Drove the back roads all around my house, and as I'm heading back home, I popped on small stretch of highway (about 2 miles) to get home.
Just as I get the car up to about 70, I hear something snap, like a spring, and it sounds like the spring is whipping or spinning. The noise appears to be coming from the front passenger wheel, or just behing the dash. My first thought was that the spring for the front hood let go and was banging around under the hood.
The car had no vibration and the brakes were fine, I slowed down and limped it to the exit, did a quick look under the hood, and in the wheel well. Nothing looked like a problem, I got back in, and drove it home, still making that noise like a spring clanking around. Did another quick inspection in the driveway, and couldn't find anything. I put it to bed, and planned pull the wheels this morning to see if I could find what happened.
This morning, as I go out there to jack up the car, the problem is staring me in the face...
The windshield trim popped out at the top, and was flapping in the breeze. It had seperated at the top center clip, but all pieces were in tact, and not bent. I was able to re-attach everything and make sure it was secure, and went for an even longer and more enjoyable ride today.
Can't tell you how relieved it feels to go from thinking something really serious broke, and is gonna cost significant cash, to taking 10 minutes to pop the trim back in place and go for a nice long drive...
