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Impureclient · 03-04-2021, 12:29 PM

I didn't make a video of it happening but just wanted to put this up in case somebody was running into the same sound.
I'm at only 27.5k miles and around 27k I started hearing a clunk coming from the drivers side dash. If I went over a speed bump or really rough road it would make
what sounded like something from the suspension rattling. Then I later realized if I whipped the steering wheel back and forth it at a stop, it would barely do it also.
The dealer replaced the sway bar bushings, under warranty and since they said they were loose, and that didn't fix it. Then they replaced
the whole steering column assembly and it went away.
So if you are going over bumps and it's pretty loud like somethings loose and can also lightly recreate the sound by whipping the wheel back and forth
when the car isn't moving, there's your problem. Seems premature at 27k miles but there it is.

03-04-2021, 12:29 PM	#1
Impureclient Banned Join Date: May 2015 Drives: 2015 FR-S Location: NPR, Florida Posts: 2,404 Thanks: 1,802 Thanked 2,903 Times in 1,282 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Steering column assembly clunk from dash area I didn't make a video of it happening but just wanted to put this up in case somebody was running into the same sound. I'm at only 27.5k miles and around 27k I started hearing a clunk coming from the drivers side dash. If I went over a speed bump or really rough road it would make what sounded like something from the suspension rattling. Then I later realized if I whipped the steering wheel back and forth it at a stop, it would barely do it also. The dealer replaced the sway bar bushings, under warranty and since they said they were loose, and that didn't fix it. Then they replaced the whole steering column assembly and it went away. So if you are going over bumps and it's pretty loud like somethings loose and can also lightly recreate the sound by whipping the wheel back and forth when the car isn't moving, there's your problem. Seems premature at 27k miles but there it is.