Sorry..Nor a Durango almost 1999 Jeep Grand cherokee V8

[beemermeup]

I would like to start by saying this site is awhsome and ant help is very appereciated.......Ill even sweeten it up with a $25 gift cert to your choice!!!

Here we go...Just bought a 99 jeep grand cherokee limited V8 4x4 w/ quadra track awd last night with 143K. Stole it for $1900. The story I got, which I believe is it just started making this weird noise from the front end a couple days ago. Its a very, very loud almost like when you need power steering fluid but louder. Also it only happens when moving. If you are in park and rev and or turn steering wheel--nothing. Only when the vehicle is moving and I mean in anyway. I even got on the top put the tranfer case and trans in N and pushed free wheeled it with no power to the wheels and it still made the noise. Upon return from the test drive I looked under it and noticed the front drive shaft was missing so all of the clever N pushing it down the hill I beleived proved nothing. It sounded like it was comming from the drivers side but its really hard to tell. Also from the inside of the vehicle it was loud however the people standing in the drive as we left/retured didnt hear it as i would have though. Anouther thing I may mention is it does have the shifting problem that im almost sure just needs to be reprogramed (flashed) from what ive read. I dont thing that has anything to do with this though as it sounds like it comming from the front of the vehicle. Let the games begain...... THANK YOU!!!!

[Benzman]

Sounds like a bad wheel bearing, or the brakes are hanging up.
I wouldn't drive it too far like that either one of these could cause a fire.
Put it on jack stands and spin the wheel by hand, if it spins fairly easy, then it's not the brakes.
If the noise is present at that time, then it's probably a wheel bearing.

[beemermeup]

great. thanks for the input i will jack it up and see tomorrow. this site is awesome and everyones a great help.