fbi012 Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Ok so I've had this problem for a while now, when I hit a speed bumb, the front suspension makes a very annoying noise as if things are cracking up. Today, the dealer replaced the front shocks after 5+ visits, but I think its still there! Does anyone have a guess on what the problem is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icehousewvu Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 +1 to this same thing.... I asked the dealer to check it out and they said they couldn't get it to happen. Probably unique to the 2.5i as I would imagine different suspension components. Any other 2.5i owners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 No problems with our 2.5i wagon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ckai Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 No probs with my wagon either although it has only done 5,000 k's (buggered if I know what that is in miles but it's only a few weeks old) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbi012 Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 mine has 9000 KMs which is about 5500 miles. and I only hear it when its dry outside. so if there's snow for example, it goes away. icehouse, did you notice that? oh and I have a sedan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icehousewvu Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Sedan here as well....My car has about 22K miles, but I've been hearing this sound for quite some time. I havent noticed that it goes away in times of snow. But if it does snow here anymore this season I'll try to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbi012 Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 ok well I might drop by the dealer again next week, I will post any developments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parousia Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I had a bolt of some kind tightened on the front swing arm? or something like that when my car was new.... Every bump I hard a click or clack sound parousia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbi012 Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 ok got an update, its the front bushings that are causing the problem, the dealer ordered new parts, got wait to know if thats the real cause of the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 sure it's not the shock going into compression? Another possibility is that ther are rocks and sand that can get kicked up into the spring perch and the spring and the spring perch "crushes" the rocks/pebbles making a cracking sound.. clean the spring perches when you jack up the car and rotate the tires.. that should solve it. Keefe Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuth678 Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 I have this same problem on a 2001 Outback wagon. Could it be the steering rack?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundBoy Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 is it a 'creak' sounds, after you release your brakes, and start to move forward? I have this problem that the dealer could not reproduce.. even though I can 99% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbi012 Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 is it a 'creak' sounds, after you release your brakes, and start to move forward? I have this problem that the dealer could not reproduce.. even though I can 99% of the time. does this come from the gear box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbi012 Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 I have this same problem on a 2001 Outback wagon. Could it be the steering rack?? I have an update here, I installed new bushings and the noise is gone. The problem is that there are about 5 rattles and we're mixing them up, check your bushings, this way you'll know wheather it is your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebpda9 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 bringing back from the old: mine does the same thing on occasion. i thought at first i was just hearing things, because no one in my car could hear it, and the dealer claimedit was not reproduceable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineout Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 i think my car does this too..did it sound like somethings creaking when you hit speed bumps and almost sounds like your bumper scratches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malimx6 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 what bushings? sway bar bushings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflo Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 i believe this problem just started on my car. it is a scraping type of sound when i go over compressions or speed bumps. just completed a 2000km winter trip with lots of salt and just had the wheels rotated. hmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006LegacyGT Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I kinda have the same problem on my '06 GT:( . when i turn at slow speeds and hit the smallest little bump i can feel a really annoying shake in the steering wheel and sound coming from the front wheels....almost feels like the whole front end has a bunch of loose bolts...its actually quite annoying and i went to dealership cause of slight pull to right ...that was fixed but they said they couldnt reproduce the feel/noise that i complained about...when i pulled of the lot i could reproduce it once again and it happens 90% of the time when i hit little bumps or speed bumps..any bump really.....i need to bring it back and go with them on drive to reproduce but havent had time to do that....Anybody know what it might be?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboliberty Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 There are several bolts that need to be tightened on the front suspension lower brace. The lower brace works similar to those aftermarket suspension braces by Cusco. It's basically like a thin four point crossmember. It's something I've encountered with GT models, usually can be duplicated when the car is accelerating from a stop. It's not a constant noise and you can hear it louder if you try to make a sudden launch. It's harder to hear over bumps but once you hear it you'll never stop hearing it, very annoying. Just have the dealer tighten these and you should be good. Another cause of the noise during a turn is the engine mount. It's hard to daignose but this can also make a rubbing, clunk noise during a turn. It's easy to confuse for a strut or strut mount going bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enlight Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Subarus all have a common sound, and that's when turning and going over bumps they will make clunking sounds. It has to do with the steering rack. The bottom of this webpage describes it... http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~dwhite/pages/subnoises.html. There are also some threads on Nasioc about it but I can't connect to their website right now. I have the same sound. Or it can just be the problem described above. muFreight.co A JDM Container Sharing Service from Japan to NYC Website | Instagram | Email Bessie II's Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflo Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I had the grinding or scraping sound over speed bumps and such. The dealer traced the problem to the front links and bushings which were replaced. I was told that the part number has changed since my 05 was produced and so likely a problem had been identified with the original part which Subaru has since fixed. I got the upgraded parts replaced under warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malimx6 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 pflo>> which month was your car made on? I just took my LGT to a dealer to get everything fixed, and one of the things was a front end...it just feels like everything is loose on it. Also, in curves, car leans to the side a lot, I don't remeber it used to do that when it was new. It only has like 12,000km. Oh, is there a TSB (or whatever it's called) regarding this issue? I'd like to show it to my dealer if they tell me that there's nothing wrong with the car - which is what they usually do. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflo Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 malimx6: i think the vehicle was built in september04. i don't know about a tsb. definitely get it checked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malimx6 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 ok, i'll tell my dealer. Thanks for your time and info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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