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The bushings on your lower control arm of your 2001 Civic are broken should you have noticed any problem with the suspension if this is the case?
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Yes, the broken bushing causes the whole knuckle to move back and forth during normal stop and go. The control arm also clunks up and down while riding over bumps and potholes. The movement will cause the wheel to be out of balance and will cause excessive tire wear of not addressed immediately.
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1991 lebaron convertible metal clunk sound over bumps and turns replaced shocks no bent suspension pieces any ideas?
Check control arm bushings and other suspension parts specifically front swaybar bushings- these were a known problem for Chrysler- your dealer stocks them
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What would cause a car to lurch left or right?
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Why does the car feel like it's twitchy at high speed?
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2001 Nissan Pathfinder hits very hard in the rear Replaced the rear struts and still hits Not sure what the problem is?
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How can you disable the check suspension light?
If you fix the problem with your air suspension
