2010 SXT rattle in Front End

[2010 SXT]

SO I have a 2010 dodge journey SXT  bought it with 10,000 miles owners wife drove the car with dealer plate So First owner . Now 58,000 miles I wanted to have New struts put on the car Just because of age ? Since then the fronts have been replaced 4 times in  3 months .Since the new struts I have a rattle in the front end every time I hit a dip in the roar or a rough patch in the road drives me crazy (I know turn up the radio) . My mechanic could not find it  he heard it replace with new struts again 4th set 4 month changed brand of struts also .Took it to front end shot for alignment first time since new and it was off a lil .He could not find the rattle . Please Any Help Would Be Great ! Thank yuou in advance .

[5rebel9]

Did you EVER have the sway bar end links replaced when struts were replaced OR at any other time during the car's 15 year lifespan ????

[2010 SXT]

Thank you for the reply . Yes 2 times since the new struts  were put in (over and over ) .

[5rebel9]

17 minutes ago, 2010 SXT said:

Thank you for the reply . Yes 2 times since the new struts  were put in (over and over ) .

With that many times of replacement for both struts AND sway bar end links, I would go beyond the idea of poor quality parts. Time to start having the sway bar mount bushings and subframe mounts CLOSELY inspected, since and alignment shop would check for loose steering parts before an alignment being done. BUT also at 15 years of age, there is the possibility of ball joint going bad, being that they are positioned opposite of what most cars are{ball stud down} they are not the easiest to check.

 NOTE: I did NOT say to start just replacing such parts.... A good close inspection first. the old "parts cannon" tends to get very expensive!!!

[2010 SXT]

Thank you !  O did forget to mention after the New struts are put on the noise goes away for approx 50 - 100 miles and starts and gets louder ?

[5rebel9]

1 minute ago, 2010 SXT said:

Thank you !  O did forget to mention after the New struts are put on the noise goes away for approx 50 - 100 miles and starts and gets louder ?

All the more reason to dig deeper than struts!

[2010 SXT]

Thank you again for your information I am going to make a list of what members on the site are saying so as to check it out again .

[5rebel9]

Make sure to report back what you find that fixes your concern.

[2010 SXT]

I will 100% thank you !

[2late4u]

so when do you hear the noise ona flat road or going over bumps like a speed bump or a pot hole, dodge journeys have a problem with the OEM strut top bearing mounts causing a rattle or clunk even going slow over a speed bump or turning a tight corner,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,what kind of struts were you replacing with,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OEM is more expensive but better quality as well,,,,,your problem must be something else other than struts if they have been replaced with different sets as well,,have your mech check out all the body mounts as well there are on each side that are near the edge off their body around 1 foot in from the side it is a rubber mount spray that with a quality silicone spray and also spray your sway bar mounts as well that will quiet mine down for a long time after spraying them 

[John/Horace]

My guess will be a bad lower ball joint. People have had them fail as early as 50k miles. Labor cost is more than the part, but a cheaper fix than a pair of unneeded struts. I went through two passenger ball joints before ever doing the driver side, kinda odd.