Car start up is fine, dying out when I put in gear, clunking noise follows

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Apr 8, 2018 | 09:25 PM

kennyG37x

Thread Starter

Registered User

Joined: Jan 2015

Posts: 9

Likes: 0

From: Colorado

Car start up is fine, dying out when I put in gear, clunking noise follows

everything was fine this morning when I drove my car, I bought new intakes and planned on installing them later on, made a Home Depot run and as I was leaving Home Depot I shifted from park to drive... car dies. Did it again. Same thing happens. gave it some gas, and heard this clunking noise. I stopped immediately. I looked up kinda what I thought, which was the dirty throttle bodies and luckily I was changing out my intakes if I made it home. It was a struggle making it home. When I got home I cleaned them, installed the intakes. Went to fire up the car, it made a difference with the car not dying in R or F gear, but I’m still hearing this clunking noise and I’m pretty scared to drive on it. Has this happend to anyone? Cars at 106,000

Apr 8, 2018 | 11:17 PM

slartibartfast

Super Moderator

iTrader: (7)

Joined: Oct 2014

Posts: 6,105

Likes: 842

From: Houston, Tx

Sounds like axle or drive shaft u-joint.

Apr 9, 2018 | 08:44 AM

kennyG37x

Thread Starter

Registered User

Joined: Jan 2015

Posts: 9

Likes: 0

From: Colorado

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyG37x

Quote:

Originally Posted by slartibartfast

Sounds like axle or drive shaft u-joint.

it definitely sounds more like a u joint then the axle, it’s commin from underneath the middle of the car I’m gunna take it to a Mechanic today. Thanks for the reply