# Knocking in my 02 Taurus

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/knocking-in-my-02-taurus/6079>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 17, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knocking-in-my-02-taurus/6079 "2007-10-17T18:41:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mexplmb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mexplmb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mexplmb)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knocking-in-my-02-taurus/6079/1 "2007-10-17T18:41:55Z")

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noise in the front when hitting small bumps is that the struts or something else

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knocking-in-my-02-taurus/6079/2 "2007-10-17T18:48:49Z")

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A broken stabilizer bar end link will cause a knocking noise when going over bumps.

Tester

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**Author:** ![mexplmb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mexplmb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mexplmb)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knocking-in-my-02-taurus/6079/3 "2007-10-17T19:03:37Z")

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Is that major work and dangerous if not fix soon

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/knocking-in-my-02-taurus/6079/4 "2007-10-17T22:50:05Z")

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It could also be caused by a bad lower ball joint. Anything related to stabilizer bar end links or ball joints is a safety issue and should be repaired quickly.