We did look all under the vehicle to see if we could find anything to explain the noise. I do know that the sound happens in the exact same part of the rotation each time as I was able to walk alongside the vehicle as it drove and the tire stem was in the same spot every time the noise...
He did drive through very heavy rainfall though no mud. I agree with Mark S. That this has something to do with rotation due to it happening at every speed, and it increasing in frequency with speed. I thought it could be a flat spot or a internal delaminating of a tire, which is why we tried...
Thanks. Fairly certain it is not a bearing based on the rhythmic thumping at all speeds. It odd it was fine last time we drove it and now loud thumping. Very easy to hear but hard to pinpoint side or middle.
My son drove from out of town with no problems. We got in the car today and immediately heard a loud rhythmic thumping sound from the rear. Almost sounds like it is on both sides in the back, but very hard to tell. It happens in both forward and reverse. It gets much louder when braking. We...
My son's Bronco Sport with 18,000 miles had the same problem in October where the heater stopped working and then the car overheated. And yes, it was the dreaded water pump failure. After his car had sat at the dealer for 6 weeks waiting on a new water pump with no concrete time on when the...
My son dropped his vehicle off at the dealer after leaking coolant and they said he needs a new water pump as well. The issue is he dropped it off in mid October and was told it would be ready November 21. Now they are telling him late December. How this water pump can be back logged this...