# 99 corolla clunking sound

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-corolla-clunking-sound/35766>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** corolla, toyota\
**Created:** [August 29, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-corolla-clunking-sound/35766 "2009-08-29T17:14:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wpranke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5fc32e/32.png) [@wpranke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wpranke)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-corolla-clunking-sound/35766/1 "2009-08-29T17:14:42Z")

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my lovely girlfriend drives a 99 corolla and the car has developed a random clunking sound. it seems to come from the left front area of the car. i don’t thing it’s the CV joint or half shaft because they tend to make a clicking sound when you turn the wheel. this seems to be a completely random clunk, clunk, clunk, sound that comes and goes with no specific cause/effect.  
  
 a mechanic told my girlfriend that it was the output shaft bearings in the transmission. i’m not sure if that’s right or if he was trying to get her to buy a new transmission from his shop.  
  
 i’ve looked the car over and can’t find anything lose or out of place.  
  
 please help  
  
 wayne

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**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-corolla-clunking-sound/35766/2 "2009-08-29T17:54:11Z")

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Perhaps a balljoint is worn out and loose?