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I hav.e an 1.5L i4 engine with 6-speed transmission. On a cold start when placing the transmission in to drive, there is a hard "clunk". This doesn't occur again after driving for a while. When the car sits for a few hours or more it re-occurs. I had engine mounts replaced with little improvement. Now I'm suspecting the transmission. I'm told this is a sealed transmission so can't check fluid level. However, someone else suggested there are plugs on the unit for drain, fill, and level check. Does anyone have suggestions on what's causing the symptom? If it is the trans, is there a way to check fluid level or pursue other optionss.

Confirming, I have zero sound from anything on the system, including SYNC commands.

Thanks bbf2530, Do you think one bad speaker channel or loose connection would take out all sound?

I have standard 6 speaker, non-Sony, audio. in the last two days, there ease a loud static/crack out of the driver door speakers. The audio cut out but came back until the last time when the audio didn't come back. All audio controls have power and display works and responds to menu selections, but none of the normal audio responses occur. Also, voice commands are responded to by the system. i checked audio related fuses and they seem fine. Other threads indicate there may be a bad speaker or tweeter. Before I blindly order replacement speaker and/or tweeter are there other things to diagnose?