knocking noise from the rear? please help!

black09Z · 06-02-2009, 12:59 AM

ok so, theres is a knocking noise coming from (sounds like) the back left corner of my car. only heppenes when im not accelerating and gets worse if i push in the clutch. any ideas?

NewlyIMPORTed · 06-02-2009, 01:44 AM

you know its weird because i have a sound coming from my rear passenger panel it sounds like static though but like loud! it doesnt happen all the time and i took it to get looked at and they claimed they fixed it and its still there occasionally

CBRich · 06-02-2009, 12:57 PM

You still have a warranty. Let the dealership worry about it.

nogoodname · 06-02-2009, 01:06 PM

A TSB was made for the G37 coupe for clucking sounds coming from the rear of the car. Turned out it was the axle.

shabarivas · 06-02-2009, 01:23 PM

me thinks my rear axle is clunking too

black09Z · 06-04-2009, 08:21 AM

Well just to let yall know, I took my car to nissan and they said its the rear driver side wheel bearing.Warranteed!

imag · 06-04-2009, 10:01 AM

Wow - that's good to know. People tracking cars will have to keep an eye out.

CBRich · 06-04-2009, 10:17 AM

Did they have any ideas as to why it went out so quickly? Just a bad part?

black09Z · 06-04-2009, 04:55 PM

didnt say, ill try and ask the tech when i get it fixed

black09Z · 06-07-2009, 04:38 AM

ok so, i got my car back today. i got a whole new axle. the service manager said that this is not a problem to expect from all other Z's. he said that sometimes a part just goes bad nd thats what warrantys were created for

imag · 06-07-2009, 01:53 PM

Unless you have an oil cooler. Then the bad axle is your fault.

Junior370z · 06-07-2009, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imag

Unless you have an oil cooler. Then the bad axle is your fault.

+1

black09Z · 06-08-2009, 12:21 PM

um............ why?

CBRich · 06-08-2009, 12:59 PM

It's kind of an inside joke on Nissan's attitude toward oil coolers. Don't install one and overheat, install one and jeopardize your warranty.

370Z Purist · 06-14-2009, 04:25 PM

I've been told that the rear differential clunking is mostly due to slow shifting (or bad shifting) or the engine giving more power through the transmission than the tranny can smoothly handle.

06-02-2009, 12:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
black09Z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: killeen tx Posts: 202 Drives: black 09 370Z 6spd Rep Power: 16	knocking noise from the rear? please help! ok so, theres is a knocking noise coming from (sounds like) the back left corner of my car. only heppenes when im not accelerating and gets worse if i push in the clutch. any ideas?

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06-02-2009, 01:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 18	you know its weird because i have a sound coming from my rear passenger panel it sounds like static though but like loud! it doesnt happen all the time and i took it to get looked at and they claimed they fixed it and its still there occasionally

06-02-2009, 12:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
CBRich A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,464 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 544	You still have a warranty. Let the dealership worry about it.

06-02-2009, 01:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
nogoodname Lifetime Premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montreal Posts: 22,357 Drives: E46 M3 Rep Power: 1765	A TSB was made for the G37 coupe for clucking sounds coming from the rear of the car. Turned out it was the axle.

06-02-2009, 01:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	me thinks my rear axle is clunking too

06-04-2009, 08:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
black09Z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: killeen tx Posts: 202 Drives: black 09 370Z 6spd Rep Power: 16	Well just to let yall know, I took my car to nissan and they said its the rear driver side wheel bearing.Warranteed!

06-04-2009, 10:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
imag Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 446 Drives: up the wall Rep Power: 16	Wow - that's good to know. People tracking cars will have to keep an eye out.

06-04-2009, 10:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
CBRich A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,464 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 544	Did they have any ideas as to why it went out so quickly? Just a bad part?

06-04-2009, 04:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
black09Z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: killeen tx Posts: 202 Drives: black 09 370Z 6spd Rep Power: 16	didnt say, ill try and ask the tech when i get it fixed

06-07-2009, 04:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
black09Z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: killeen tx Posts: 202 Drives: black 09 370Z 6spd Rep Power: 16	ok so, i got my car back today. i got a whole new axle. the service manager said that this is not a problem to expect from all other Z's. he said that sometimes a part just goes bad nd thats what warrantys were created for

06-07-2009, 01:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
imag Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 446 Drives: up the wall Rep Power: 16	Unless you have an oil cooler. Then the bad axle is your fault.

06-08-2009, 12:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
black09Z Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: killeen tx Posts: 202 Drives: black 09 370Z 6spd Rep Power: 16	um............ why?

06-08-2009, 12:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
CBRich A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,464 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 544	It's kind of an inside joke on Nissan's attitude toward oil coolers. Don't install one and overheat, install one and jeopardize your warranty.

06-14-2009, 04:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
370Z Purist A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Zion, Illinois Posts: 1,873 Drives: '09 370Z-T BS M6 Rep Power: 19	I've been told that the rear differential clunking is mostly due to slow shifting (or bad shifting) or the engine giving more power through the transmission than the tranny can smoothly handle.