[torradan]

I had no idea where to even start searching on this one.

Here is the scenario:

My wifes car is a 2002. Last night, it was running just fine. I'm about 100 miles away currently, and can't get there to check it out.

Her dad (who is a pretty large guy - ~375lbs I'd guess) and mom (about normal) needed to borrow it for the day.

They pick up my wife from work, and she noticed immediately that its making a "wub wub" noise. Told her to go out and give it a test drive, and see if it was just the weight that was causing some rubbing or something. Nope.. its still going "wub wub". She also says that the wheel is vibrating a lot, and that its difficult to turn. Also, they didn't run into -- or over -- anything while they were out.

I'm trying to figure it out using her noises and explainations, but not making much progress.

Blown CV joint? Bearing?

Anyone able to figure this one out? I'm stumped. She is going to take it to Ford to have it looked at, and I'm really trying to avoid that if at all possible.

Thanks for any help anyone can give me. She's totally freaking out, and not being nearby, its rough.