Keith97gxe

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I've been having a problem for a little while now. When i am driving i notice a slight vibration/ rattling sound coming from the front left wheel area. When i turn to the right, it stops. When i hit a bump there is a slight clunk sound as well. It was suggested to me that it could possibly be the ball joint? any idea? Thanks in advance.

Maxima99SE

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i was just about to post this................ i'm having the exact same noise... especially noticeable at slow speeds eg; parking lots, creeping over bumps...

p00tan6

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I have this same exact problem!!! And i just changed out my strut bearing because i thought it was the culprit. I wonder if i put installed it wrong because something just sounds loose in there. It sounds even worse after i installed the new bearning. I suspect is is a rubber part.

Maximasevspec

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same hear the door like creaks and its pissing me off!

Keith97gxe

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Sooooo any ideas?

CystumMax

I have the same exact problem, I hear this noise when I pull into my driver, or going over bumps. I have no idea where they coming from, can not pint point the location.

Caracicatriz

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I hear a vibration once I get to higher speeds coming from somewhere in the front.

Mishmosh

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If you hear it at low speeds in the parking lot, my guess would be busted up front end links. The ball joint in it is prone to rusting out and then failing.

tex-100

Had an annoying clunk, left front. Opened door, muscled it up and down and found a worn hinge.

CystumMax

where was the location of this Hinge, can you please give more detail. Thanks.

Keith97gxe

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Did you hear the clunk when you were driving or just when you open and close the door?

tex-100

My problem was the upper door hinge on the driver's side. Bugged me for
weeks. Of course, when the car was flying, no noise. But on the street and in parking lots, "clunk" "rattle". Open the driver door and muscle it up and down. If the hinges "click" then that's probably the problem. The passenger door hinges don't get the same amount of use, so that door was just as tight as when the car was new.

Keith97gxe

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Yea i still get the problem on the highway and stuff

tex-100

More on front-end stuff: I've had a squeak developing for a time and today's cold weather made it more pronounced. It's also in the left front. Sounds like a rubber bushing noise but I can't tell by looking. I was just this minute talking to a friend who knows about such things. He recommend taking it his alignment buddy because that guy doesn't work on engines, transmissions, or the like. He just works on front-ends "period". Sounds like a good plan. If it stays cold and the squeak is constant, I'll definitely try that route. This car has about 150000 miles on it. It'll get a couple hundred more in a few days when it goes across the bridge to Nuevo Laredo Mexico.

Oh yeah, last summer I did have bushings replaced on the passenger side strut (about$250) because that noise just came out of nowhere one day and was a real problem on any kind of uneven road.

I got carried away here. The whole point of this was to point you to a front-end specialist instead of a general mechanic.

nostrixoxide

Not sure my problem was the same as everyone elses. But I had a clunking noise also. When I would put the car up on the jack & turned the wheel, there was no problem. When the car was down with load on the front wheels & then turned the wheels i noticed the clunking noise. It turned out that my front drivers side spring was winding/ binding up & then releasing that energy. I had to dissassemble my front strut & lube the rubber isolator that mounts on top of the spring. It's been 2 days now & I haven't had any other issues. I also replaced my strut bearing at the same time. Anyone who doesn't spend the $7.50 to replace a strut bearing when they dissassemble the front struts is not thinking strait. It's kinda like replacing a clutch & pressure plate but using a old throw out bearing. Not too intelligent. Spend the money & have the piece of mind that it's new...