Clunking Noise When Driving Your Car, SUV or Truck Over Bumps?

Do you hear clunking, bumping or rattling noises when driving your car or truck over bumps? In this video, Len gives you two tips on how to diagnose clunking or bumping noises you may hear while driving.

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[MMGJ]

Thank God that's what it was. I thought it was the bodies in the trunk

[briand]

Just fixed an annoying clunk when quickly turning at low speeds in our 2012 Charger. There are steel rings or guards on the sway bars that center the bar between the rubber bushing mounts. They were too far apart, causing these guard rings (on the right side in my case) to hit the steel bushing mount when the car is side loaded. Took a drift punch and hammer, knocked it inboard a bit and reinstalled the new bushings. No more clunk! Check these steel guard retainer rings (whatever they're called...) if they're crushing the bushings and/or hitting the mounts.

[mike]

In my experience, it isn’t usually a sway bar bushing or link, it’s usually lower control arms or their bushings.

[outoforder]

You know what’s that noise you hear?? That shock absorber !!! I almost fainted looking at it!!

[lm]

Was test driving a 6 year old renault the other day. Came back and drove veeery gently over the curb to enter the dealer lot, and it made these clonking sounds when going over. Asked the saleman about it, he immediately replyed: "If it's within the normal range, " whatever that is supposed to mean. I don't know much about cars, but noticing something like that, and then his reaction being less than comforting, I knew not to buy it. You just confirmed my suspicion for me.

[gbush]

Thanks, I drive W210 and heard some clinking noise while driving across bumping road. I'll check the rear sway bar link and brushing for replacement.

[irvinm]

Is this the same for front passenger side chevy equinox?Mine does this knock sound or thump going over a bumps but only noticeable from passenger front even i can here it on the driver seat

[younginng]

Would you need an alignment after replacing those parts? Thank you

[CameronDC-Grimes]

That's funny, I was putting in rear shocks a few days ago. I looked at my links and they where rusty AF, I grabbed the Sway Bar Link and gave pressure and it rattled around, the rubber bushing was very bad. Cracks heat damaged and a lot of slop in the movement.
Well long story short I decided to order Sway Bar links on front and rear, as well as rear sway bar bushings Moog.
I then drove today and was getting horrible clanks and grinding during bumps from rear passenger side.
Looks like I ordered what I needed 😎

[Degreez]

About how much do u estimate to repair this & is this something you should repair on both sides

[aeyota]

Replaced my shocks and struts front and rear also front suspension but on my rear I replaced my sway bar end links & sway bar bushings but I still hear a clunk noise over a bump any suggestions?

[alexmessina]

I’ve had brand ORM sway bushes leave the bar able to move axially but be solid radially, with no noise... have u experienced this or wld u say there shld be no sliding axial movement on a good sway bar bushing?

[rajathmohan]

Thanks man. I need to change for my Acadia

[aaronrcpilot]

Hello. Thanks for the video, I have 2014 Canry SE and it's making sound like ran over something whle backing up and happebed to me twice, just wondered you came across this kind of problems . Please help. Thanks for your time.

[CoMorbiditty]

Ive got a very loud clunk on turning in the rear wheels. Could be the bushings.

[CHiTO]

I have a loud pop noise on my front driver side whenever i go over bumps on inclined driveways. The sway bar links and bushing all look good. What can it be?

[TheDeviousDave]

I wasn't hearing any clunk until I drove on the freeway the other day & hit a pothole at 45+ mph now there's a slight clunk on my front left driver side but it's not heard when I hit every single bump, only on deep bumps you can hear it

[DarknoorX]

Thanks. I'll check all suspensions of my 2014 Malibu now.

[yatusabes]

Can you guys do more videos on the MB’s Silverado’s 2003-2006 models specifically please