cannot make left u turn without thumping and bumping front tire noise

What is your question?

as if something were caught in front driver's side tire...then it will thump and hobble as wheel is being turn then when turning sharper as in a full u turn it just won't move.... checked oil leak cover, but it is screwed in...no squeaks, just thumping then stuck and won't move

What makes this problem better or worse?

Turning and driving over bumpy brick driveway

How long has your 2001 Subaru Forester had this problem?

several months