Hi. I noticed a thumping noise from right front wheel on a used 2000 GLE I bought. Also had allignment problem at highway speed. Had the wheel checked and the rim was bent, so I had it replaced under warranty. Allignment is ok now, but still get that thumping noise. Same frequency as when you get a clicking sound coming off the wheel when a stone is caught in the tread. But thats not what it is. What can this be???

 

Any vibration during braking? Warped rotors plague the 2000 Max it seems

 

No noticable Vibrations, but I do get some funny noises coming off the brake pads when releasing the brakes on take-off. Almost every time I take off after starting the car, I get this crunching noise like I just ran over an aluminum can. There may be a correlation between my braking and that thumping noise coming and going. Have not been keeping track of it that way.

 

On my wifes Acura Legend. Like you describe I had a thumping noise that was traced to a bent rim which I had replaced. I didn't however replace the tire which looked okay. After having the new tire mounted to the wheel and balanced, I still had the thumping. The source of which was a cupped tire which resulted from the damaged rim. A new pair of dunlops set me back on the road without the thumping.

 

IT could easily alos be a flat spot on the tire from a hard stop(abs is standard though right) you said it was used right? previous owner could have did a power slide with emergency brake...that would create a flatspot on the tire and then produce a thumping and even possibly make the car feel misaligned..

Just my .02

 

Hi yo_its_ok. I don't completely understand your response. Is this an advisory and is there somewher I can get more info on this? Thanks!!!!