Nissan 370Z Forum  

Clunky Noise when rolling to a stop.

Tomorrow I have an appt at Colonial Nissan in NE Philadelphia to have an issue checked out - a clunky noise coming from what sounds like my rear suspension. I

Go Back   Nissan 370Z Forum > Nissan 370Z Tech Area > Nissan 370Z Warranty / Scheduled Maintenance / Servicing / Repairs


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-30-2011, 02:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Vertigo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 15,476
Drives: 370z / R32
Rep Power: 220
Vertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Vertigo
Default Clunky Noise when rolling to a stop.

Tomorrow I have an appt at Colonial Nissan in NE Philadelphia to have an issue checked out - a clunky noise coming from what sounds like my rear suspension. I only hear it when braking in the 10mph-0mph range and coming to a stop. It's more of an annoyance than anything else.

When I called to make the appt, the service manager said nonchalantly that he hears it all the time and to bring it in. My car has 29K on it and I've personally owned it for 3 weeks.

Just curious if anyone knows what this may be? It's definitely not coming from the exhaust.
Vertigo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 02:02 PM   #2 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
m4a1mustang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 55,385
Drives: on two wheels
Rep Power: 6962
m4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond repute
Default

29k... still on the stock brake pads?
__________________
- Steve
MAZOC Meet Thread
Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!)
LIKE us on Facebook!
m4a1mustang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 02:07 PM   #3 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Vertigo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 15,476
Drives: 370z / R32
Rep Power: 220
Vertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Vertigo
Default

As far as I know, yes.
There weren't any service records reflecting otherwise upon purchase of the vehicle.

There isn't a squeek when braking - do you think it may be a brake issue?
Vertigo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 02:09 PM   #4 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
m4a1mustang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 55,385
Drives: on two wheels
Rep Power: 6962
m4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond repute
Default

It's possible it could be some chatter from the rotor/pads. You can take a peak at the rear brakes to see how much pad is left.

Also, is the car a 7AT or 6MT?
__________________
- Steve
MAZOC Meet Thread
Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!)
LIKE us on Facebook!
m4a1mustang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 02:17 PM   #5 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Vertigo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 15,476
Drives: 370z / R32
Rep Power: 220
Vertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Vertigo
Default

6mt
Vertigo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 02:18 PM   #6 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
m4a1mustang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 55,385
Drives: on two wheels
Rep Power: 6962
m4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Are you in gear when you are coming to a stop under 10mph (which gear)? At what speed do you pop the car out of gear... it could just be the drivetrain unloading, in which case a bit of a clunk at low speed is going to be totally normal. There's a bit of slack that will unwind when you are getting off throttle and getting out of gear.
__________________
- Steve
MAZOC Meet Thread
Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!)
LIKE us on Facebook!
m4a1mustang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 02:36 PM   #7 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Vertigo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 15,476
Drives: 370z / R32
Rep Power: 220
Vertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Vertigo
Default

It happens when I'm in neutral and 1st through 3rd, but only when I'm braking at low speeds (10mph or less range). The couple times I've had to semi-hard brake, there wasn't a noise at all. Strange.
Vertigo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 05:43 PM   #8 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
m4a1mustang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 55,385
Drives: on two wheels
Rep Power: 6962
m4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond repute
Default

That's interesting... it could be a number of things. Let us know what your dealership tells you it is and we'll see if it makes any sense.
__________________
- Steve
MAZOC Meet Thread
Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!)
LIKE us on Facebook!
m4a1mustang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 06:14 PM   #9 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
FL 4Motion's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: FL
Posts: 4,776
Drives: Baby Shark
Rep Power: 701615
FL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by m4a1mustang View Post
That's interesting... it could be a number of things. Let us know what your dealership tells you it is and we'll see if it makes any sense.
U joints maybe?
FL 4Motion is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 06:15 PM   #10 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
m4a1mustang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 55,385
Drives: on two wheels
Rep Power: 6962
m4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FL 4Motion View Post
U joints maybe?
What did U just call me?

