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Stashesha
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Questions. . . . My car sounds like an uneven washing machine especially when I turn the steering wheel to the right. I can feel the motions in the pedals... I have no idea what its from... Anyone have any idea????


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dangeris
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more info please. IS it doing it at high or low speeds or both? when does it start? 20mph, when does it happen? just during turns to the right or left or both. Is it occasionally or is it all the time? Does it happen going forward or reverse, etc.

Shaking like an uneven washing machine isn't quite cutting it as a description of the problem

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ohiostate
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Like dangeris more info would be required..


Stashesha
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Well. . . its starts quickly at a low speed like driving through a parking lot i can hear it. As i increase in acceleration it gets louder. i can heard it when i drive straight but mostly when i turn the wheel to the right. I feel a thumping in the pedals. It never does it when the wheel turns to the left. It happens all the time. It started not too long ago but doesn't stop. it feels as though its progressively gotten worse. . . . I don't have any trouble driving my car or starting it. The car drives fine with this only exception......

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dldjros69
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umm i pretty much dont know crap about cars, but i have had crappy cars.

This sounds like it could possible be your cv joint.

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PapaSmurf2k3
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That has all the characteristics of a bad wheel bearing. Probably your driver's side front if you can feel it in the pedal and it gets louder in right hand turns (right hand turns load the driver's side suspension components... which puts more load on that wheel bearing). Probably sounds like a wha-wha-wha noise?

We call 'em "WHA WHA WHA WHEEL BEARING!!!". Should cost you $200-$350 to get it fixed depending on where you go. Good luck! If you want to check to make sure yourself, jack up that side of the car... the wheel probably has some play in it if you grasp the tire from the 12 'O clock position, and 6 'O clock position, and rock it in towards the engine and back outward towards you (pushing with your hand at 12, pulling with your hand at 6, and alternating).


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