2011 Corolla - Weird Sound When in Drive

[glenn1480]

Whenever I start my car and put it in drive, I hear a gear-ish sound upon acceleration. At first I thought it was a locking mechanism (that's what it sounds like), but it's not that. It only does it if the car is put in park and turned off. If I come to a complete stop and leave it running, it doesn't make this noise.
I don't know much about cars. Is this common or does anyone have any idea what's causing it?

 

[stusmith]

Presume you have an automatic. Is this something new that just started?

When you say a "gear-ish" sound, do you mean a sound that sounds like gears grinding?

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

First things first.

Park your car on level ground. Start the engine, then go R-N-D-N-R and repeat 3x, giving each gear enough time to engage (~2 seconds), then put the transmission in P and WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, check the transmission fluid level with the dipstick.

If it is low, slowly add fluid (the difference between low and full on the dipstick is a pint, so don't throw in a quart at a time and don't overfill it ... keep it in the middle of low and full to be safe).

If not, then we will go from there. Also, a video will help out greatly. That will let us see if it is a bearing noise or something else.

 

[fishycomics]

this gearish noise

you say happens in two ways??? does the sound differ in acc, and in park?

Does it happen in cold start, and not warm s up?

Wonder if it can be a loose part, or meshed gear.

your year make and mode is as important to? like Don.... said video.

 

[Scott O'Kashan]

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