Why does my manual car make a squealing noise when shifting gears?
A manual transmission can make a squealing or clunking noise while shifting through gears, even when the engine is turned off. This makes it difficult to pinpoint the mechanical cause, leaving drivers uncertain about whether worn engine mounts or other components need replacement.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Lubricate the shifter bushings under the shifter boot with lithium grease
- 2Have a service check performed
- 3easing right off the accelerator and smoothly coming up with the clutch
- 4replacing the dog bone mount
- 5checking the mount under the battery tray
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“It's got a squeeling noise that it's doing when shifting through (any) gears, regardless if the engine is on or off.”source ↗
“I got a booking for a service check in a few days but I was wondering if anybody encountered this issue before”source ↗
“I'm trying to fix a clunk on my son's polo 1.2tsi manual 2016. 90k miles”source ↗
“Clunk/knock when up shifting.”source ↗
“I've put an new dog bone in it - the old one was very soft. This has helped, bit not fixed it..”source ↗
“So, I've changed the mount and it seems to have helped, but not solved the issue. No idea what else it could be.”source ↗
Where this came up
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