It really could be anything at this point. Hard to tell without being right there.
__________________
- Steve
MAZOC Meet Thread
Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!)
LIKE us on Facebook!
m4a1mustang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 06:19 PM   #11 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
FL 4Motion's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: FL
Posts: 4,776
Drives: Baby Shark
Rep Power: 701615
FL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond reputeFL 4Motion has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by m4a1mustang View Post
What did U just call me?

It really could be anything at this point. Hard to tell without being right there.
lol. at first I suspected the infamous axle clicking but he specifically said clunk so I figured maybe some slack in the u joints, u bastard.
FL 4Motion is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2011, 06:21 PM   #12 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
m4a1mustang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 55,385
Drives: on two wheels
Rep Power: 6962
m4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FL 4Motion View Post
lol. at first I suspected the infamous axle clicking but he specifically said clunk so I figured maybe some slack in the u joints, u bastard.
I thought about the axle click too, but, like u, dismissed it because of the clunk.
__________________
- Steve
MAZOC Meet Thread
Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!)
LIKE us on Facebook!
m4a1mustang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-31-2011, 05:06 PM   #13 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
Vertigo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 15,476
Drives: 370z / R32
Rep Power: 220
Vertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond reputeVertigo has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Vertigo
Default

Just got back from the dealership today and can't say enough good things about Colonial Nissan in Philadelphia. Good customer service, personable staff, and quick turnaround go a long way with me.
The service manager said the "rotors needed to be turned", whatever that means. Regardless, there is no more clunk and my car shifts smoother than before, which makes me wonder if they changed the fluids while my Z was in there. There wasn't a charge for the service.

All I know is, I'm enjoying my car more than ever now. for Colonial Nissan.

Last edited by Vertigo; 12-31-2011 at 05:09 PM.
Vertigo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-31-2011, 05:29 PM   #14 (permalink)
Track Member
 
Gunzero's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 889
Drives: Nissan 370z
Rep Power: 258
Gunzero has a reputation beyond reputeGunzero has a reputation beyond reputeGunzero has a reputation beyond reputeGunzero has a reputation beyond reputeGunzero has a reputation beyond reputeGunzero has a reputation beyond reputeGunzero has a reputation beyond reputeGunzero has a reputation beyond reputeGunzero has a reputation beyond reputeGunzero has a reputation beyond reputeGunzero has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Hmm, I have clanky noise at front right.. :s
__________________
Gunzero is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-31-2011, 05:31 PM   #15 (permalink)
A True Z Fanatic
 
m4a1mustang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 55,385
Drives: on two wheels
Rep Power: 6962
m4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond reputem4a1mustang has a reputation beyond repute
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Vertigo View Post
Just got back from the dealership today and can't say enough good things about Colonial Nissan in Philadelphia. Good customer service, personable staff, and quick turnaround go a long way with me.
The service manager said the "rotors needed to be turned", whatever that means. Regardless, there is no more clunk and my car shifts smoother than before, which makes me wonder if they changed the fluids while my Z was in there. There wasn't a charge for the service.

All I know is, I'm enjoying my car more than ever now. for Colonial Nissan.
That makes sense. If the rotors are a little warped you can get a little bit of "clunking" when you're braking pressure is lighter (when you are coming to a stop) due to the way the pads are contacting the rotor. Glad you are happy with the service and are having fun with the car.
__________________
- Steve
MAZOC Meet Thread
Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!)
LIKE us on Facebook!
m4a1mustang is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
They see me rolling...G37S Vert on Concept One CS 5.0 rolling vids cereal2k Other Vehicles 3 12-01-2011 10:30 PM
Clunky Convertible Top Operation Danny89141 Nissan 370Z Roadster (Convertible) 13 08-03-2010 07:19 AM
Will short shifter help my clunky shifting? tonybui Engine & Drivetrain 7 04-24-2010 06:47 PM
Clunky Shifting? DooDooBrown Engine & Drivetrain 15 11-07-2009 06:27 AM
CLuNky 1st to 2nd 355890 Nissan 370Z General Discussions 31 04-05-2009 11:19 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:40 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2