01 ES front left corner noise while turning right

[detroitdieselman]

The Stratus is nickle and diming me to death. At 63k miles, I have had to replace a lot of parts that just shouldn`t be worn out yet. Now, at slow speeds, it has a noise when turning right at slow speeds. A clunk from the left front corner. May be inner tie rod end or inside the rack and pinion assy, I can`t tell yet. I will be under the car today with someone turning the wheel and feeling around at the same time. Anything common to this scenario? Thanks in advance.

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[alexcd]

Let me know what it is. I have a knocking when I'm just going straight or anything. It's mostly noticable when accelerating at low speeds. My mechanic was saying something about an front axle. What do you think?

[detroitdieselman]

Sounds like a good place to start. Eash axle has universal joints which can cause vibrations at higher speeds also. I am not getting any replies to my post. I think I need a rack and pinion because there is a clunk from inside the rack everytime I turn slightly either direction. I haven`t fixed it yet, may dump the car. Too many parts for only 53k miles.