# Left Turn Crunch

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/left-turn-crunch/34280>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** outback, subaru\
**Created:** [July 31, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/left-turn-crunch/34280 "2009-07-31T12:51:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![drakirby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@drakirby](https://community.cartalk.com/u/drakirby)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/left-turn-crunch/34280/1 "2009-07-31T12:51:39Z")

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My car makes a loud crunching sound when I make a HARD left turn. It also goes wah wah wah wah with increasing speed the faster I drive. I had it to the dealer and spent $300 for diagnosis and replacement of the Universal Joint… there has been no change. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/left-turn-crunch/34280/2 "2009-07-31T12:52:49Z")

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Year? Mileage? Automatic or manual?

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**Author:** ![drakirby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@drakirby](https://community.cartalk.com/u/drakirby)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/left-turn-crunch/34280/3 "2009-08-03T15:41:42Z")

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Sorry… 1999 with just over 150,000 miles and an automatic.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/left-turn-crunch/34280/4 "2009-08-03T15:48:41Z")

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The problem might be with a worn ball joint. These can make a crunching sound when a heavy side load is put on the tire. A worn ball joint will also effect the camber in the alignment causing the tire to lean onto it’s sidewall while turning causing the wha wha sound.

Tester