oragex

Hello everybody, new to this forum

I drive this 2014 Civic for my job, I think it's the base engine. it has about 5000 miles on it, automatic. I usually brake harder at the stops, and then accelerate just before the car would come to a complete stop. Right when I take my foot off the brake pedal, I hear and 'feel' this 'thump' somewhere near the engine/transmission and it feels like something there 'moves' forward at that moment. This happens only at a harder stop.

Any ideas?

RIPSAW

Probably just the transmission trying to catch up from being driven like a race car. Hope you don't expect it to last very long doing that to it. It or the next yellow light runner will finish it off in short order.

oragex

It seems like transmission indeed. I guess that's what automatic transmissions do, the car is driven normally but I have to make short braking distances in areas with lots of stops. Hopefully it doesn't damage the transmission.

RIPSAW

Years ago these cars had typicial 3, 4 and more clutches that engaged and disengaged very quit to lock in each gear change. Now they have a a pulley system with a V link belt. It changes ratio one pulley getting smaller and the other getting larger. So when you get the car in the higher faster range, slam on the brake to slow down and then nail it, my guess is it snatches down. Not positive. RIP's new car actually takes a micro second longer then the previous older CRV backing out of garage and pulling into drive.

You truly need the next generation transmission which is a regular gear shifts but has computer controlled clutches. Not sure however if what you are doing would make it last any longer. It's on a lot of high dollar sports cars. It's on my friends Smart Car.

Maybe some smart one on here it make a suggestion to what your are doing. If I was concerned about car lasting a long life, I would hit the brake and at the transition where you normally nail it drift just a tad bit further and come down on throttle a little slower till all is wound down which probably loads one side of the belt and your added acceleration loads up the other side if that is what it is doing. Usually when you are flogging mechanical stuff so hard it makes loud noises, it is doing more load and wear.

oragex

Good advice. I started letting it roll just a little longer, so now it doesn't make that 'slam' feel. I can adapt driving it like this, and it's surely better for other suspension components as well. Just taking care of it so it lasts longer