# Sound coming from my Honda Accords Wheel Well **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** accord, honda\ **Created:** [April 11, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sound-coming-from-my-honda-accords-wheel-well/63617 "2011-04-11T21:43:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sjoint30](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@sjoint30](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sjoint30)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sound-coming-from-my-honda-accords-wheel-well/63617/1 "2011-04-11T21:43:58Z")
About 2 days ago I started hearing a noise coming from my front right wheel well. It’s a light thumping noise that seems to occur when I go over rough parts of the road. What could this be? I was planning a trip for this weekend and i need to drive about 500 miles. Can my car make it? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![realbinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@realbinky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/realbinky)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sound-coming-from-my-honda-accords-wheel-well/63617/2 "2011-04-11T21:45:12Z")
Is the strut showing signs of leakage? ---
**Author:** ![sjoint30](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@sjoint30](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sjoint30)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sound-coming-from-my-honda-accords-wheel-well/63617/3 "2011-04-11T21:48:30Z")
I’m sorry to say that I have no idea what that is. This is my first car and I’ve only had it for about 9 months. ---
**Author:** ![Jeffmw05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@Jeffmw05](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeffmw05)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sound-coming-from-my-honda-accords-wheel-well/63617/4 "2011-04-11T22:04:20Z")
Have a good mechanic test drive it and then put it up in the air for a visual inspection. If it’s a serious problem, it won’t take them long at all to diagnose it. ---
**Author:** ![sjoint30](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@sjoint30](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sjoint30)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sound-coming-from-my-honda-accords-wheel-well/63617/5 "2011-04-11T22:05:21Z")
Thank you ---
**Author:** ![bloody\_knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@bloody\_knuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bloody_knuckles)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sound-coming-from-my-honda-accords-wheel-well/63617/6 "2011-04-11T23:54:47Z")
What year Accord is this? Accords are famous for worn ball joints, especially upper ball joints. I’m guessing you have a 1998 to 2002 model. If I am right it is annoying but not dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sound-coming-from-my-honda-accords-wheel-well/63617/7 "2011-04-12T00:20:48Z")
With a drive like that coming up, you really need to have a mechanic check it. Some front-end problems can be dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![bloody\_knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@bloody\_knuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bloody_knuckles)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sound-coming-from-my-honda-accords-wheel-well/63617/8 "2011-04-12T00:28:02Z")
I agree. My post was meant to help guide the OP on what the likely problem will be.