2005 Dodge neon. When I turn to the right, or it could be the left, I forget right now, it makes a noise like when you drive to far off your lane from the center or the shoulder hitting those groves in the road. It also bounces when going around 60+ on bad bumpy roads, and from the right back tire…

CV joint may be going bad. Edit: Oops, my bad as @Tester pointed out… the noise is at the rear, missed that. Check for a bad tire and a bad strut on the rear. The bouncing indicates a bad strut.

You should feel roughness when you spin the wheel by hand if it makes such a bad noise, and it indeed is the bearing. Bad news is that with dodge, anything can - and will - go wrong. I knew a guy (former service manager at a dodge stealership!) who bought a neon. Next day, upper ball joint fell out…

[image] nofyfb_180405: Next day, upper ball joint fell out. “It’s a nice little car” he said a few days later Neons do not have upper ball joints, only a lower.

[ [image] Mustangman: CV joint may be going bad. A CV-joint on the back of a Neon? Tester

You are right - my bad. Does it mean that losing a LOWER ball joint on a brand new vehicle is something to write home about?

A choppy, rough pattern on the edges of the tires might cause this when turning. The bouncing in the back could be from a bad strut.

[image] nofyfb_180405: Does it mean that losing a LOWER ball joint on a brand new vehicle is something to write home about? Yes, that would be a bad day.

I saw a sebring with a little over 600 miles on the odometer that had lost its SECOND ball joint. No kidding!

I wouldn’t drive next to this thing even if its wheel is not about to fall off…

Sounds like a wheel bearing going bad

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Tester August 12, 2022, 6:05pm 5

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A CV-joint on the back of a Neon?

Tester

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Sounds like a wheel bearing going bad

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