Lately, I have noticed that every once in a while (maybe once a day if I get in an out of my car a few times a day) I hear a metal clunk when I get in it.

I am not a heavy person, if that is what you are thinking.
The sound seems like it is coming from underneath the car, but I wouldn't even know where to begin to look (i am not a car person, and I don't have a stand to get under the car).

I am just curious if anyone else has heard this before. I don't hear it when I am driving or going over bumps. It seems to happen most often first thing in the morning when I get in the car. If I drive to work, get out and go back in the car and hour later, I generally don't hear the clunk.

Any ideas where I can begin, or if anyone out there might have possibly encountered the same thing?

 

yup, i've got this to, i think its something in the seat, i'm also not a heavy person (155 lbs)

might be the lumbar or something, i hear it mostly when i get out as i lean forward.

 

I got the same clank - sounds like it's coming from the front of the car on the driver side. Exactly the same symptoms as OP described. My guess is it's the suspension, and since I don't hear anything clanking when I'm driving, even slow, over bumps, with the windows down, I've been ignoring it.

 

glad to hear I am not the only one who has heard that.

 

You sure that's not just the pads moving a little on the rotor (parking brake applied) from the little suspension/wheel movement caused by getting in?

 

btw there is a jack in the right side of your trunk to lift your car

 

Also, the seatbelt can sometimes make an unusual clunk when you get in. There's something inside the door that shakes a bit; I'm not talking about the actual buckle.