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Old 12-06-2023, 11:20 PM
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Hi all, we have a 2016 Macan S, with 66k gentle miles. When starting off the line from a dead stop the car has a thumping noise and a rough start…it rolls along fine, kind of ‘feels’ like when running over street painted lines in the rain, like when the tires slip…I am not sure but this might this be from the transmission? This is intermittent but getting worse. Has anyone had this or a similar problem? We are very light drivers. Might anyone know a name for this or a fix? Thank you, Stuart So. Calif.
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Originally Posted by Stuart123golf;[url=tel:19152819
19152819[/url]]Hi all, we have a 2016 Macan S, with 66k gentle miles. When starting off the line from a dead stop the car has a thumping noise and a rough start…it rolls along fine, kind of ‘feels’ like when running over street painted lines in the rain, like when the tires slip…I am not sure but this might this be from the transmission? This is intermittent but getting worse. Has anyone had this or a similar problem? We are very light drivers. Might anyone know a name for this or a fix? Thank you, Stuart So. Calif.
Could it possibly be the engine mounts?
Old 12-07-2023, 11:40 AM
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Sounds like a Transfer Case issue. Try changing the fluid. Easy and cheap.
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Originally Posted by VAGfan
Sounds like a Transfer Case issue. Try changing the fluid. Easy and cheap.
Thank you..!
Old 12-07-2023, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by VAGfan
Sounds like a Transfer Case issue. Try changing the fluid. Easy and cheap.
This...but the fluid isn't going to fix it.
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Thanks for the heads up…
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How about cardan shaft? A worn center bearing could cause a thumping. Is there vibration as well?

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No vibration just intermittent ‘thumping’ while moving lightly off the line…once we get rolling running feels normal…off the line is where is comes and goes and getting worse lately…been going on for several months, although yesterday it was minor…




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