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Boots1994 · 08-08-2014, 10:22 AM

Hi guys, So I bought a 2015 Scion FRS maybe 3 weeks ago, its got aroung 550 KMs on it; however, I've experienced this issue twice. Let me first preface this by saying that, yes, my foot is all the way to the ground and no it does not have that distinct gear grinding sound.

In my 550 Kms driven, twice on my shifts from third to second I have gotten this weird resistance in the shifter followed by a noise that sounds like a jackhammer under the car. I do not believe the noise is RPM dependent. Upon hearing this noise I put the car in neutral and then put it back in gear with no problems afterwards.

I think this could be because the gear is not fully engaging, ie: the stick might be half way from neutral to second but I'm not entirely sure whats going on.

My questions are: What do you think this issue is? And do you think it is doing serious damage to my car? I mean, it's happened twice now and the noise probably happened for 1 or 2 seconds before I immediately put it to neutral to stop the noise, but it's bothering me to know that this may be doing damage to my car.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

08-08-2014, 10:22 AM	#1
Boots1994 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: Scion FRs 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Third to Second Jackhammer Noise Hi guys, So I bought a 2015 Scion FRS maybe 3 weeks ago, its got aroung 550 KMs on it; however, I've experienced this issue twice. Let me first preface this by saying that, yes, my foot is all the way to the ground and no it does not have that distinct gear grinding sound. In my 550 Kms driven, twice on my shifts from third to second I have gotten this weird resistance in the shifter followed by a noise that sounds like a jackhammer under the car. I do not believe the noise is RPM dependent. Upon hearing this noise I put the car in neutral and then put it back in gear with no problems afterwards. I think this could be because the gear is not fully engaging, ie: the stick might be half way from neutral to second but I'm not entirely sure whats going on. My questions are: What do you think this issue is? And do you think it is doing serious damage to my car? I mean, it's happened twice now and the noise probably happened for 1 or 2 seconds before I immediately put it to neutral to stop the noise, but it's bothering me to know that this may be doing damage to my car. Any help will be greatly appreciated.