terible noise scaring me !

[revstohigh]

hey guys toke the vibe out for a spin the other day and noticed a disturbing noise its an 03 gt . when im in a low gear first or 2nd i get a terrible groaning noise followed by a thunk everytime i take my foot on or off the gas . has to be a higher tq situation seems to do it mostly when starting from a stop or if im doing 20-40 mph in 2nd . wolnt realy do it in higer gears . i originaly though something came lose like the subframe , trans mount ,or a strut . but had it on a lift today and everyhing is tight !

now im thinking axle or trans . taking it to either a trans shop or the dealer very soon hopefully tomorrow

anyone else have or had this noise?

[revstohigh]

noise fixed ! The front Trans mount came loose gave it 1 1/2 turns and it stopped

[Salsa Guy]

Great to hear! Thought maybe you had a tranny going bad.

[Zvibe2004]

mine did the same thing, i had bad front and back mounts tho. i just bought some energy suspension inserts for them and the problem ceased imeadiately. too bad they dont make inserts for the drivers side trans mount, bc mine is bad

[Chiadog]

Do the mounts only go bad on the manual transmission models? Or do the "autos" also develop this problem?

[Zvibe2004]

autos get the prob too, thats when my vibe did it. it started it way back, like a year before i swapped it to 6 speed. in autos it clunks when you put it from park or reverse to drive, or atleast thats the only time i noticed it, but my dad couldnt even tell it was doin it untill i pointed it out every time it did it with him in the car for about a week

[revstohigh]

normally the L & R mounts hardly ever go bad on fwd cars its the F & R mounts that take all the abuse . now if they get saturated with oil or coolant they may wear out a bit quicker

the noise i was getting was due to the washers on the bolt groaning against the mount as it shifted on the frame side followed by a clunk i must have left it a tad loose after installing the inserts cause it was about 2 months after they were put in only needed like one turn till tight

[Zvibe2004]

i think my drivers side trans mount ended up bad bc the front and back mounts were bad, but im not sure. glad you got it fixed man!!!

[sking23]

My car 03 automatic vibe is doing the same thing. It just started today, I just got it back last Tuesday from having the tranny replaced? Maybe my noise Is the same thing.