# Major "Bump" in the road **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** alignment, noises\ **Created:** [January 8, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-bump-in-the-road/9140 "2008-01-08T03:02:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cat2003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@cat2003](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cat2003)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-bump-in-the-road/9140/1 "2008-01-08T03:02:43Z")
Went in a driveway and scratched the front drivers side of a Hyundai Elantra. You know when you here it and cringe because you know it wasn’t good. Now when I break and turn, the front tire (axel?) makes a “whoooring” sound. That’s the best way to put it. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-bump-in-the-road/9140/2 "2008-01-08T03:05:28Z")
Whooring sound… couldn’t be a tire, could it? ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-bump-in-the-road/9140/3 "2008-01-08T03:36:44Z")
Something may be bent and contacting the tire. It might be as simple as the plastic wheel well splash guard being out of position. I guess you need a mechanic to turn the wheel and examine that area. ---
**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-bump-in-the-road/9140/4 "2008-01-08T14:14:29Z")
It could be a plastic part at the fron that is bent in such a way as to contact the wheel when turning. Or maybe your axle has decided to take up the worlds oldest profession - hooking (you said it was making a whooring sound…) ---
**Author:** ![cat2003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@cat2003](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cat2003)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-bump-in-the-road/9140/5 "2008-01-08T16:43:18Z")
Did some research and I guess a better word for the sound would be a “clunking” sound. Some sites often said this could be from a torn CV boot… ---
**Author:** ![cat2003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@cat2003](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cat2003)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-bump-in-the-road/9140/6 "2008-01-08T16:43:45Z")
no not the tire itself actually. but more the underneath of the car. ---
**Author:** ![cat2003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@cat2003](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cat2003)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-bump-in-the-road/9140/7 "2008-01-08T16:45:22Z")
This generally happens only when I am turning or slowing to a stop. Would I hear the same sound if going at a fast pace also? ---
**Author:** ![tappit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@tappit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tappit)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-bump-in-the-road/9140/8 "2008-01-08T16:50:24Z")
Could be alot of things, from some loose part striking another part, to a damaged half-axle, etc. No real way unless you crawl underneath. A torn boot should be easy to spot, as should as obvious loose, ripped part… ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/major-bump-in-the-road/9140/9 "2008-01-08T16:57:36Z")
I would suggest taking it somewhere since you have no looked for yourself. This could be deadly if suspension is damaged.