check your stabilizer links as well as your sway bar bushings. the sway bar bushings might look ok but what happens is the hole gets egg shapped causes clunkinking noise s going over bumps. just had the same problem in my shop. 2002 Dodge Caravan.
You need struts
check your swaybar links and bushings
Hi I'm Patrick and I have a 1994 Plymouth Acclaim and that annoying clunking sound is coming from the rear wheels there's a bar that runs down the middle of the rail that holds the wheels together and when you go over a bump that bar smacks the canal it sits in and makes that sound so I just got my welder out and welded it to the canal to keep it from smacking.
try to tighten all the bolts on the strut mounts and double check
loose or bad u joints.
worn stabilizer end link, worn stabilizer bushings, worn control arm bushings, worn strut mount, worn ball joints. Take your pick
Clunking/knocking sound felt though steering wheel and floor when turning and going over bumps at low speeds.
Worn out front shocks and struts will make a clunking noise when you go over small box. The strut may actually allows the tire to hit the fender well.
Worn suspension parts - struts Loose strut mount?
The cause of the clunking is probably the sway bar link. They are made of white platic and eventually wear out. Both sides were shot on my 2001 Taurus at 75,000 miles. It is a job you can do your self if you are handy with tools. The parts are About $28.00 per side at your local auto parts store and about $38.00 each at the Ford Dealer.
I have similar problem on my '05 DGC and look what I found through some online research: http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2005-to-2007-dodge-caravan-2.htm (Check the front suspension section of that report) Regards, Kalin
They are what connects the transmission to the front wheels. There is one per side. They have a Constant Velocity (or CV) joint on each end to allow the suspension to move up and down with bumps and to allow the wheels to turn when you turn the steering wheel. Signs the CV joints are going bad are a clicking or clunking noise when the car is moving and a clunk on accelration. The joints are and integral part of the half shaft and so it would need ot be replaced as a unit.