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Expert: - 7/24/2011


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just had the fuel system replaced and some suspension work done five days ago yesterday was driving and heard a loud clicking noise i thought it was a flat but the noise was coming from under the hood i then pulled over put the van in park  and it was still drifting in park so then i hit the emergency brake it was driving fine this happen all of a sudden i cut the van off and started it back up started up fine but when i tried to put it in gear it went into gear but made a loud clicking noise and would not move or anything they say they had to reset my check engine light does the computer being reset have anything to do with the van not doing anything but making a loud clicking noise when being put into gear i really need some feedback please help me i just got it out of the shop and i don,t know if the work they did had something to do with the problem i am having now please help me figure this out?

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Roland
It sound to me like one of the 4 cv joints (2 on each front drive shaft) has separated and needs to be replaced. If suspension work involved removing a drive shaft in order to service a suspension part then something may have been done wrong.
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