Shifted to Park while driving...
Not that a drive a G35 at work, but there have been several occasions when Ive been in a hurry and thrown the shifter into park before coming to a complete stop and jumping out.
Like the above poster stated, I dont think you can put it into park while driving. The shifter may say "P" but I beleive its a safety function that wont allow it.
I think you're fine
Like the above poster stated, I dont think you can put it into park while driving. The shifter may say "P" but I beleive its a safety function that wont allow it.
I think you're fine
The car will not shift into park if you are going over a certain speed (don't remember what it is). If it actually went into park, you would know because the car would have stopped (abruptly). If it didn't actually stop, you have nothing to worry about - the G TCU saved your AZZ!
one time i was cruising and tried to put it in neutral to rev my engine and show off and accidentally threw it in reverse, i freaked out and quickly put it back in drive. Thank god i didnt fvck up my transmission
A few months after I got my car, my friend was pissed at me and threw my car in park. He had a sore shoulder as i lost it in a fit of rage. BUT it clicked and slowed me to a stop. Worst noise i have ever heard. I was so worried.
yeah trust me you should be fine i had a loner g37 and went for a..drive... i thought i was in manual mode and acedentaly shifted into reverse going 50 in a turn sideways rear camera came on and car went into neutral and i quickly shifted back into drive and then manual mode but it scared me ****less. my friend thought i broke it cuz the car stoped making noise and straightened out lol.
You're going to need to rebuild your tranny in the long run. It'll start to feel loose over time and one day, you'll just rev and go no where. Like the car is in neutral.
Take it to a mechanic and have them look at it. Tell them what you did. After they laugh at you for shifting like that with an automatic, they should let you know what's going on.
Take it to a mechanic and have them look at it. Tell them what you did. After they laugh at you for shifting like that with an automatic, they should let you know what's going on.
I believe the clicking noise is the parking "pawl" that locks the car from moving when it's in park. I believe this pawl is spring loaded and that might be the noise you heard. I do not know what the effect of this is but if the car seems to be working OK, then say thanks upstairs and don't do that again 

Yes, the clicking noise is the parking pawl. Its a mechanical feature and not really a peice of smart technology. Simple physics is all that keeps the trans from going into park...not the tcu. Above a certain speed, the pawl cannot seat into a groove around an shaft in the trans and lock the vehicle in park.
This is a typical parking pawl. If the shaft is turning, you could see how the pawl would dance on top and never really seat. But, there is always a chance it will fall intoma groove and lock the wheels. At higher speeds, it just becomes less likely due to physics. The slower it turns, the easier for it to catch into park. Btw, this is also why inuse my parking brake as well on slopes

If you were going slower though, it could happen. Also, at higher speeds, there is always the fluke chance it does catch. I once accidentally tossed a car I had into p at 30 mph. The rear wheels locked up on me. But same car and I did it again at 20mph and just heard the clicking noise.
Last edited by Mustang5L5; Sep 11, 2010 at 11:43 AM.
lol! the other day i threw my car into N while driving! i freaked and put it back into D.. i had been using MT aswell that whole day LOL... so far everything seems fine
damn that whistle sounds bad
ouch bro! sorry
damn that whistle sounds bad
ouch bro! sorry
Last edited by socialconflicts; Sep 11, 2010 at 05:15 PM.
so far all i noticed when i looked under was a bad belt "all torn up" im hope thats the problem......i have a guy that works at the stealership he does all the work on my car....hope he takes a rain check cuz im broke.....
Same situation
If you happen to see this few days ago i put my 05 g35 coupe AT in a same situation but all the SLIP ABS AND VSC off light came on. What should i do concerned as hell not even driving it anywhere.
Those lights should all turn off again when you turn the engine off. You just freaked out the VDC system. If those lights come back on scan the car and see what codes it's throwing.
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