Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Rear end clunk, already tried some things..

Hey, thanks a lot. I missed that while searching. I'll try to check that out tomorrow.

E brake cable isnt the problem. Checked that out today.

Now for the killer...
The clunk is back full force
Its no better than before I installed all the new parts....DAMMIT!! I am seriously getting irritated at this car right now.

well.. just a crazy idea here... your rear decklid might be loose. Mine would pop up and down all the time. Sounded like a clunk in my car!

You need to check your endlink bushings and the nuts that attach the stabilizer bar to the endlink...I chased a very similar problem until I replaced them with new ones that have nylon inserts...

It could be your rear brake cylinder.When i first got my Mystique i would hear a clunk in the back when i took it to get safetied it was the brake cylineder.hope this helps.Bye

Ok, thats some more things I can look for tomorrow morning. I appreciate the help everyone.

After trying everything listed in this post, and all the searching I could, its still there. Im totaly at a loss right now, and I cant think of a single thing that could be the cause.

Now its changed a litle though. On VERY small bumps (like the transistion from the road to a bridge) it thumps. On smooth pavement, it will sometimes sound like Im carrying a load of metal pipe in the trunk. It seriously sounds like the rear half of the car is gonna fall apart. Thing is, on some days and on the same roads, it is quiet as can be.

If anyone has anything else to add, I would really appreciate it. Right now Im considering getting some Dynamat clone and covering the entire trunk so I wont hear the noise anymore. Thank you to everyone that tried to help out so far.