Left and right steering wheel wobble and thudding

Asked by Kylesteelers1 Sep 21, 2017 at 07:08 AM about the 2010 Ford Focus SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a constant thudding problem when driving . Seems
to get a bit worse when I speed up . When I slow down
it's still there and my steering wheel will bounce from left
to right but only slightly

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Get it in to a shop and have the suspension and steering checked right away! You may have a bad tie rod end, and if it goes out while driving the wheel it is connected to is free to twist in any direction. Although based on your description I'm inclined to think you have a bad bushing on your sway bar.

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Assuming it is a front wheel drive, I would check your axles, as the joints can go bad and create similar situation.

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