just as an example of how far this can go:
my '92 Jeep Wranger developed a "klunk" somewhere in the front..started when it was 2 years old....gradually got worse over the next 3 years......finally sounded like something major was going to fall off or snap.
so.....over the next 2 years, my mechanic replaced: ALL the suspension & steering bushings, shock absorbers, exhaust system, u-joints, front wheel bearings (on a Jeep, a complete front wheel assembly), rebuilt the calipers, and more I can't remember......it was about $4000 worth of work.
nothing helped....it only got worse until the suspect part worked loose and fell out.......and it was.........a broken hood hinge pin.
more of the story: turn the stereo up.
Jim C.
1957 Packard
1979 Avanti
1992 Jeep
1997 Chrysler LHS ASAP: 2003 'Stang GT convert