# 2003 subaru outback, breaks click sound when in park

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-subaru-outback-breaks-click-sound-when-in-park/30434>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** outback, parkingbrakes, subaru\
**Created:** [May 13, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-subaru-outback-breaks-click-sound-when-in-park/30434 "2009-05-13T22:21:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![dabbondi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@dabbondi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dabbondi)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-subaru-outback-breaks-click-sound-when-in-park/30434/1 "2009-05-13T22:21:22Z")

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I have a subaru outback, 60k, automatic. When it’s in park, I hear a clicking sound when I depress the break pedal and also when I release it ? any thoughts as to what this is?  
  
  
  
 It just started a few days ago.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-subaru-outback-breaks-click-sound-when-in-park/30434/2 "2009-05-13T22:32:18Z")

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What you are hearing is the brake/transmission interlock. This prevents you from shifting out of Park unless the brake is depressed, and this system normally makes a slick clicking sound when the brake is depressed.

Why you never heard this noise previously is something that I cannot explain, but it is entirely normal.

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**Author:** ![dabbondi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@dabbondi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dabbondi)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-subaru-outback-breaks-click-sound-when-in-park/30434/3 "2009-05-13T23:43:12Z")

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Thanks for the info - I just purchased the car a few weeks ago which is why I probably never noticed it. I assumed it was a new development but given the limited length of ownership and your explanation it was likely there all along and I never noticed.