train harshness works itself out over time.

 

It comes and goes based on how loaded the drive train is. When I pull into the garage and have the wheel cranked over hard it will "clunk" when I take it our of D then clunk again when I take it out of R after having cranked the wheel over to the other side and backed out a little. Moving in a straight line it doesn't clunk much at all. You can fell the drive train unload when you take it out of gear, that's what the "clunk" is.

Seems about right. I get the clunk only if I went I go from P to R after it was sitting on an incline.

 

I'm at 3000 miles as well..

I totally have noticed this issue. I have the V-8, and I have also noticed it when the engine is cold in the morning and I put into drive. I called the dealer and he told me to bring it in (which I did) and of course he found nothing wrong and it did not happen while I was there.

But it happens often enough for it to bother me...

What gives :nono::nono::nono::nono::nono:

 

I am experiencing the same clunking issues with my 2011 JGC 4x4 hemi....from drive to reverse and then park in the garage. Dealer did not notice any issues. I will need to return vehicle again. I am going to examine when vehicle is cold and hot. Also flat surface and incline/decline

 

I have the same issue at 3800 miles

 

Well, after surfing around on the internet....I found this forum. I have a 5.7 Limited. Yes, I have the same clunk issue that drives me nuts and it is LOUD. It is most prevalent from D into N. I have only had the vehicle a week, but it was doing it from the first day. I took it in and the mechanic verified that it was not "normal." He brought up another 4x4 V-8 and we compared the two. Mine was noticeably louder. So, they want me to drop it off and leave it for a day.....and they said they can't give me a loaner. Sigh. Really? A week old purchase and you can't give me a cheesy fricken' loaner for the day?

 

Same god-awful noise here too...Wife was driving yesterday and pulled into Autozone, pulled into spot and put it in park and CLUNK! I was exiting the vehicle and snapped my head back at her and she gave me the wtf was that look...haha. She convinced herself (but not me) that she probably didn't have break pressed all the way in. My purchase was barely a day old when we heard this. I tried to recreate the problem and noticed it when backing into the garage and shifting from R to P.

I'm tempted to take it to the dealership but I know I'll get the same result as most of you and they'll say everything is fine. Hope it works itself out over time; currently less than 900 mi. on the odo now.

 

I'm tempted to take it to the dealership but I know I'll get the same result as most of you and they'll say everything is fine. Hope it works itself out over time; currently less than 900 mi. on the odo now.

It doesn't matter what response you get from them. TAKE it to the dealer to record a complaint, so that if you ever end up in a dispute about what could become a big problem you would be able to have some legal recourse. One big reason why recalls are announced is due to recurring customer complaints.

 

I was told Chrysler will be announcing a recall for this issue. When ? no clue !

 

That's what annoys me about dealerships. They blow-off any problem that you take in on a new vehicle. However, once that warranty expires they pretty much roll out the red carpet and treat you like a god. "Oh, yes sir. We'll look at that right away!!"

 

mine used to do that a lot. I live in an area where the hills are pretty steep and I occasionally put the vehicle in neutral when coasting down the hills. It's fun to try and coast for 2-3 miles in neutral. When I put it back in Drive, it used to hit really hard but it doesn't do that anymore. I did noting that the normal shifting through the gears was pretty rough but it has cleared itself up. I have about 6000 miles on my Jeep not and it keeps getting smoother.

My 1500 mile trip on the highway seemed to finish the break in of the vehicle.

 

Just over 3300 miles here and started noticing the "clunk". I've noticed it when going from drive to park.

The wife drives it more so I guess we'll be paying attention to it more.

 

I'm also having this issue. Has someone gotten this completely fixed by the dealers? What did they do or tell you?

I hope they issue a TSB or recall soon.

 

mine used to do that a lot. I live in an area where the hills are pretty steep and I occasionally put the vehicle in neutral when coasting down the hills. It's fun to try and coast for 2-3 miles in neutral. When I put it back in Drive, it used to hit really hard but it doesn't do that anymore. I did noting that the normal shifting through the gears was pretty rough but it has cleared itself up. I have about 6000 miles on my Jeep not and it keeps getting smoother.

My 1500 mile trip on the highway seemed to finish the break in of the vehicle.

It's not a good idea to put it neutral then back in gear as you will **** up gear box ;( at work we have had tail shafts & gear boxes come apart from it !and the under ground cars gear box are stronger !

 

opCorn: I have 20,000 miles on mine and it just started Friday night. I was driving to pick up my son, got to the parking lot and put her in Park. All through the shift pattern from N to R to P it clunked loud. It freaked me out! I'm calling the dealer tomorrow and see what they say. This is not going to be fun trying to figure this one out........

 

I don't have a "clunk" but i'm pretty sure the torque converter is slipping in mine. I've taken it in 5 times over the last few months for the "shudder". All TSBs were applied and it's still happening. They want to add an additive to the tranny fluid.

ha, my ***. band-aid, much? Sometimes i'll have some noise in between park and reverse, but it doesn't seem out of the norm... usually on embankments, etc.

 

In the beginning of June, I had about 3,000 miles on my GC and was on a downhill slope entering a parking garage. After the bar raised, I shifted to drive and it made this loud pop sound. Haven't had time to contact the dealership yet but I will soon.

 

less than 700 miles on mine, and its done this since day one (2 weeks ago Monday).

 

Only noticed it on mine while parked off road on a steep hill.