# 2002 Mitsubishi Montero Limited V6 Engine Noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-mitsubishi-montero-limited-v6-engine-noise/68117>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** montero, mitsubishi\
**Created:** [September 22, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-mitsubishi-montero-limited-v6-engine-noise/68117 "2011-09-22T23:46:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![p\_dursi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@p\_dursi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/p_dursi)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-mitsubishi-montero-limited-v6-engine-noise/68117/1 "2011-09-22T23:46:34Z")

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occassionally while slowing from 15 miles per hour to 5 miles per hour, i’ll hear a vibrating sound coming out of the engine area like a gear trying to catch and then when i slow to 5 miles per hour, i hear a snap like it just caught or snapped into place and fixed itself. The car drives fine while this is happening, and at all other times. I have 125K miles on it and it has been well maintained. Originally i thought the sound was coming from the front right tire area and had the brakes and shocks/struts checked… The sound could be more centrally located though. What is that?

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**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-mitsubishi-montero-limited-v6-engine-noise/68117/2 "2011-09-22T23:49:22Z")

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Hard to say, but if it is the torque converter not releasing properly that is a significant problem. This issue needs attention to be sure you don’t have a major problem.