Squeaking from wheel well over bumps
03-19-2010, 03:46 PM
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Squeaking from wheel well over bumps
Thanks to the lovely Connecticut roads that I am forced to drive on, recently the front left of my car has been emitting a distinct and loud chirp like squeak, really high pitched, whenever I go over certain bumps, if I hit it at the right SLOW speed, and the car bounces in a certain way, it'll squeak. It's especially audible when I'm going round and up and up in my school parking garage.
What could this be? Strut? Its a squeak, and it's loud. It will happen every time at low speeds >5mph if I come like off a driveway into the street, that shallow little dip... it's like woomp, squeak squeak as the car takes the pressure. So annoying! This makes me feel like my car is junk when I roll by people and I'm squeaking everywhere!!
What could this be? Strut? Its a squeak, and it's loud. It will happen every time at low speeds >5mph if I come like off a driveway into the street, that shallow little dip... it's like woomp, squeak squeak as the car takes the pressure. So annoying! This makes me feel like my car is junk when I roll by people and I'm squeaking everywhere!!
03-19-2010, 04:17 PM
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Thanks to the lovely Connecticut roads that I am forced to drive on, recently the front left of my car has been emitting a distinct and loud chirp like squeak, really high pitched, whenever I go over certain bumps, if I hit it at the right SLOW speed, and the car bounces in a certain way, it'll squeak. It's especially audible when I'm going round and up and up in my school parking garage.
What could this be? Strut? Its a squeak, and it's loud. It will happen every time at low speeds >5mph if I come like off a driveway into the street, that shallow little dip... it's like woomp, squeak squeak as the car takes the pressure. So annoying! This makes me feel like my car is junk when I roll by people and I'm squeaking everywhere!!
What could this be? Strut? Its a squeak, and it's loud. It will happen every time at low speeds >5mph if I come like off a driveway into the street, that shallow little dip... it's like woomp, squeak squeak as the car takes the pressure. So annoying! This makes me feel like my car is junk when I roll by people and I'm squeaking everywhere!!
My guess is that its a bushing... now good luck trying to find which one! I think mine is coming from the rack and pinion because I'll get that squeak over a bump and also one when I turn the wheel, not power steering fluid related. Start with the bushings on the front sway bar. I think you can just put some all purpose grease between them. Could be the control arm bushings too. As soon as I get mine fixed I'll let you know what it was because I know how much it sucks living with it like this. Good luck, let me know what you come up with.
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03-20-2010, 11:20 PM
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04-09-2010, 12:11 AM
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So it's unanimous? Most of you think it is a strut bushing?
To be honest... I didn't put my struts on, some shop did a long time ago. I have never put them on, but I have put on shocks before. Are the struts much harder?
To be honest... I didn't put my struts on, some shop did a long time ago. I have never put them on, but I have put on shocks before. Are the struts much harder?
04-11-2010, 02:23 AM
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That is interesting. An update on this issue - I was roaring up a deserted parking garage and taking turns fast - 20mph maybe - normally I go maybe 5mph. and there was NO squeak. It seems to be a slow moving issue.
2kStang.... is this similar to the issues you are experiencing?
2kStang.... is this similar to the issues you are experiencing?
