2009 Volkswagen Passat Test drive

2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
67,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • TURBO • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MUSICBBY
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I test drove this car today and I am in love with it . The only thing is, when I was driving I noticed while slowing down, it made a very small clunk sound. It's an automatic. It didnt happen each time but when I would slow down and it was downshifting from 2nd to 1st, you could hear a small clunk noise from under the car. My friend thinks it could be the transmission... Any thoughts?
Mar 12, 2015 at 5:25 PM
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Very doubtful. You'll have plenty of other issues but transmissions don't usually make clunking noises. A broken or collapsed engine mount is a better suspect. These cars don't have an unusual amount of steering and suspension problems but consider having those systems inspected at a tire and alignment shop. That takes less than a half hour, and some shops do it for free or very low cost.
Mar 13, 2015 at 3:26 AM