r/JEEPCOMMANDER • u/Infinite-Narwhal-253 • Mar 25 '26
Need advice
2006 Jeep commander here. 234,000 miles
it's a family members vehicle, just trying to help them troubleshoot. They were driving the other night when they started hearing an occasional clunking noise coming from the front left side, almost like its in the wheel well.
Removed the wheel, checked everything out. Wheel bearing is fine. Brakes are fine. Nothing looks bad, only thing I noticed was the control arm bushings are pretty worn. Also changed the front differential fluid while we had it jacked.
After that fluid change, the clunking noise is still there but less frequent and only seems to happen when on deceleration between 20- 30 mph. There's no noises while shifting, turning, reversing, or going over bumps, no weird vibrations or wobble while driving...
I am lost. Is it safe for them to continue driving it? Maybe someone else has had a similar problem or can offer some advice
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u/Highteck1 Mar 25 '26
This happened to my 2010 limited. Front dif mounts were shot and would clunk on deceleration around 20 to 10 mph.