Going insane. SQUEEEEEEEEK from driverside wheel well area.. please help
08-11-2001, 08:38 PM
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Oh my god im going to go crazy. This has been happening for a while, but before it seemed somewhat random. Now when i go over a road thats just the least bit bumpy i get this realllllllly annoying squeek sound that my girlfriend says sounds like birds. Its this annyoing chirp type sound. UGG. I really cant stand it. Even with music on i can hear it. Its really bad!
Its comming from outside it seems, and only on the driver side, and seems to be coming from the front tire area.
My only two thoughts are:
My stock springs/shocks are being jerks. I DONT have the lowering springs in (that i have in my sig). My suspension is stock except the front strut bar.
My other thought is somthing in my Place Racing Cold Air Intake has become loose? Is this possible? And would it create this really annyoing sound. I dont really want to go fiddle around down there unless i have to, but the sound is comming from that area.
Is there anything else this could be. Anything. i cant take it any more.
Its comming from outside it seems, and only on the driver side, and seems to be coming from the front tire area.
My only two thoughts are:
My stock springs/shocks are being jerks. I DONT have the lowering springs in (that i have in my sig). My suspension is stock except the front strut bar.
My other thought is somthing in my Place Racing Cold Air Intake has become loose? Is this possible? And would it create this really annyoing sound. I dont really want to go fiddle around down there unless i have to, but the sound is comming from that area.
Is there anything else this could be. Anything. i cant take it any more.
08-12-2001, 09:35 AM
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I had a similar problem. But for me, the squeak came from in front of the dash, around the centerline of the car. It squeaked on bumps and drove me absolutely crazy. I took it to the dealer, and several shops, they could not find the problem. Finally I took it to a transmission shop and they found the problem! It was a "bent intermediate exhaust pipe". Repair was $75 worth of labor. Noise was gone immediately.
I'm not sure if this is your problem, but it's worth investigating. If it is in the wheel area, I would check the suspension on that part. Perhaps you have a defective strut mount (although that tends to click, not squeak).
I'm not sure if this is your problem, but it's worth investigating. If it is in the wheel area, I would check the suspension on that part. Perhaps you have a defective strut mount (although that tends to click, not squeak).
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