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Old May 17, 2015 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rustycruiser
I heard back from my Service Adviser about 10 min ago. He let me know that they narrowed my noise down to the front struts, rather than the axle shafts like others above in the thread. They have ordered in two new ones to replace both in front.
So I got my car back. Noise seems to be gone after a week of driving. The sheet from the dealer says they installed new front shock absorbers, replaced both engine mounts, and used some lubricant. Where it went, the sheet does not say.
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Old Oct 3, 2023 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Glyn M Ruck
I'll bet one of their component suppliers has screwed up.
I've read it's a bad design and for the 6 cylinder cars insufficient to handle the torque.
There is a bulletin.
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