Readers of this blog will be aware of two recent incidents that me and my "truck", a 2008 Nissan Rogue has experienced over the last two weeks:- A mishap in the parking lot of Costco in Peterborough; and,
- Above vehicle being tagged and towed a week later in Toronto.
You'll recall the saying that "bad things usually occur in threes"?
Well, here we go.
On Sunday, while backing out our driveway, the truck was making some very strange noises - sounding awfully like a man with severe prostate problems, groaning with the effort of attempting to pee - or not.
These same noises could also be heard when the vehicle was travelling forward and a hard turn was made.
Earlier today at TransCanada Nissan, I described those same symptoms to Dean Bosnell the Service Manager. Dean being Dean, did not react one way or the other to my description, not even an "I'll humour you" smile.
Up went the vehicle on a hoist. The underside was examined thoroughly; all four wheels were removed (should have brought in my snow tires); brakes were checked, etc. Nothing.
Everyone even cheerfully and readily admitted that all the shop's techs could hear the car groaning and moaning.After each methodical check, the truck was then driven to determine if the vehicle was still under duress. Affirmative each time. They even had wires attached to various parts of the chassis and the tech was listening to the car "speak" through headphones.
To no avail.
Finally a decision was made to order and install a new differential. Did not make me feel any better to hear everyone at the dealership state that they had never heard any vehicle express itself in such a way ever before.
Lucky me.
2 comments:
Hey,
I'm no mechanic, and I am not familiar with the Nissan front end, but I experienced a similar groaning from our old Windstar.
The was a broken coil on the very bottom of the spring where it sits in the cup. It wasn't load bearing and didn't affect the handling, but as the two ends rubbed together during a tight turn, they would produce a groaning noise.
Mine broke 2 months after the ten year 'lifetime' warranty ran out.
Its a long shot on a vehicle as new as yours, but its a quick look to find.
DJW
Thanks, DJ.
What I did not make clear was the fact that said noise comes from the vehicle's rear end...
Two techs at the dealership were looking high and low; I'll mention this to them next week and we'll see what's what.
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