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clicking noise, something shifts in front end when breaking or hard turn help!!!

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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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I have a problem that recently started with my 350Z touring roadster.

Its new, less than 6000 miles.

Whenever I turn all the way to the left or right, for instance pulling into a parking spot, there is a clicking noise and you can feel it on the peddle, as if something is shifting or loose in the front end or the steering column. If the car was front wheel drive, you would swear it was a CV joint problem, but there aren't any CV joints on the front of a rear-wheel drive car.

You can also feel it if you break hard, there is a click which you can feel in the break.

The dealership spent most of yesterday tightening every bolt on the front end, and made no difference. Now they are ordering struts..

I anyone has had a similar problem, it'd love to here from you

thanks

Paul

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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 08:45 AM
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i had this problem on both of my z's never resolved and never could find anyone else who new anything about it..
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 08:48 AM
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Originally posted by toykilla
i had this problem on both of my z's never resolved and never could find anyone else who new anything about it..
It just started after about 3500 miles, totally out of the blue.

did you ever contact Nissan directly??

Do you still have the car(s)?

if my dealer can't fix it, i'd love to have info on others doing the same thing
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 09:10 AM
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I never contacted Nissan. At first I thought it was my eibachs. But then I wrecked my car and it did the same thing on my new z without eibachs.

This is bothering me. it seems to almost lose front end traction when this happens
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 09:16 AM
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Someone on another forum said they had a similar problem and it turned out to be the wheel bearing loosening up in the front.
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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 03:30 AM
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ok, it was fixed my the TSB3-088 which states it is for cars built on or prior to 7/23/3, which is crap as mine was built in 2004!
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