2010 with bad axles?
08-01-2011, 02:42 AM
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HELP-2010 with bad axles??
my car only has 21k miles and since i bought it ( 14k miles) after i put it in gear,most times, itmakes this loud clicking noise after i drive a foot or two.
i recorded a video of this and i dont think its normal for a 2010.should i bring it in?
heres the vid its not the best and it doesnt click everytime i try to see if it will. the 15 secs u can hear the dash rattle from just idling
(gotta love the cheap plastic and bad fit)
but anyways u can hear it best at 1:34 and at 1:50.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kQY3CmMNRw
please let me know what u think it might be. is this normal?try not to flame me too much lol
thanks
i recorded a video of this and i dont think its normal for a 2010.should i bring it in?
heres the vid its not the best and it doesnt click everytime i try to see if it will. the 15 secs u can hear the dash rattle from just idling
(gotta love the cheap plastic and bad fit)but anyways u can hear it best at 1:34 and at 1:50.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kQY3CmMNRw
please let me know what u think it might be. is this normal?try not to flame me too much lol
thanks
Last edited by dtowngreg; 08-09-2011 at 04:07 AM.
08-07-2011, 02:47 AM
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Sounds like bad Control Arm Bushings... or possibly the rear captive nuts broke loose, allowing your rear subframe bolts to dance around when starting/stopping. I didn't get the chance to see your video though. Here's mine... it used to do it when stopping and starting.
‪Bad Control Arm Bushings on a Cobalt‬‏ - YouTube
Notice the front wheel in relation to the body when I come to the stop.
‪Bad Control Arm Bushings on a Cobalt‬‏ - YouTube
Notice the front wheel in relation to the body when I come to the stop.
08-07-2011, 03:13 AM
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Sounds like bad Control Arm Bushings... or possibly the rear captive nuts broke loose, allowing your rear subframe bolts to dance around when starting/stopping. I didn't get the chance to see your video though. Here's mine... it used to do it when stopping and starting.
‪Bad Control Arm Bushings on a Cobalt‬‏ - YouTube
Notice the front wheel in relation to the body when I come to the stop.
‪Bad Control Arm Bushings on a Cobalt‬‏ - YouTube
Notice the front wheel in relation to the body when I come to the stop.
how many miles did your car have on it when this problem was there?ive heard this since i bought it with 14k miles
08-07-2011, 03:36 AM
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thats exactly what it sound like. mine is an automatic tho. so i have to be at a complete stop change gear then it will do it. and sometimes when coming to a complete stop then taking off i hear a solid click
how many miles did your car have on it when this problem was there?ive heard this since i bought it with 14k miles
how many miles did your car have on it when this problem was there?ive heard this since i bought it with 14k miles
My problem didn't arise until like 70k miles or so. Might have been closer to 80k. It was right after changing the clutch in March 2010. The captive nuts that hold the rear sub-frame bolts broke loose... and I'm pretty sure that is what was making the noise... the bolts being allowed to move forward and backward based on the direction of stress put the wheel put on them (pulling forward during acceleration... pushing back during braking).
No... it more than likely won't be the fronts. Its not very often that the fronts fail.
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Doesn't matter if its automatic or not... the transmission has nothing to do with the part that is wrong in my video.
My problem didn't arise until like 70k miles or so. Might have been closer to 80k. It was right after changing the clutch in March 2010. The captive nuts that hold the rear sub-frame bolts broke loose... and I'm pretty sure that is what was making the noise... the bolts being allowed to move forward and backward based on the direction of stress put the wheel put on them (pulling forward during acceleration... pushing back during braking).
My problem didn't arise until like 70k miles or so. Might have been closer to 80k. It was right after changing the clutch in March 2010. The captive nuts that hold the rear sub-frame bolts broke loose... and I'm pretty sure that is what was making the noise... the bolts being allowed to move forward and backward based on the direction of stress put the wheel put on them (pulling forward during acceleration... pushing back during braking).
i just tried to recreate the noise and couldnt get it to make it
at :11-12 thats the exact noise it makes when i start to drive
‪Noise test‬‏ - YouTube
If they say nothing is wrong, then turn the stereo up and tune it out.
08-09-2011, 08:09 AM
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mine has a click when i back out of my parking spot at work up hill... it usually happens abtou 3-6ft out from where i start, then again i've also heard it click after i start braking and then if i get back in the gas quickly. but i cant jam the brakes and then nail it in 2nd from a 40 roll to make it happen when i want to. its been getting progressively more and more common.
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mine has a click when i back out of my parking spot at work up hill... it usually happens abtou 3-6ft out from where i start, then again i've also heard it click after i start braking and then if i get back in the gas quickly. but i cant jam the brakes and then nail it in 2nd from a 40 roll to make it happen when i want to. its been getting progressively more and more common.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVUtJj2C20Q
heres another vid, u can hear the click after its in gear and i start to roll. near the end of the video it clicks twice(1:20)
heres another vid, u can hear the click after its in gear and i start to roll. near the end of the video it clicks twice(1:20)
08-09-2011, 06:30 PM
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Take it in for warranty. Ask to take a Tech on a ride to show them the problem.
Your's sounds more like the issue I outlined above. CAB's or loose Captive Nuts would be what I'd look at first.
mine has a click when i back out of my parking spot at work up hill... it usually happens abtou 3-6ft out from where i start, then again i've also heard it click after i start braking and then if i get back in the gas quickly. but i cant jam the brakes and then nail it in 2nd from a 40 roll to make it happen when i want to. its been getting progressively more and more common.
08-20-2011, 02:20 AM
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i brought the car into the dealer twice this week and they couldnt figure out what it was. they said they will call gm on monday and ask them what they think it is..
meanwhile they replaced my headlights that they broke and the driver side fits like ****!
i have a hate/love relationship with this car..
meanwhile they replaced my headlights that they broke and the driver side fits like ****!
i have a hate/love relationship with this car..
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