Q: My car is making a rocking noise. Heard mostly while in idle. 1999 Toyato Corolla
While in idle (at a stop sign, or when I'm parking my car), I hear a rocking or knocking noise. I have a video of my car making the noise.
My car has 18800 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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