# Strut Failure Question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-failure-question/103149>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 19, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-failure-question/103149 "2017-04-19T14:52:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![all](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@all](https://community.cartalk.com/u/all)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-failure-question/103149/21 "2017-04-20T14:35:05Z")

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Passenger side tire turned in to the left , like taking a left hand turn

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-failure-question/103149/22 "2017-04-20T14:38:36Z")

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Your upper strut mount failed in compression. Based on what I see, the strut rod punched through the upper mount and then pulled out. The jounce bumper is supposed to take that load it looks fine. To transfer those forces directly to the mount, the strut itself must have locked up. The washer would get bent if the strut rod punched the mount. I’d be looking INside the strut to see why it seems to have locked up. Probably has nothing to do with the mechanic and more to do with the strut itself and the manufacturer.

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**Author:** ![all](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@all](https://community.cartalk.com/u/all)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-failure-question/103149/23 "2017-04-20T14:39:01Z")

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The strut let go at the top where is was mounted I have added some shots to look at

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strut-failure-question/103149/24 "2017-04-20T15:23:53Z")

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Yep. Strut mount failed. Was it replaced when the strut was replaced?

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