sounds the same noise as what mine made and one was shagged. replaced both of them for 300 from delta.

Had 2 surfs both spent heaps on and no good. bought an isuzu bighorn , been the most reliable vehicle and its been to hell and back. Mates got a nissan safari, bug bulky and expensive.

see this site on importing vehicles. Should help understand a bit more and also on this site find the link about frontal impact standards as new ones have just come out.http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/factsheets/44.html

Hope this helps
Brad