Heard a pop while driving

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
216,957 MILES • 4.2L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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US4LIFE23
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The passenger side front tire would knock when making left turns. The other night while driving the front passenger tire was making a knocking noise while driving and then all of a sudden I heard a loud pop and that tire started wobbling and the steering wheel started shaking and moving left to right. There was a loud knocking and scrapping sound.
Aug 12, 2019 at 10:10 AM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

Unfortunately, something like that needs to be diagnosed by physical inspection.It definitely sounds suspension related but your vehicle will need to be put up on a hoist and thoroughly inspected.Here a few tutorials for you to get a basic idea:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/vehicle-grinding-noise

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-howling-noise

If I had to make a guess I would think maybe a ball joint is suspect.If you're going to have the car inspected and don't feel safe driving it/or causing more damage I would suggest having it towed to a shop.Most repair shops offer a free inspection.Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.

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Aug 12, 2019 at 1:30 PM
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