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It happens when I turn the steering wheel,making a left, and when I am braking. It is a thumping, and it happens once per turn. When I step on the brakes it happens simultaneously; I step on the brakes, "thump"

Sammie, On the brakes you

Submitted by drivability on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:21.

Sammie,

On the brakes you said it happens simultaneously. Is it thump? or thump thump thump?

I took a look nothing from

Submitted by Sammie on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:23.

I took a look nothing from the exhaust system part could be moving and banging around on the floorboard.

Inner cv joint (or

Submitted by Big Block 409 on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:27.

Inner cv joint (or joints)
Loose, wrong, failing caliper bolts.

Remove all the lug nuts from all the wheels and remove the wheels. Put back the wheels and lug nuts, but tighten the lug nuts manually (with a torque wrench) usin 100 ft lbs of pressure.

When you torque them use a

Submitted by drivability on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:35.

When you torque them use a criss cross patern.

Chrysler has all kinds of

Submitted by drivability on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:33.

Chrysler has all kinds of steering problems. No telling how many tie rods and racks I have replaced. Check this site:

http://www.dontbuydodgechryslervehicles.com/dodge_chrysler_steering_problems.htm

You can check for play in the steering by safely jacking the front end up (both tires off the ground).
You can check for play by placing your hands at 3 & 9 o'clock. Turn the wheel back and forth and check for free play.

It is just one thump, also I

Submitted by Sammie on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:43.

It is just one thump, also I have checked using the 3&9 and it has no free play. I will do as Big Block says and will let you guys know.

there's a torsional are that

Submitted by mws919 on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 17:44.

there's a torsional are that runs from the front sub frame to the steering knuckel, it's hard to diag., but we replace them all the time.
it's not the lower control arm but the link in front of it.
some times can be diag. by hitting the brakes on and off at slow speeds"parking lot speeds".
if you hear it knocking/clunking when hitting the brakes, it's more than likelt the problem.

Sounds like you are being

Submitted by drivability on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:52.

Sounds like you are being pretty thorough. If you haven't already, check the sway bar bushings as well.
Also if you haven't you might want to check 6 & 12 o'clock. You can use a large pry bar under the tire to check for play as well.

I agree with mws. That's a

Submitted by drivability on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:55.

I agree with mws. That's a common problem as well.

check to see if the caliper

Submitted by bfree on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:40.

check to see if the caliper or brake pads are loose. this could casue a thump when the brakes are applied. once pedal is released the caliper slowly goes back to its original position---then causes another thump on the next brake application.

Sammie, Another thing to

Submitted by drivability on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:51.

Sammie,

Another thing to check and a common problem on Chryslers is the steering knucke under the brake pad. The pads tend to rub a groove in the knuckle which causes free play and makes a noise as bfree stated above. They have a hardware kit (can be bought serarately but comes with most pad sets) that is designed to help with this problem. It was the engineers way of saying "if we can't build it right we'll just rig it in the future". It's better than buying a new knuckle though.

did you recently have your

Submitted by bfree on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:58.

did you recently have your brakes worked on?

Sammie, I know you have the

Submitted by drivability on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 17:08.

Sammie,

I know you have the manual but here is a link below.
I've heard them called a number of things (strut rod, torsional, tension strut). I think this is what mws is talking about. The link below refers to them as "tension strut".

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/repairinfo/repairguide/repairGuideContent.jsp?pageId=0996b43f802d689f

Sammie, Been a minute since

Submitted by drivability on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 19:01.

Sammie,

Been a minute since we have heard from you. Did you get it wrapped up? If not let us know if we can help. I know you could be busy or just enjoying what's left of summer but I was curious where you stood.