Subaru 2017 Legacy Grinding Noise Post Pothole Hit
andrewjm57
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Recent CA rains created some big potholes and I flew into one at high speed the other day with my 2017 Subaru Legacy's right front wheel.
Now, whenever going over any sort of bump, or when making a left turn, there's terrible grinding noise that comes somewhere from the right side of the car.
Does anyone know what the likely cause is, and whether it's safe to drive, at least to the shop on surface streets to have it looked at.
Thanks!
Now, whenever going over any sort of bump, or when making a left turn, there's terrible grinding noise that comes somewhere from the right side of the car.
Does anyone know what the likely cause is, and whether it's safe to drive, at least to the shop on surface streets to have it looked at.
Thanks!
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Mr_Shiftright
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It's possible that you merely dislodged some part of the fender liner (plastic). As for being "safe", there's no way anyone could tell you that without examining the car. Before driving, you should at least carefully examine the wheel itself and the tire. If you see a severely bent wheel, or a tire that looks cracked, split, or has serious abrasions, I would then either change the tire, or have the car towed.
It's also possible that some part of the suspension is actually bent and the wheel is interfering during turns. Maybe if you crawl under there, you could see some dislodged cladding, fender liner or lower engine cover, and that would reassure you that the noise is related to that.5