# Rattle in my left front wheel

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattle-in-my-left-front-wheel/57082>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** bmw, 528\
**Created:** [November 1, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattle-in-my-left-front-wheel/57082 "2010-11-01T21:49:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Justinblood08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@Justinblood08](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Justinblood08)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattle-in-my-left-front-wheel/57082/1 "2010-11-01T21:49:27Z")

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My 1999 BMW 528i has a rattle in the left front wheel  
  
 When I hit potholes at slow speeds, and when I brake at highway  
  
 There is also frequently a subtle rattle while driving down  
  
 The road.

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**Author:** ![Bladecutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bladecutter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bladecutter)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattle-in-my-left-front-wheel/57082/2 "2010-11-01T22:13:51Z")

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You have a broken part.  
I recommend looking under your car, and looking for a couple of parts that look like they should be connected, but aren’t.

Sway bar link is my guess.

BC.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rattle-in-my-left-front-wheel/57082/3 "2010-11-01T23:05:21Z")

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This could also be a loose wheel bearing.  
In any event, this is not something that should be deferred.  
Take the car a.s.a.p. to a competent non-chain mechanic.