Clunk

BCool · **Posted:** Wed May 17, 2006 5:57 pm

Sounds like something is loose does it at start and stop (when power is increased and decreased). Has anybody experienced this? I have it in and they can't figure it out. They found a loose crossmember but that was not the cause. it also does it over bumps and tight turns. Let me know cause they are perplexed.

SteveInMD · **Posted:** Wed May 17, 2006 7:56 pm

I think I saw a post about loose motor mounts. You might check into that.

europachris · **Posted:** Wed May 17, 2006 9:55 pm

Yup, sounds just like ours when the motor mount was loose. Have them check the passenger side mount.

If someone rides in the passenger seat, they will hear it very clearly and actually feel it right through the floor board at their feet.

Also have them check the lower front ball joints as both were bad, as well as the track bar joint for the rear suspension (it's on top of the diff housing) as that was bad, too. Those all helped when replaced, but not until the motor mount was retorqued did it fix the issue.

Ours is an '05 Sport, and has about 21K miles before it started clunking.

Good luck!

Chris

BCool · **Posted:** Thu May 18, 2006 11:25 am

I told them that yours was a engine mount so they are ordering new ones to see if that fixes it. Thanks you guys for your help, while I was there I started our arbitration process, so hopefully we can get out of this mess.

europachris · **Posted:** Thu May 18, 2006 1:16 pm

They shouldn't need to replace the mount, just tighten it. It's a simple problem of looseness.

Chris

BCool · **Posted:** Thu May 18, 2006 1:41 pm

What is simple at the dealership? They make everything difficult, they said they weren't loose, so either something else is wrong with the mounts and they are replacing them or something is wrong elsewhere on the vehicle that they cannot identify. Hopefully I can just get rid of it. I wish that I never had a problem with it, then I'd be totally happy and satisfied, but as of yet its a weekly dealer trip with more problems popping up.

donlvnv · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2006 11:31 pm

I got a call at 4:30pm that they're going to do the step One fix, replacing the lower ball joints tomorrow. I am getting the rent-a-car tomorrow. I don't want to get rid of mine can't find a vehicle the has the power and MPG like the CRD.

BCool wrote:

What is simple at the dealership? They make everything difficult, they said they weren't loose, so either something else is wrong with the mounts and they are replacing them or something is wrong elsewhere on the vehicle that they cannot identify. Hopefully I can just get rid of it. I wish that I never had a problem with it, then I'd be totally happy and satisfied, but as of yet its a weekly dealer trip with more problems popping up.

BCool · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2006 11:51 pm

let me know how the ball joints work, i'm supposed to have motor mounts on mine. I need to get it fixed asap cause were going on a trip this weekend.

donlvnv · **Posted:** Wed May 24, 2006 1:00 am

I got it back tonite and drove it around a bit and no clunk so far. They replaced the lower ball joints. Will keep everyone advised.

BCool wrote:

let me know how the ball joints work, i'm supposed to have motor mounts on mine. I need to get it fixed asap cause were going on a trip this weekend.

BCool · **Posted:** Wed May 24, 2006 12:05 pm

Thats good news I'll be in contact with Integrity shortly.

Clunk

Who is online