Well, any time I lock the wheel all the way to the left, and especially if I hit a little bump driving slowly, I hear a "crunch" coming from the front end of the car. It sounds like something split in half or something to that effect. My first thought was that it may be the axle...however I checked both sides and the boots appear fine with no leaking. What do you guys think could be causing this?

 

whats the mileage on the car? when did u get a 5th gen?

 

It could be either your axle or the "steering" bump stops. (hard to tell from your description)

Take a look behind you front wheel, you should see a metal rod which is about 3 inches long that points to the side. Make sure that the plastic cap at the end of that rod is not worn and and that there is some grease on the cap. When you crank your steering wheel all the way to the side, the rod hits another metal piece which causes a loud metal on metal "scratching" noise if the cap is worn or there's no grease on the cap.

 

for the part # and more details - http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=436334

 

its was the steering bumps on mine......

 

120k miles. It is a high mileage A to B car for me. No modding this time around, just solid transportation. I got it at the beginning of this month.

Thanks guys for the tip on the steering bump stop....Ill check that out.

 

i think i had the same problem and found out it was actual my mud flap that my wheel was thouching becasue it was actual puched back abit and the tires to big for thecar check that out.

 

Power steering pump? Just throwing it out there...

 

It might be the axle nut. Because it happened to my car too.

 

Some useful info in this thread:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ing+bump+stops

Also for a pic of the steering bump stops:

http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...7&postcount=13

 

I had this issue last year. Had it repaired at Brampton North, was not an expensive repair at all. In all honesty I forget what it was (I guess since it was not an expensive repair).

 

resubscribing to this thread, because all of my subscriptions were deleted.

 

Part #40039-D0100, description "cap - stop", cost $1.44