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12-13-2005, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Noremac

Hurray!!!! Yippee!!!! My creaking is gone!!!!

(well, almost anyway - read on)

I finally was able to convince my dealer (Passport, Alexandria, VA) to replace the compression rods. Here are the parts they replaced:

ROD COMPL - TENSION, FR - 54469-AL511 Qty 1 $151.87 Each
ROD COMPL - COMPRESS - 54468-AL511 Qty 1 $153.22 Each

After driving my usual course today, I was barely able to hear any of the original "creaking" sound. But it was still there very faintly when going over some rougher bumps. Overall, the fix is a 95% success! I am delighted, even if Passport was still saying "we couldn't reproduce the sound..."

(For background info, my "creaking" or "crunching" sound was coming from the front end, both sides, mostly at low speed, more noticeable in colder temps, and when driving over slight undulations in pavement, driveway aprons, dips and humps in the road.)

THIS IS THE FIX!!

Come on Infiniti, it's time to inform your dealers about this!

Same here!!! The dealer changed the same parts on mine (2005), and damn!! It sure is weird to not hear that damn creak!!! Makes the car sound more solid. But, I've only had it back 1 day. We'll see if it comes back over time.

For those with this problem, take a drive with the service advisor so they hear the creak. It took me 2 visits to finally have them change it. The first time, I couldn't reproduce it myself. Last week, the 2nd time, it took the service advisor to drive my car for him to hear it. Good luck!!!

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