Q: When I make a turn I get a knocking noise from the rear of the vehicle
When I make a turn I get a knocking noise from the rear of the vehicle. The more I turn the worse (louder) it gets. As the vehicle straightens out I hear it a bit and then it disappears.
My car has 108000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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