Clunking Noise Low Speed

[95gt]

I have a 2011 Limited El. In July i installed all new struts (4 wheels), new brakes & rotors, front (upper control arms, lower ball joints. All was fine about 4k miles after starting hearing a clunking noise when going over bumps at low speeds. Nothing at highway speeds. I installed new half axles and still having the same problem. I have had 2 shops look at it and they cannot find anything wrong. I'm at the end of my rope. Any suggestions? No noise when turning or corning.

 

[JExpedition07]

Roll the window down and listen closely. I was hearing a clunking and a weird sensation. Turned out to be hub actuator half engaging and grinding away.

 

[gixer2000]

Check the sway bar end links. My bothers F150 only had a clunk at low speed that 2 shops couldn't find. I found it last weekend at the end links. Bushing looked to be 100% but they were nonexistent just the outer shell was still intact. I found it by moving the sway bar around with a pry bar. It should be pretty stuff and no excessive movement at the end links

 

[mcloven]

i second the sway bar links.

 

[95gt]

Sorry forgot to mention i installed new sway bar links already.

 

[1955moose]

The aftermarket sway bar links are junk. I replaced the broken r/s one with Ford parts that broke. Their thick, come with right bolt/nut. You have to order parts separate. You might look into Ford stuff, was available for 2000 model, should be cake walk for 2011 model. Isolate to be sure first though.

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[Chris C]

Check your strut mounts. I had bolt that was over torqued snap on the front. Visually, there was enough tension that they looked okay, but when you tried to loosen/or tighten you'll notice it. The noise it made sounded almost as if the strut or something was loose. I had changed my sway bar links thinking the one on that side was the cause. Finally I took it back in to the shop that did my struts and they found the problem real quick.

That's what I got for being to lazy to do the struts myself. This was on my wife's Chevy Traverse.

 

[cwharding]

Does it happen in 4wd?

My ‘13 needed an IWS sensor on the left front hub. Only made noise in 2wd.