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Could be a tire out of round, or even a bad strut. Bounce the front end, if it's spring like, the strut (s) may be bad. Look for leaking of oil from them, that is a sign of a bad strut.
The job of shock absorbers is to do just that..absorb the bumps. If your vehicle's shocks wear out, or the gas charge or oil leaks out, they no longer have the ability to perform to their fullest, and what you'll get is that bouncy feeling going over bumps, and after you've gone over them it will continue to bounce.
There is an easy test you can do to confirm bad shocks and/or struts on any vehicle. With your hands, push down on the front or rear of the vehicle and get it bouncing. When you let go, the car should bounce no more than one complete up and down cycle. Any more than this and your shocks and struts are bad and in need of replacement.
shocks my be going bad push up and down hard on top of the car over each front wheel and let go..it should not bounce up and down more than once. if it does shocks are bad.
Could one shock be bad? Causing a difference in bounce return rate? I would crawl under suspended car and check all suspension bolts. Are your bushings in good shape? If one is chewed up or missing then this would cause that misalignement. What kind of suspension do you have? Solid axle or independent susp? I don't know if your car is front or rear wheel drive. I'm guessing front wheel drive.
This is most likly a low RR tire. Check the tire pressure first. If that is OK, I would slowly drive to somone qualified to examine the rear suspention to see what might have broken.
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