Put into park without stopping

2000 DODGE TRUCK
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ELIZABETH01
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Noises problem V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic

i accidently put my car into park without stopping or pushing on the brake and it made a grinding noise and now it makes a winding noise whenever i push on the gas could you please tell me what might be wrong and how much it might cost to be fixed
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Jun 9, 2009 at 10:10 AM
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CARADIODOC
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What you did is actually a common procedure used by transmission shops. The vibration can free up sticking shift valves. As long as you're going fast enough, the parking pawl will not drop into a notch on the rotating component and no permanent damage will result. Park on a small incline, then put it in park. If the truck rolls away when you take your foot off the brake, the parking pawl is broken. That could cause a noise if it hits the notches on the rotating drum.

If the noise you're hearing now occurs while you're not moving, it has nothing to do with the transmission. Have someone look at it and listen for where the noise is coming from. By "winding", do you mean "whining"? If so, the power steering pump would be a likely place to start looking.

caradiodoc
Jun 16, 2009 at 4:24 PM