u/No_Medium_7571

Honestly, this is something I’ve always done with every vehicle I drive. It’s just a habit of mine to put as little stress as possible on the steering rack, CV axles, and other steering components.

One simple rule: never turn the steering wheel while the vehicle is completely stopped. Instead, let the vehicle begin rolling before turning the wheel left or right. Even a slow crawl is enough.

When I bought my used Prologue, it had noticeable clicking noises while turning around corners. After a few weeks of consistently making sure the vehicle was moving before I turned the wheel, the clicking was dramatically reduced—I’d estimate by around 90%. Now it rarely happens.

What I’m getting at is this: if you’re someone who regularly cranks the steering wheel from lock to lock while the vehicle is sitting still, you’re likely putting more load on the steering and axle components, and you may notice the clicking much more often.

To be clear, this isn’t a fix, and you shouldn’t have to change your driving habits to compensate for the issue. The clicking shouldn’t be happening in the first place. But if it’s bothering you, this driving habit has made a significant difference for me, so I thought it was worth sharing as this has-been my experience.

Recently, my apartment complex towed my nearly 5500lb prologue by lifting it up from the front wheels and dragging it through the curvy 110 freeway and the shitty streets of LA to their tow yard, from Pasadena to downtown Los Angeles. Nonetheless, I only had the car a few days and I didn’t notice any squeaks or rattle from the moonroof prior to the tow. After tow it seems that every time I’m traveling on imperfect roads I’m hearing the moonroof rattle squeak or the headliner/cassette area make noise over bumps and cracks and things like that.

So I’m wondering, does anyone else have the same issue and maybe it’s like a non-issue or a normal thing that happens that I should probably just ignore. Or is it something that was caused by the tow and now the moonroof cassette is somehow damaged. The sound goes away entirely when the moonroof is open while driving.

It’s not loud, it’s very subtle, like plastic rubbing/shifting around.. the car is single motor touring. And parking brake was not engaged so they just lifted the front wheels and rolled it out