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Old Jun 30, 2019 | 10:32 AM
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Steering wheel issue

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when I turn my steering wheel. I feel there’s a clunking sound . Can’t really hear it.
Took the car to dealership and they said it’s due to the wide-tire
But that’s the different feeling of clunking sound or clicking sound.
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Old Jun 30, 2019 | 01:42 PM
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I hear a clunk in my 19 C63s that my 16 didn’t have. I’m not going on for it bc I am expecting the same answer.
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Old Jun 30, 2019 | 02:02 PM
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Clunk on mine 17 too
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Old Jun 30, 2019 | 03:05 PM
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When I do a u-turn and the road is a little wet I get the clunk sound. Sometimes happens on a dry road. Is this normal?
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Old Jun 30, 2019 | 11:09 PM
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Clunk on my 19s sedan. I can sit parked and shake the steering wheel side to side and hear. I also hear it when going over a speed bump at an angle.

Do any of you also hear a noise when accelerating from a stop? Kinda sounds like a quieter clunk sound
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Old Jul 1, 2019 | 11:11 PM
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Take it in asap. New to the c63 so not sure if its common but its probably either steering rack or something loose in the suspension, and would not take risk on it.
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Old Jul 1, 2019 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by superstarR
When I do a u-turn and the road is a little wet I get the clunk sound. Sometimes happens on a dry road. Is this normal?
I think u-turn that’s the clunk sound from the tire
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Old Jul 1, 2019 | 11:13 PM
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Clunk on mine 17 too
Did you take it to dealer to check ?
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Old Jul 5, 2019 | 04:55 PM
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Took it in. They couldn't figure out what it was. Changed suspension to performance plus but the clunking sound continued. Basically at low speeds going over uneven pavement causing the car to bounce makes the clunks sounds from th front of the car. Feels like its in the steering when the car bounces.

Not sure what to do
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Old Jul 5, 2019 | 06:17 PM
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Took it in. They couldn't figure out what it was. Changed suspension to performance plus but the clunking sound continued. Basically at low speeds going over uneven pavement causing the car to bounce makes the clunks sounds from th front of the car. Feels like its in the steering when the car bounces.

Not sure what to do
So I think I have the same issue as I stated before. I also have an issue with my gls 63 when it is in other than C suspension setting that is similar. Going over speed bumps clucks like the car bottoms out, which is no way possible for a GLS. I always felt that was a sw issue for the air suspension, which we don’t have here. Needless to say it was considered normal at the dealer.
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Old Jul 5, 2019 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Defiant81
Took it in. They couldn't figure out what it was. Changed suspension to performance plus but the clunking sound continued. Basically at low speeds going over uneven pavement causing the car to bounce makes the clunks sounds from th front of the car. Feels like its in the steering when the car bounces.

Not sure what to do
I took mine. They said normal as well
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Old Jul 6, 2019 | 10:52 AM
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Exclamation Update pt2 all should read

Did some digging around the forum and stumbled upon this post.

https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-c63s-...ring-rack.html

"knuckle on the shaft" -Is that the steering rack shaft knuckle??

It sounds exactly like the issue some of us are describing. Going to take the car back to the dealer next week and have them look around the steering rack..
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Old Jul 13, 2019 | 05:36 PM
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Old Nov 28, 2019 | 12:00 AM
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Anyone got a resolution to this? or is it normal? i dont think the dealer would be able to fix it.
Ive got a new rack installed because of a different issue. Was there before. still there now. lol
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Old Nov 28, 2019 | 06:36 AM
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Does the problem always happen in cold temperatures? If so, then I think this is the 'Ackerman effect' :

http://www.mcgrathautoblog.com/autom...ette-stingray/

It's exacerbated by cold, fat tyres, but goes away once they are warmed up a bit.
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Old Nov 29, 2019 | 07:56 AM
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No, the noise occurs regardless of weather. I can replicate with the car on by quickly turning the wheel all the way from one side to the other. I get the knocking sound from both sides
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