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Replying to: 101649 (Feb 24, 2009 4:43 am) |
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Yesterday I took my '06 Azera into the shop to have a few things fixed. They gave me a loaner...an '09 Sonata. I think I have finally heard the infamous suspension clunk everyone has been talking about. Funny I had to drive a Sonata to hear it. I turned the radio off and really concentrated on what I was hearing. After about 3 miles on DC streets, it really started sounding more like an issue with suspension isolation. I say this because I rolled the windows down to get a listen and you don't hear any noise eminating from the suspension, you only hear it inside the cabin. It doesn't come across as the type of sound of metal bangin agaist metal, that creates a more distinct sound that would also be heard outside the car. I think, in all honesty, that it's more about sound feedback travelling through the suspension components to the chassis of the car, which in turn is heard in the cabin. It's not as far fetched as you would think. The question then would be...could new, better quailty bushings take care of this issue? What are some things that could help eliminate suspension feedback through the chassis so that it's not heard in the cabin?
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Replying to: allmet33 (Feb 25, 2009 8:43 am) 1) Is this a symptom not of the suspension components, but of an insufficiently stiff body structure allowing reverberations where the components join it? 2) If the bushings are at fault, is it because they're so excessively soft that they allow slack or bottoming? Would stiffer urethane bushings fix it? It's interesting to note that Hyundai's press release on its effort to fix this in '08 said they actually went to softer bushings than previously. This would seem to indicate that Hyundai doesn't agree.
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Replying to: tonycd (Feb 27, 2009 11:52 am) Would a stiffer bushing actually be the answer? I would think stiffer would allow more vibration through to surrounding surfaces, whereas a softer one would absorb more. I would think it was the case since the clunk doesn't seem to be an issue with the '08 Azeras. IF...the bushings were the culprit, I would think it would be easy to retro-fit all '06-07 Azeras with the same bushings used in the '08 models. Again, please don't take my posting as saying the suspension isn't at fault here, but the experience I have had with the '09 Sonata I'm driving right now really gave me some time to hear it and think of other possibilities of what could be the problem. On another note, now I'm worried that I could possibly hear the clunking noise as I was informed that they are replacing the strut/shock that was causing the noise. I really, really hope they're replacing it with the same model and that everything goes back to how it was before the creaking noise started. We shall see!!!
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Replying to: allmet33 (Feb 27, 2009 12:00 pm) I bought my 07 Azzy in Nov 07. I was aware of the noise issue before I bought it. I haven't heard any noises in my car in about 18k miles. I drive over our wretched potholed roads here in Houston. Other than tire noise, I haven't heard anything. I am very very sensitive to noise & if it was a prominent noise, I would have noticed it. Could someone explain to me how it sounds? Sometimes when I drive over rough roads, I turn off the radio just to hear any noises coming from the suspension & haven't found any.
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Replying to: wobbly_ears (Feb 27, 2009 12:23 pm) The clunk I'm hearing in the Sonata sounds like (as one poster put it) a few golf balls in a big box. It doesn't have a metal on metal sound at all, it's more of a muted thud and it just seems to come from underneath the car. With the windows rolled down, you hear nothing at all outside the car other than the tires across the pavement. Inside the car, whenever you traverse a patch of uneven pavement, you hear the "clunk" and it seems to be in concert with how the car travels over the uneven road. There's another issue, it's not heard in all the vehicles. I own an '06 Azera and I haven't heard the noise I hear in the '09 Sonata or any other clunk noise described by anyone else that seems to have the issue. Up until my recent creaking noise, my suspension has been fine. Honestly, if you've driven over rough roads and you don't hear any sounds that alert you or make you feel uneasy about your car...I wouldn't even worry about it. You just happen to be one of the lucky ones (as the ones with the problem would put it).
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Allmet What do you think about the cpu used in the genesis 3.8 to install in the Azera 3.8 to up the hp??? Don't know enough about the genesis engine internals as to capability and those of the azera to handle the genesis cpu....your thoughts.. 101649
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Replying to: 101649 (Mar 01, 2009 7:23 am) You have presented a very, very interesting idea. I guess you would need to do a little research to find out exactly what the differences are between the 3.8's found in the Azera and the Genesis. If all it takes is a CPU change to benefit from the added horsepower and keep the fuel ecomony the same...that would be a major boost.
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Purchased new 2006 Azera new Feb 2006 build date Oct 2005. Since day one had a rumbling noise as if card board boxes in trunk only at slow speed over uneven surface.Lately a loud clunk started to happen when going over sunken manhole covers or potholes. Problem found to be dust covers on the shocks that are free floating thus causing the rumbling and clunk. Dust covers secured by screwing to frame and they still do the job as intended. Car now quieter than when delivered. Dealer has sent a notice to Hyundai Canada of the fix.
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 03, 2009 8:10 am) What did you drop on the A6 you just bought??? $24-$27large??
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