GX Front Suspension Noise/Looseness

[Xobrat]

Mine issue with the clunking ended up being the stabilizer bar links. They were both replaced and the clunking sound/feel is primarily gone. I do on rare occasions feel it slightly but it’s minimal.

Thank you for that info. Have my first checkup this week so will make that mention to the dealer.

 

[Earth]

Mine issue with the clunking ended up being the stabilizer bar links. They were both replaced and the clunking sound/feel is primarily gone. I do on rare occasions feel it slightly but it’s minimal.

Did they tell you what was actually wrong with the old links? Manufacturing defect? Parts wore out prematurely?

 

[Hoffy1337]

Did they tell you what was actually wrong with the old links? Manufacturing defect? Parts wore out prematurely?

They did not, it wasn’t worn out parts because my vehicle had only 800 miles on it and it did it from delivery day. My guess its an issue with the parts from Lexus. The torqued everything up front first with no help. I do know that the master service tech had conversations with either other service departments or someone from Lexus to help with the resolution. I had driven other OT’s and none of them did it and I was looking for it. I started a thread on this awhile back and there is more information there from others that be of help.

 

[Earth]

They did not, it wasn’t worn out parts because my vehicle had only 800 miles on it and it did it from delivery day. My guess its an issue with the parts from Lexus. The torqued everything up front first with no help. I do know that the master service tech had conversations with either other service departments or someone from Lexus to help with the resolution. I had driven other OT’s and none of them did it and I was looking for it. I started a thread on this awhile back and there is more information there from others that be of help.

Weird. Maybe a defective bushing.

 

[cmfhsu]

I'd suspect it's more likely to be the ball joint side, rather than the bushing side, because that bottom bushing is beefy. Even an ever so slight amount of movement in that sway bar hole - and you might need a big ol pry bar to discover it - can cause a noticeable clunk.

That happened to me in my BMW. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get anything to budge and reveal the source of my clunk, but my sway bar was a little rusty, so after many months of pulling my hair out, I just replaced it with a brand new sway bar and it became quiet as a mouse.