Q: Something banged underneath

asked by on January 10, 2017

Sounded like someone had thrown something at the car but they hadn't the sound had come from under the car passenger side. Now it feels weird, lose and has a knocking sound going over bumps. Is it safe to drive? It's still under 3 month warranty but the garage bought from is 60 miles away to take it back.

My car has 57000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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