2003 Forester Clunk Noise

Apr 10, 2005 3 Replies

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Mel 21 years ago

Help

I have been to the local dealer 3 times and they are unable to fix this problem. From what I can see the dealer is trying, but so far no results.

I can't pinpoint the (like a heat shield) position of the sound. Sometimes it sounds like it is coming from under the car and sometimes under the dash. I can make it happen every time by running over the reflectors on the road at 50 miles per hour with my right tires. Speed bumps or ruts in the road do not cause this sound. The car has been making this noise since it was new.

My wife and I have been very happy with this car, but this problem is getting OLD, and the warranty is going to run out soon.

Thanks in advance

Mel

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P T 21 years ago

Sometime last year I made a post about a similar clunk in a Forester I test drove. Someone responded that he had the same. Maybe you can find these in the Google archives... Pete

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KLS 21 years ago

Our clunk was related to a loose donut tire in the trunk well; the jack was banging around in there, so we just tightened everything up and that noise went away. Hope yours is as simple.

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Mel 20 years ago

There was an electrical connector that was loose under the dash, near the break peddle. I just use a tie rap to fasten it to some other wires.

The dealer looked at this three times and could not find the problem. It was easy to figure out once I noticed I could reproduce the sound by stomping on the break peddle.

Works great now.

Mel

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