Q: Noisy and broken sounding suspension

asked by on November 06, 2015

The front suspension in my 2008 Jeep Patriot was just not well thought out. I have had legitimate issues with the ball joints and other bits up there, but now nothing is outright broken and the suspension is noisy when going over bumps. Creaks and clunks when going over bumps, groaning in turns. What is the issue here? 50,000 miles in, this Jeep has totally lost my interest. Too many dumb problems.

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