Clunk Sound Near Right Front Wheel

[NOT ON MY WATCH]

So...on Friday I noticed a very loud "clunk" sound - metal against metal when backing up into my driveway. My immediate thought was that it was the ABS - like maybe I tapped the brake so quickly that the ABS engaged. On second thought, the noise was WAY too loud for ABS.

I drive around more on Friday, including some reverse - and no more sound.

Over the weekend I took a long drive up the coast and while pulling up to the pump at a gas station, that noise occurs again. Loud "CLUNK". Not good.

I am somewhat concerned because it seems like it involves the brakes or steering, or suspension - not sure...but not overly concerned because the noise only happens at low speeds - and possibly only while turning.

I drive all the way home and no problems. I pull into my driveway at an angle (because otherwise the car bottoms out) and sure enough - that loud metal against metal noise again.

I didn't drive the car in to work today, but will drive it over to a dealer first thing tomorrow AM.

I think this is the final straw for me (yeah, I've said that before). I love the car but the constant problems are sapping the enjoyment and wasting my time. I have had more problems in 3 months with this car than all the problems with all other cars I've owned in their lifetimes...I have a true love-hate relationship with this car.

[Southern]

I know that if I have the troubles you have had, I will sell/trade this thing and move on.
I don't threaten, I act. I will not put up with a ton of crap from an automobile.
I took entirely too much grief from my other car......but have to admit that after I did Nissan's QC for them, it was a good car.

Can't even begin to hazard a guess as to what the clunk might be.
Especially if you are sure about the location of the sound.
If you weren't so sure, I would guess a bad or loose steering rack........

But so far so good.
Dealer sending guy out to change my battery in about an hour.......we'll see if that is all that it is.......

[DavidL]

Not that this will make you feel any better about your 'latest problem'; I'm sorry about that. BUT... I've had my '08 CTS4 since August 28, 2007; NO problems with it at all (I currently have slightly over 6000 miles on it). ANY car model, can, and does, have problems with individual units (read about Mercedes problems, lately?).

[NOT ON MY WATCH]

Uh oh...wife just called me. She says there are wet spots of a dark fluid on the driveway...looks like oil...maybe. No other car has parked there except my CTS. They are going to have to pay for my driveway to be cleaned...