Brake causes click in console
 

Just replaced the front rotors on my 06 Pacifica. Now when the car is running, the shifter is in Park and I step on the brake there is a click sound in the console. I am sure it is the safety interlock to prevent shifting out of park without the brake being applied. This click was not there before I changed the rotors. Is this solenoid adjustable in some way. The sound is just annoying.

Noticed the same click sound in console
 

I am noticing same click sound in the console while applying brakes while car is parked, but engine running. I bought it used 6 months ago so I am not sure if it is due to rotor change or not. It is a 2006 Pacifica also BTW.

I am a bit curious if it is a warning for the things to follow .......:eek:

U are heightened to things going on around u after a repair that U have done yourself that noise has more then likely been there the whole time. Brakes are fluid moving not clicking sounds when U press on the brake.

The sound is from the console not the brakes themselves. I have been a mechanic for well over 20 years and so I know what my heightened hearing is looking for and this sound is not from the fluid. I can also state that the sound may be a coincidence to the rotor change but it was not there before. But thanks for the expert reply from the Chrysler Tech.

Pressing the brake pedal actuates a solenoid that allows you to move the shift lever out of park. It is located under the center console. It will make an audible click when activated. Perfectly normal.

I understand that it is normal, but it did not make this noise before? So my question still stands is there any adjustment or alignment on this? I guess I will just have to open the console and look for myself.

Not adjustable except for the interlock mechanism throw. That won't help the noise.

I just changed the brakes in my 06 pacifica and now I have a clicking noise in the counsel when I step on the brake and it is in park

its been there ever scene the car was built

That may be but I live in AZ and the summer gets pretty hot here. When the wife goes shopping I sit in car and leave it running for the air, & I've never heard that noise before when I took off.

Please delete Double post.

"One More for the "NAY" column"....:)

It has always been there, it always will be there, And in the event it isnt there, Your car will not come out of PARK.

It is Possible that it may be Louder now than it was when the car was new...But it is more likely related to the coffee cup that spilled into the console, than THE IMPOSSIBILITY of Damage from rotor Replacement. It Just CANNOT happen.

A 20 year veteran doesnt ask a question like this either.After 20 years, You Know what it does, and How it works, So you also Know that it cant Possibly have anything to do with Brake pads or rotors, and as for warnings of things to come....Your Shift interlock MIGHT Lock you in park, But after 20 years you should Know that is as slim of a shot as being caused by rotor replacement.

To a Layman, It makes sense. I step on the brake and it makes a funny noise, so it must be caused by something in the Brakes. Understandable process of logic, however untrue it may be, But from a seasoned professional????? Cmon now......

that clicking sound is normal. My wife's new Mazda 3 has that clicking sound when you press the brake to get out of Park.

Now its 3 to 1 the. Click was there all along, you didnt hear before because the things going on around you. I turn wrenches and the click just started as he was explainig. In .my .my vehicle!! I did a wheel bearing on it a few months ago, but thats not the cause! I'm gonna check it out though

Mine started clicking after the front brakes were changed for the first time and has been there ever since. Clear as day after, was not there before.

Same. If the sound was there before it was inaudible. After front break change, now theres a click. And this is the third time I've changed the front breaks, and I'm sure they were changed before I got it when it was 2 years old. A 2014 300c

Guys the shift interlock inside the car is electrical. Brake pedal is depressed and the solenoid clicks and moves the rod. Changing brakes will not change anything on the inside of the car EVER... as in never ever. The master cylinder and pedal is the closes thing to that will ever be on the inside of the cabin when you replace brake pads rotors lines or anything of hydraulic pressure related. The noise will alwas be there sometimes worse in cold weather or rain or crap gets down there but changing brake pads pressing the fluid back into the master cylinder WILL NOT AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL SHIFT SOLENOID IN THE SHIFTIER ASSEMBLY.

Not for me, I repeat was not there before I changed the brakes. Clear as day despite what any "expert" wants to say otherwise. At the time I even pulled the wheels off again to see if I missed anything after I heard it.

OK enlighten us with the issue you have found and what will resolve it? are you one of the customers that says you changed my oil now my car makes a noise when breaking?

Nothing to resolve, been like that ever since the first brake change 80k miles ago. But it is the internet, we have some know-it-alls and naysayers......

Seems other have similar observations after a brake change with different car brands as well, coincidence????
https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/brak...ake-job-57683/

https://www.subaruoutback.org/thread...in-park.39631/

https://www.mazda3forums.com/62-susp...und-brake.html

And more, just do a quick search........

YOU ARE ALL WRONG!!!!!!!
When replacing brakes (pads and rotors) a clicking noise may start. When you compress calipers you will have to press the brake to fill the pistons after. If the pedal is pressed to the floor (all the way down) a misalignment CAN (not will) occur under the right conditions. Clicking may come from a brake switch or a brake rod misalignment between the booster rod and pedal if it is at this point you may run in to issues with a failed brake booster. BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should be able to find out very quickly if these are your issues by isolating your problem with a simple test. (1) Start your engine for a min allow vacuum to build in the booster. (2) Turn off engine with the key in the off position press the brake pedal. IF you hear your noise you know it is not the lock solenoid switch that everyone is telling you. Because the key is in the off position. I have trained techs for many years and only few make it to the point where they are able to see past the end of their nose but that's for another forum.

The brake pedal is on a fixed fulcrum it only goes one way and back the same direction no adjustments. As for the brake switch being misaligned mmm I dont see that happening. When you press down on the brake pedal normal condition the switch is opened and the plunger is fully extended. IT will not go open any further regardless of how hard you press on the pedal. SO even with no pedal pressure the brake switch is still stationary on the pedal bracket that does not move. regardless of where the pedal is at in the travel. Same with brake rod alignment Only way that would happen is if the master cylinder is replaced then yes issues could occur. Same with brake switch having to remove it during rod removal ect.. Here are a few pictures for the visual ones. Does it sound like this ...
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becuase this is how they work

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I have the same issue
 

I recently had to do some work on my rig and took tires and strut assembly out.....put them back in and now ABS light is on and when i put it in park the gearshift clicks like twice im thinking May be same issue...may be a tranny issue but somewhere where it reacts to brakes being pressed maybe?? Not a car person im lost which is why im looking around but clicks were DEF not there before we removed and replaced those parts