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"Clunking" or Thud in The Rear While Driving

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Old 12-08-19, 07:19 AM
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Default "Clunking" or Thud in The Rear While Driving

While driving, I am occasionally hearing a clunking or thud sort of sound in the rear of our 2014 ES350. Almost like a heavy weight is bouncing around in the trunk. The vehicle has 47,000 miles. I'm thinking it is perhaps a worn bushing or a loose exhaust mount. Thoughts anyone?
Old 12-08-19, 10:07 AM
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I have EXACTLY the same problem with my 300h. Same year. Same mileage! Wonder if the warranty will cover it?
Old 12-08-19, 12:32 PM
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Rear sway bushes.
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Funny enough - I'm having the same exact sound from the rear left with about 77k miles. I usually hear it when hitting a bump while turning. It's at the dealer currently (still under CPO warranty), so we'll see what they suspect.
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As an update in case anyone is curious - dealer diagnosed my clunk as the sunroof cables. They're replacing them under CPO warranty.
Plenty of posts about it on the GS forums, seems a little less common on the ES.
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