Tim06

This just started today. When Im in park and hit the brake I can hear a click comming from the shifter (Auto). I can feel it on the shifter a little as well. Any ideas?

gota07

If it sounded like it may have been an electrical relay, then it's probably nothing to worry about.

Tim06

I don't remember hearing it before, could the relay be going bad?

gota07

Not too likley, they're fairly reliable.

SunsetC6

I hear it in mine when the car is quiet inside. It is the relay letting you shift into gear when you apply the brake. Just a safety feature. Nothing to worry about.

Maybesomeday312

I hear the same thing almost everytime I brake when it's quiet in the car.....07 A6 with 300 miles.....I thought I was nuts but apparently I'm not.....It's a small click that sounds like it's coming from down on the passenger side. Anyone have a clue?

UTVOL06

It's normal..got it in my 07 A6 z51 as well. click!

Gman in NC

It's the shifter lock solenoid. It's probably always been doing that. You just started to notice it. Suppose to be that way.

HPVA

Got the same thing in our 04 GMC Envoy.

Doug411

I don't notice it most of the times, but seldomly it's annoying. I wonder why GM couldn't place the relay someplace un-heard.

jtz105

Mine to..., '07 Auto, clicking sounds like it is coming from the glove box everytime I apply the brake. Glad to hear it is normal. Merry Christmas!

Tim06

Thanks everyone, I was a little worried. Will just keep my stereo up to fix it.

Maybesomeday312

Three ways to fix this clicking phenominon:
1) Ear plugs
2) Louder stereo
3) Louder exhaust

shopdog

Well, because it isn't a relay. It is a solenoid, and that has to be located where the plunger can do its job. In this case that's locking and unlocking the shift lever mechanism.

The other clicks people are talking about are relays, stop lamp relay, starter interlock control relay, etc, and those are located under the passenger floorboard in the BCM. They're audible because the noise they make when they operate resonates in the A/C ducting. That's why they sound like they're coming from behind the dash. GM could have located them somewhere else, ie under the hood, or used solid state switches instead of relays, but they didn't.