Ok, i know i really need to get my car into the shop and get it looked at. But i noticed that sometimes when i hit holes or somthing like that in the right front of my car it will make a loud thud noise, like somthing is pounding against somthing else.(only thing i could think of is my tire hitting the top of my wheel well) Could this be that i need new shocks or struts.... (noob question... whats the difference between shocks and struts)

 

I get it rarely on the left front... makes you think you just ripped off the front suspension right? I can only think it is a shock to the suspension that makes it hit the protective plastic or something in the wheel well.

 

how many miles do you have on your car? It might be a bad strut or like Mad said, something in that general area that may need fixing..

 

Have same problem, it's like somebody hits bottom of car (near front wheel) with a hammer (thud metal sound)

I noticed, that it happens when i slightly press brake and get into a hole (I know that it's bad to brake in holes, but sometimes it's impossible to see that cr@ppy holes :-( ).
Once it happend when I press accelerator and get into hole.

I don't think it's wheel hiting wheel well (tire wouldn't make that sound).

 

well im glad im not the only one having this problem.... anyone have any idea what it could be? Right now i've got about 67,000 on my car.

 

Could also be a tie rod end ... just had mine replaced cuz it was doing the same thing.

 

Hey Wow!! Im Not The Only One Eaither. It Sounds Like A Loud Im Botteming Out But Im Not And It Does It Also When I Get Wheel Hop Or Hiting A Hole.. Dunno Kinda Weird

 

my cutty had the same problem and it turned out to be the strut... if i pushed down hard on the tire the noise was coming out of it made the same loud noise.. take it to a shop and tell them to look at it.. it was like 250-300 for two struts for my cutty... i dont know how much for a tibby

 

if i have to replace my strut i think im just going to buy all 4 struts. From what i've heard KYB GR-2 Gas sturts are good.... thats probably the route i'll end up going

 

not a bad idea... I would at least replace them in pairs as Shocks and struts do wear out in time.. having ONE good strut on a car cannot be a good ride.