front end clunk
08-03-2016, 09:14 AM
#92
New Member
Join Date: 04-10-2016
Location: Los angeles, california
Posts: 10
Fixed
Hi. After months and months of reading postings and taking it to different places, having the Struts, Towers, Lower Control Arm + Bushings and Sway Bar Links replaced, it turned out to be the SWAY BAR BUSHINGS!! What a relief to find it. It was a small repair, but it made all the difference.
03-20-2017, 10:01 PM
#95
Join Date: 01-18-2017
Location: ROCK HILL, SC
Posts: 1
Seems as though there is a high number of things that can cause the Clunking noise in the HHR. Everything from sway bar bushings to steering shaft to strut stabilizers and so on. I had my clunking HHR into Firestone to have the oil and filter changed and asked them to see what was going on with the bumping noise and they informed me it was lower control arm bushings, a very expensive fix to a old man on SS funds. They said it was nothing that would put me on the side of the road, so I just turned the radio up a little louder and that seemed to cure the problem. If it does leave me stranded I will just trade it for a Dog, and shoot him................
03-21-2017, 09:20 AM
#98
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Join Date: 01-23-2009
Location: Fredericksburg,VA
Posts: 24,743
Flat rate is 2.2 hours for both sides plus MSRP of $53 each. For just the bushings, P/N 15232501.
That is the max a reputable shop should estimate. I would not trust the job to a tire store or dealership.
That is the max a reputable shop should estimate. I would not trust the job to a tire store or dealership.
