# 94 sentra front end noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-sentra-front-end-noise/26167>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 7, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-sentra-front-end-noise/26167 "2009-02-07T16:50:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![75mphcruiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/6f9a4e/32.png) [@75mphcruiser](https://community.cartalk.com/u/75mphcruiser)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-sentra-front-end-noise/26167/1 "2009-02-07T16:50:26Z")

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A couple of months ago I noticed a sound coming from the front end of my car. The sound is similar to a pusle of escaping air from a piston (not an engine piston) under compression. At first I only noticed it when going over the speed bumps in the parking garage at work. I now notice it when going over any significant bump. There also seems to be a small amount of deviation in my wheel tracking when changing lanes to the right. I was thinking that it is the control arm bushings. The dealership says the bushings and contral arm come as a single unit, and it will cost $500.00 to relace it. I am not all that confident in my diagnosis, and I don’t want to shell out this money unecesarily, and certainly not if it won’t solve my problem. HELP!

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**Author:** ![75mphcruiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/6f9a4e/32.png) [@75mphcruiser](https://community.cartalk.com/u/75mphcruiser)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-sentra-front-end-noise/26167/2 "2009-02-07T16:51:30Z")

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I am sorry that should be a 2004 Sentra