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Car jolts...clunk/pop noise coming from the front #1550896 04/16/06 09:11 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 fremont, ca S superrandomguy OP New CEG\'er
OP superrandomguy New CEG\'er S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 fremont, ca	a few days ago i was driving my car in a parking lot (not abusing it in any way) and I noticed a grinding/popping noise when I started turning. then my steering wheel would pull HARD in the opposite direction that I was turning...it only did this a few times though. then, as I was driving the car down to my mechanic, my car jolted a few times, just driving straight...no turning. it seemed to do it more when I was going under 30mph... as I was pulling the car into my mechanic's garage, it popped again enough to make my mechanics face look like and he said he saw my tire jolt physically i've had various suspension/streering problems with cars in the past, and this is nothing like anything I've ever experienced... sound familiar to anyone? only notable thing is that I got my brakes done recently... rotors and pads replaced...baer 13" big brake kit... havent hit any pot holes or run over anything lately... sounded like it was coming from the driver's side mainly

Re: Car jolts...clunk/pop noise coming from the front #1550897 04/16/06 09:53 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA T Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er
Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA	Wheel bearing or CV joint? How many miles on the Contour? "Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles

Re: Car jolts...clunk/pop noise coming from the front #1550898 04/16/06 10:39 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456 F FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er
FavoriteMystaque Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,456	Probably a ball joint or steering rack knuckle has failed and it's good you made it to the shop without the wheels pointing outward when they came loose. Loose or broken lug nuts are possible, but the wheel tends to come off. Check for a broken spring as well.

Re: Car jolts...clunk/pop noise coming from the fr #1550899 04/17/06 12:53 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 fremont, ca S superrandomguy OP New CEG\'er
OP superrandomguy New CEG\'er S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 fremont, ca	it was really strange, when it happend the first thing I checked was the lugs and the cv joints because those things have happened to me before... but when I got it to the mechanic, we put the car up and me and 2 mechanics there didnt notice anything major looking at it for 10 mins...really weird considering it sounded like something fell off my car haha... so its something thats not readily visible... the car only has 67k miles on it

Re: Car jolts...clunk/pop noise coming from the fr #1550900 04/17/06 01:16 AM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17 Canada T thcab New CEG\'er
thcab New CEG\'er T Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17 Canada	Have u checked the front brakes to make sure everything is tight. The slider bolts r in and the caliper bolts r tight.

Re: Car jolts...clunk/pop noise coming from the fr #1550901 04/17/06 01:29 AM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 733 Lake Worthless, Flori-DUH G GilNewball Veteran CEG\'er
GilNewball Veteran CEG\'er G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 733 Lake Worthless, Flori-DUH	Sounds a lot like my car. She's still hangared. Is my car for sale? PM me if you're in South FL. Originally posted by XKontour98: Haha that's awesome! Go GM! YES, SIR!!! General Aviation is Looking good right now...http://www.beapilot.com

Re: Car jolts...clunk/pop noise coming from the fr #1550902 04/17/06 04:27 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 fremont, ca S superrandomguy OP New CEG\'er
OP superrandomguy New CEG\'er S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 fremont, ca	i haven't checked much out on the car since the problem happened a couple of days ago... hopefully my mechanic can help pinpoint the problem and doesnt just end up replacing random parts...

Re: Car jolts...clunk/pop noise coming from the fr #1550903 04/17/06 06:54 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 fremont, ca S superrandomguy OP New CEG\'er
OP superrandomguy New CEG\'er S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 35 fremont, ca	someone mentioned to me that my brake lines could be severed internally... anyone have any thoughts on that?

Re: Car jolts...clunk/pop noise coming from the fr #1550904 04/17/06 06:59 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA T Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er
Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA	Originally posted by superrandomguy: someone mentioned to me that my brake lines could be severed internally ... What exactly is meant by that? Broken lines? If the lines are broken, you will lose braking capability. "Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles

Re: Car jolts...clunk/pop noise coming from the fr #1550905 04/17/06 07:43 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 710 Phoenix, AZ M morbid Veteran CEG\'er
morbid Veteran CEG\'er M Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 710 Phoenix, AZ	Sounds like my car when my diff began to go. morbid 2000 Contour SVT (black)

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