on stopping, clunk/grind

I have a semi new 2002. im the original owner.. have never ragged on the car.. I tend to stop a little aggressively here and there.... recently when i come to a stop ive been hearing and feeling jumps, and clunks or dull clinks up in the front when i stop.. one time, i even stopped and then it took a whole second or so to downshift and made a grind sound.. car has never been in accident.

when breaking very aggresively, I usually put in neutral until i am completely stopped to avoid wear on the gears, etc. I only do this when i have to stop quick as at a light or a car pulls out infront of me immediately..

what could this be?

[MiniHemi]

Have you stoped hard lately like seriously slamed on your brakes? If so you might have warped them or even cracked them. Also do you drive somewhere like from your house 10 minutes away to wash your car at a car wash? if so spraying the disks with water also warps and cracks them.

Take it in to a brake place and tell them you think your rotors are warmped and have them see if they are. You might need to re surface them or buy new ones. good luck.

-Cory

[Liquidous]

this is DEFINITELY NOT a break problem.. no to all of your questions.. this is definitely a trans problem.

it slips every now and then. its a new car, not raced. daily driver.

obviously doesn't do it when im in neutral coming to a stop, but in gear, it jumps and studders a little bit.

[MiniHemi]

well Stockhum was saying that 2002's have problems with there hydrolic set ups. Maybe your clutch isnt completly disengadging when you stop.

-Cory

[Ali N I]

I cant see your braking method causing the problem ,but I cant see it aiding in stopping at all either. You lose the engine braking which naturally occurs thus putting a higher demand on the brakes.
It does sound like an internal shifting problem though as if the clutch packs are not disengaging. I would check and see if you have any codes inthe computer.

[BraytonAK]

It's normal to feel a small 'bump' or sensation like momentarily tapping the brake harder, but it's not normal to hear anything, really. There's a ratcheting noise, which is normal, yet barely audible, but not clunks and grinds.

If it were my car, I would first pull the battery terminals for a while to reset the computers. Drive it for a week or so after that. If the problem persists, I'd let the dealer check out the TCM for any stored info.