Shifting/Cracking noise, CV Joint?

[xveganxcowboyx]

Originally Posted by M/// Guy

Bad CV joints usually click/make noise while turning. Could be a ball joint, tie rod, or wheel bearing, all possible noise makers when they go bad.

Exactly my thoughts. Jack it up and wiggle the wheel around. Trace the movement back to whatever is bad.

[asshanson]

Did you have the recall done on the ball joints yet? My car never did when I bought it, and about 3 months later it started creaking, etc from the passenger wheel area. I thought it was just a rubber spacer gone bad, turns out a few hundred miles later when I was driving (under 10mph fortunately) the ball joint just broke, causing the axle and lower control arm to break as well when the car fell down on the front passenger tire. Good times.

$500 to get it towed to the closest shop and have the work done. When I got home I had the dealership replace the other (for free of course). After I got the bill, I got Chrysler to reimburse me the $500

[clean2g]

Originally Posted by slowboy

Did you have the recall done on the ball joints yet? My car never did when I bought it, and about 3 months later it started creaking, etc from the passenger wheel area. I thought it was just a rubber spacer gone bad, turns out a few hundred miles later when I was driving (under 10mph fortunately) the ball joint just broke, causing the axle and lower control arm to break as well when the car fell down on the front passenger tire. Good times.

$500 to get it towed to the closest shop and have the work done. When I got home I had the dealership replace the other (for free of course). After I got the bill, I got Chrysler to reimburse me the $500

Did you have any aftermaket suspension parts on the car when you brought it in? If I have to take it in to replace the ball joint I don't want to hear "aftermarket parts void the recall" or I'll be like all over their ass. I know the driver's side ball joint was already done by the previous owner, I didn't know the passenger side had a recall too.

[asshanson]

Originally Posted by clean2g

Did you have any aftermaket suspension parts on the car when you brought it in?

I thought both were recalled. Anyway, my car was almost completely stock at the time. I doubt that would void the recall though, it could have gone bad with stock parts anyway.