Q: Bent axle?

asked by on December 20, 2016

So yesterday coming off the highway ramp my car hyrdoplaned onto a triangular medium , resulting in I'm guessing a bent axle because when I drive it it starts to shake and make unpleasant noises. Adding to that the back left tire shakes as well , in guessing coming from the fact that the axle of the left side is bent

My car has 100000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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