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What can be wrong with my car?
When I go slow it makes a clop, clop sound (like horses), but when I go fast if doesn't make any noises. It's a 97 Merc. Mountaineer
12 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
you may need to change the spark plugs...or it may be that the exhaust connecting pipes under the car, (near the catalytic converter) may be damaged.
- 1 decade ago
My guess is it's a tire problem (a flat tire was plugged and the remnant is rolling inside the tire). At high speed the the remnant stays stuck to a spot inside the tire because of centrifugal force. When you slow down the plug no longer stays put and it starts rolling around. If you have a full size spare tire you can try swapping it with the tire closest to the noise. You could also try a tire repair / replacement shop. Good luck
Source(s): I'm just an old guy thats been around - Kiffin # 1Lv 61 decade ago
Sounds as though you have a low tire. I'd check the tire pressure first, then if that doesn't cure the problem, you'll need to take it to a mechanic, who will probably check the suspension, and other items (most of which will be kind of expensive!)
- Anonymous1 decade ago
there is somethin wrong with the engine like a glitch or you need it replaced but you should definitley let a mechanic check it out bcuz if you don't check it out soon then you could be in danger bcuz while your driving the engine might blow or something, I would have to be there in person to see the problem.
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- 1 decade ago
Sounds like a problem with one of your tires,maybe a flat spot on one of your tires or the belts might be coming apart on one of your tires,better have it checked just to be safe...
- kdogLv 41 decade ago
Are you sure it isn't the pavement. If you are driving on a concrete roads, the separation between the slabs will make that exact sound when you are driving over them.
- 1 decade ago
It's a Ford product and like any other ford I'm sure your lower and upper ball joints are rattling. You will have to take it to a auto shop to have them tell you for sure.
Source(s): auto shop - Anonymous1 decade ago
it could be something as easy and cheap as a tire balance problem, but without feeling this or hearing it myself it is impossible to say, it could even be a bad ball joint
- 1 decade ago
I hate foreign cars because they are becoming more and more difficult to fix. Buy American cars, you cant go wrong.