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Questions tagged [frontend]

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What are the protrusions on a front-end bra for?

Every now and then I come across a car that has parts of its front covered in a leather-like tissue. Finally, I have learned that these things are called front-end bra or front-end cover. The linked Wikipedia article also has some discussion about…
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I changed struts and got alignment done, shop said steering is "returning from the right too fast"

Vehicle is 2006 Toyota Sienna AWD. I changed struts and sway bar link arms and then got alignment done, shop said steering is "returning from the right too fast." They said the alignment was all green, but maybe the ball joint castle nut was torqued…
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Steady (non-scraping, non-metallic), speed-varying noise from frontend (possible rubbing brake pads?)

Car: 2006 Saturn Ion, front wheel drive. Symptoms A steady friction sound, like loud road noise (not a scraping, not metallic), comes from the front end, audible starting around 20 MPH, and getting louder with increasing road speed (unaffected by…
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Front End Wobble At Low Speeds

I have this low speed wobble that's been driving me nuts, and I can't find anything on the internet that's similar to this. What happens, when accelerating from a stop at about 5 to 15 MPH, my front end wobbles. It's not felt in the steering wheel,…
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06 chevy trailblazer vibration and humming in front end

06 chevy trailblazer. vibration and slight humming sound in front end starting at 30mph getting louder with speed of vehicle but engine speed dont matter, have shifted into neutral same sound. gets alot louder over 50mph . at first thought it was…
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Growling Scraping noise when driving

I have a 2012 Ford F150 4wd that has a growling scraping noise coming from what sounds like the front drivers side. I have changed the wheel bearing on the drivers side thinking that was the issue it wasn't, I have also changed the brake pads and…
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Tire moves when brakes are applied, car slides/jaunts sideways when you accelerate or apply the brakes

My 2011 HHR failed inspection because when the brakes are applied the drivers side tire moves back and forth, front to back movement. When I purchased it there was an issue that I didn't think was as bad as the tire movement appears to be. When you…
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Proper method for swapping radius arm bushings on 1992-2014 Ford Van

I am thinking about swapping out the radius arm bushings on a 1998 Ford Van. Most tutorials and videos on this job show people removing the bracket from the frame rail, but... This this video at timestamp 19:39, the gentleman pushes the front hub…
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New tires, front brakes and rotors on 2010 VW CC Sport

Clunking noise became worse over next few days. Was told caliper bracket bolt was lost. Also parking brake light stayed on. My question is, what all damage could have occurred to my car? Could it affect my new tires brakes rotors? What else should I…
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Front end damage

Front damage to bumper To avoid an accident I swerved into a ditch and my front end slammed down. My radiator is hanging and I know somthing cracked cause I smelled it. I was 5min from home, was able to drive home and no air bags deployed. Hope…
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Front end clunk and resistance on 2003 Honda Civic

We have a 2003 Honda Civic that was parked outside uncovered for 2-3 years. I got it up and running but when driving there is now a "clunk" from the front end and the car slows down a bit with the clunk. It seems to happen whenever the wheel does…
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Creaking Noise When Going Over Bumps

I have a Honda Civic 2010 LX that only has 68K miles. When I go over speed bumps slowly or let the car down from the jack, it makes this creaking noise that seems to come from the front end. Any ideas what this can be? Is it dangerous to…
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Front end motorcycle wobbly, feels "loose"

So I have a 2016 Yamaha R3 sport-bike, and riding it today I noticed the front end is very "loose", as in it literally wobbles through corners/turns. I was on the highway today and I used my legs to steer and the front end respective to the front…
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Kia Rio squeaks like a mouse when turning left

I have a 2014 Kia Rio. When I turn left it squeaks like a mouse. A very soft high pitched smooth squeak that is cyclical. The faster I go the faster the squeak. What are some things I should consider investigating?
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