Affected Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Date Published
APR 01, 2017
NHTSA TSB #
10146664
TSB Document
Summary
CREAKING NOISE WHEN CORNERING. A creaking noise is heard from the front end of the vehicle while cornering (predominantly left turns) under the following conditions: Driving In 1st or 2nd gear; While coasting or accelerating; with an Outside ambient temperature that is below 10C (50F); and After engine warm-up, the ambient temperature of engine compartment may exceed 10C (50F) even though the outside temperature is still below 10C (50F). Noise cannot be reproduced during straight-ahead driving.