This morning, I went outside and the battery was dead on my 2004 G35 AT sedan. I had noticed recently that some mornings it started slow, so I figured this might be coming. I checked the fluid levels on the battery and they were good, so I bought and installed a new battery.

Now, I notice that when I depress the brake pedal while in Park before shifting gears, I hear a "click" noise. It happens every time I press the brake pedal while in Park, and it sounds very clearly like it's coming from under the gear shift. I assume this is the shift lock releasing to allow me to shift gears, but I don't remember hearing this sound before. There is no noise when I brake while in a "moving" gear (R, D, etc.).

Is this normal and it's just the shift lock releasing each time I press the break while in Park? Have I just not noticed it before? Or do I need to reset something with the shift lock since my battery was changed?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts/suggestions.

 

u just never noticed it before its the shift lock.

 

+1... and welcome to driver

 

:newbee:

 

most auto's do this

 

It is normal...well not normal, but nothing is really wrong. When you push the break there is something right under the shifter than disengages so that you can move it from park to reverse, drive, or whatever. That is why when your foot isn't on the brake you can't push the button in.

-Sean

 

This just started happening in my car and I just changed the battery last month. Is this clicking really supposed to be this loud? I really don't remember noticing it before. Sorry for bringing a thread back from the dead, but I searched and found this.

 

My auto does it as well...

I take you are a Texas Aggie LOL JK

Welcome to the site!

 

You do hear a clicking sound, its not that loud though. at least not on my car.

 

LMAO! I asked the same question a couple years ago - I had owned the car for 3 years and never noticed I'm a newbee too, yay!

 

it's totally normal and has always been there... I did the same thing a while back thinking it was a new sound.

 

Thanks, this car makes so many sounds, it's hard to remember which ones are always there.

 

It's normal. Mine does this as well. Kinda annoying at times