Suspension or motor mounts

2007 HYUNDAI SONATA
193,000 MILES • 3.3L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TRISH HARRELL
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When I first crank my car and put it in reverse, it makes a kind of thump or clunk when it engages and when I put it in forward it clunky sounds. Sometimes when I go down a gravel road it makes a kind of rumble feel on passenger side front tire. Also, sometimes feels a little loose like wheels going to come off. It sounds like it needs new struts because it makes a squeaky dry sound going over any kind of slight bump. I had new struts put on front recently thinking it would fix things, but it has not.
Feb 5, 2018 at 6:04 PM
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Struts do not cause a squeaking sound. They can cause a thumping when cornering or over bad bumps, but they have to be real bad for that to occur. Given the combination of symptoms, start with the engine mount that controls engine rocking. That will be in the center, connected to the front or rear of the engine. It is two pieces of metal with a rubber isolator in between. If the rubber is deteriorated badly enough, the metal parts will clunk and rub against each other and that can cause a squeak.
Feb 5, 2018 at 6:21 PM