# What’s wrong with my car? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 14, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506 "2019-04-14T20:06:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leticiarioss\_150772](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@leticiarioss\_150772](https://community.cartalk.com/u/leticiarioss_150772)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506/1 "2019-04-14T20:06:56Z")
We were driving down the street when we heard something dragging. We got out and saw this… What is this part called and how easy is it to fix? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/5/5fa5ab6d49d59499112edbea4b546d54d36c904e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506/2 "2019-04-14T20:11:35Z")
Would REALLY help if you told us what kind and year car this is… Looks like a broken driveshaft. Easy for me to fix, may be impossible for you. ---
**Author:** ![leticiarioss\_150772](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@leticiarioss\_150772](https://community.cartalk.com/u/leticiarioss_150772)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506/3 "2019-04-14T20:18:24Z")
Sorry. It is a 2011 Dodge Nitro. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506/4 "2019-04-14T20:22:17Z")
The driveshaft broke. [https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=5112075&cc=1447231&jsn=455](https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=5112075&cc=1447231&jsn=455) RockAuto has one for $800.00. Tester ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506/5 "2019-04-14T20:22:24Z")
> [@leticiarioss\_150772](#): > > We were driving down the street when we heard something dragging. We got out and saw this… What is this part called and how easy is it to fix? So your car is still drivable?Could be a piece of the exhaust or even a shock absorber. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506/6 "2019-04-14T20:23:45Z")
It must have all wheel drive. That part hanging down is a driveshaft. Or actually half a driveshaft. They cost about $400. Not too hard to replace if you have the right tools. The far bigger issue is WHY did the shaft destroy itself? ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 3:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506/7 "2019-04-15T03:57:37Z")
There are $400 driveshafts for that car on rock auto, but the driveshaft that looks like that is $821. + shipping and tax. As Mustangman said, why did it break? Car driveshafts usually break at the u-joint, not in the middle like that. I have seen class 8 trucks with insanely heavt loads break a driveshaft but they twist then in two. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 11:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506/8 "2019-04-15T11:31:15Z")
Car was towed? ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506/9 "2019-04-15T13:28:53Z")
Sure looks like it has been significantly polished just in front of the break. Like a center mount bearing or something was there. Perhaps some part like that seized up and the shaft twisted in half… ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-s-wrong-with-my-car/138506/10 "2019-04-15T14:19:52Z")
Get it to a trusted mechanic, get an estimate. Likely more needs repairing than just the driveshaft.