long road trip ticking noise and clutch feel
 

took a 6 hr trip from ATL to Orange Beach, AL this weekend....car ran almost continuously around 80-87mph for about 3-3.5 hours on first tank of gas before stopping.....AC was on low the whole time....

stopped for gas - cranked back up and had a terrible clattering noise under the hood (sounded like near driver side) - then it stopped. Got back on interstate and after getting back up to 60mph+ this ticking sound started - sounded like from same area. AC on or off didnt change. stopped and checked for something loose or flapping under hood - found nothing. continued trip.

weird thing is that 1.0 hr later (still with AC on) got off interstate for last 1.5 hr. of trip. now clutch feels funny - feels like its vibrating when I push it in - doesnt feel right at all, but shifts fine in all gears. turned AC off and left off. after being at a lower speed for about an hour clutch started feeling normal (somewhat) again. get to destination and car is fine rest of weekend.

start trip back home -- car is fine 1.5 hrs to interstate with AC on, after running highway speeds again for 2-3 hrs noise starts again and when getting off for gas, same weird clutch feel - get home and let sit and is fine again.

any ideas -- obviously dealer isnt going to find if you have to drive for hours to get it to happen

I'm bringing this thread back to life... Sable I have the EXACT SAME clattering noise coming from under the car, driver side, sounds like its coming from the engine... on a 6h road trip under condition similar to yours.

I'm currently about 600 miles from home and this worries me very much!

Let me know how it turned out for you!!!