Q: thumping noise getting louder when driving the car
I thought it was my tires, so I just replaced them and the noise is still there. Fairly loud and noticeable thumping or clunking noise while driving, especially noticeable at slower speeds and especially on turns. Drives fine, but this noise concerns me. Started about 2 weeks ago.
My car has 84000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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