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    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport
    i have the same problem, but almost positive that it is not caused by the brakes, its a driveline thing, mine went away significantly when i got my transmission flushed and is now back about 5000 miles later... also next time you come to a hard stop, without releasing the brake, shift to neutral, you will feel that same "clunk" then shift back to drive and you will take off the line like normal with no clunk
    I too have had the same symtom since i have had the vx and i completely agree with etl on this,it is not the brakes although it can lead you to think it is cause it happens when you let off the brake to take off,i believe it is in the driveline or rear suspension.I kinda thought that maybe the rear coil springs were getting weak and posibly sliding around a bit when braking and causing this thumping feeling/noise but i am not sure,i kinda quit trying to figure it out a while back and have been just driving it.But you know now that im thinking about this i did notice that it does not do it when temps outside are cold like below freezing especially and it does it alot and thumps much heavier when temps are high.Iduno

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    I also get the symptoms when slowly going over speed bumps which leads me to believe it is in the rear suspension but not sure yet,i am going to put it in the air soon and do a full inspection of everything.

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    Driveline. Known issue with VXs...and a fairly easy fix at the dealership.

    ...as long as your dealership has a good VX guy on staff.
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