[robj80]

another broken coil!! Hot damn we really should do something. What happens down the road after a few years of use and these things start braking off the car while we are driving 75mph down the highway. I'm starting to feel unsafe driving my kid around and I have a baby on the way too.

I've been a nissan guy all my life and I have been lucky with my V but it sure isn't up to the standards of any other nissan I have ever owned. Especially the older nissans. My girlfriend has a 2012 altima coupe. That is better quality as it should be since it was over double the price of my car but even that doesn't seem to have the same quality of the 240's I had and not even close to the infiniti g20.

 

[robj80]

hopefully you get the ball rolling. I can't really complain or file a complaint since it hasn't happened to me. I do play dukes of hazard with my V actually and I have 129k miles. But I think it's just a matter of time before mine break. But I hope this is all well document by the owners that it has already happened too so when it's my time there is a proper course of action for me to take.

 

[robj80]

I too have the clunking sound...

I gave to a garage who inspected the axle boot and told they have no grease inside.
he told the clip holding the axle boot was broken
as a fix, the garage first filled the grease, and then put new clips to the axle boot.
[ however the sound was still there ]

this was in january, so i assume any grease that had leaked on the car body should have disappeared by now by car washes...


recently - a week ago, i changed my tires, they offered a free vehicle checkup, where he inspected the bottom of the vehicle, and the mechanic showed me ALL GREASE splattered near the axle boot. so i assume its gone again.

the clunking sound has been there all its life, i dont know if its due to these axle boot problems or the intermediate shaft problem...

however i care for the axle boot, and i will be replacing the axle boots within 2 weeks...
i really dont know if this will fix the clunking sound or not (hope it does)

axles won't clunk. It will be a clicking noise when turning. The single clunk as you turn which can be felt in the steering wheel is the intermediate shaft. it's a repetitive clicking noise for the axle.

 

[robj80]

it is a series of continuous sounds...

suppose if the turn the steering wheel 360 degrees on the right (1 turn, not full turn), and if i move the forwards slowly, i would keep getting a series of sounds which sound something like "tak tak tak tak tak" or clicking noises in other words which goes on until i stop the car, or make the steering straight.

this is ofcourse for lower speeds <20 kmph.

Talking about a 'single clunk', i dont remember hearing it.

so is this continuous clicking sounds due to the damaged axle boot (if yes party , since i am going to fix it)

Yes that would be the tell tale sign of a busted CV joint (axle). That noise plus the messed up boot I'm about 100% positive.

 

[robj80]

if your axle which is the CV joint is already clicking then a boot won't do you any good. The boot is what cover the CV joint portion of the axle. If that is ripped and torn the grease comes out and you end up running metal on metal and dirt gets in there. You can rebuild your axles and put new boots on but most people just opt for buying a whole new axle.

CV joint fix and boot replacement are NOT the same thing. If the boot is torn but the cv joint is ok (not clicking) then a new boot and some fresh grease would be all you needed.

 

[robj80]

sweet! glad it's working out.