Q: Clicking noise while turning. Possibly the CV joints?
My car has been making a clicking noise when I turn today I turned into the parking lot at work and hear a loud pop then a bad grinding noise started I killed the engine and started it back up. It looks like some parts are hanging from near the wheel on the passenger side. I think its the cv joint but I'm not sure.
My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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