Lately I have been scolded for putting my car in park while its still moving because people say I can damage my car by doing this. Obviously I'm not doing it on purpose, I'm just in a hurry to jump out of my car to go get something real quick and I don't really push down on the brakes hard enough to get it to a complete stop, and then place it in park as my car is still slightly moving. Putting it in park causes it to jerk around a bit and make some noise so that worries me. Should I be worried that I've done some damage?
2007-06-18 00:27:36 · 13 answers · asked by Nicole K 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Not doing the clutch or transmission any good; nor the brakes.
Halt; then park. Lose a few seconds save a lot of bucks
2007-06-18 00:30:16 · answer #1 · answered by wizjp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Parking Pawl inside the transmission will cost big money if you break it off metal part floating around inside the gear box can be disasterious. Remember don't be in a hurry to do anything around a dangerious thing such as a car. We tend to forget if you get out after the parking pawl breaks the car is rooling into someone or thing. That jerking puts lots of load on the motor mounts too.
2007-06-18 00:38:29 · answer #2 · answered by John Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You should only put an automatic transmission in the park mode when you are stopped completely and usually when you are parking the vehicle. Hence "park". Oh by the way if you keep doing what you've been doing you could destroy the tranny, if you haven't already.
2007-06-18 00:38:10 · answer #3 · answered by nanna 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am no mechanic, but I am pretty sure that you stand a chance of ruining something. I, too, have put my car into gear in a hurry, and found out the hard way that when I do that, I cannot turn the ignition over.
2007-06-18 00:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by tramps3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can hurt the the car it will break the parking gear in the transmission. when that happens you cant park without putting the emergency brake on and cant park on a hill the car will roll away.solution new or rebuilt tranny very costly.
2007-06-18 00:51:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Putting your car in Park locks the gearbox. If you are still moving then you do stand a good chance of damaging something. Brakes are cheaper than gearboxes.
2007-06-18 00:31:32 · answer #6 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No doubt this will seriuosly damage you car.Apply brake as hard as u can..it is made to stop the car.But not the gear handle to P postion to be used.The P position will lock the gear box and makes the car to still.if you use it like this very soon you have to tow the car to garage and change the gearbox itself.
regards,
Nataraj
Bahrain
2007-06-18 01:19:26 · answer #7 · answered by natarajan k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the one thing to consider, The only thing that holds your car in park is a small tang of metal that locks the gears in the transmission. Break that, and you have to replace the transmission.
2007-06-18 00:37:31 · answer #8 · answered by Chris Ford 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, It's better to wait until you stop completely before put it into park.
I did it one day when my son was in the car and he told me I could do damage to it. He works in the shop at a car dealership. It could end up costing you to get it fixed if it really gets bad.
2007-06-18 00:49:04 · answer #9 · answered by Barbra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could do some serious damage to your transmission.
2007-06-18 00:29:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