Ive had one person tell me its a possible control arm and Ive had another person tell me its a strut. the person who said control arm said it would cost about 70 dollars to check it out. the person who said it was my strut did a hand test i guess. he had me park on a level surface and he showed me that the drivers side was lower than the passanger side. what do you think? my steering is fine but the car does ride a little rough. thank you
2007-03-31 17:10:57 · 11 answers · asked by ta p 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
yes i have pushed on the car and it squeaks when its parked.
2007-03-31 17:22:07 · update #1
its a 97 chrysler cirrus lxi
2007-03-31 17:51:59 · update #2
and as for a strut cover im car illiterate that's why i take it to a person. i just dont want to get screwed cuz im a woman.
2007-03-31 17:54:53 · update #3
i say it is the strut i mean it shows alll the simptoms
2007-03-31 17:14:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This can be related to a lot of different type of problems. It would help if we knew what type of car and year. I'm assuming it has struts since you mentioned it. Best guess from what you described could be a strut, but also could be the upper strut mount. It's made of rubber and could collapse causing the same type of problem. Open your hood, and take off the strut cover. You should get a farily decent look at the rubber, if it is cracked or missing, or broken in any way, that could be the cause. If everything looks ok and you do the "bounce" test on both sides and compare it, the passenger side should go up and down with no problem. The drivers side will not.
Another problem could be ball joints. Start the vehicle and move the steering wheel back and forth, slowly. If you here the noise then you have found your problem. You just need to see if it's the lower or upper ball joint that is causing the problem. It has lost is lubricant and needs to be replaced.
Could also be a tie rod end that has ball joints on each end. Some of these can be greased and some have to be replaced. If this is the problem, see if you can grease them and see if the noise goes away, if not, you may have to replace the one making the noise, but recommend replacing both on each side. I don't know if your vehicle is front or rear wheel drive.
I have seen on rare occasions, the bearing make noise also. If you start the vehicle and drive slowly forward do you hear the noise? Most of these noises are made by front wheel drive vehicles, that have pressed in bearings. Sometimes when they start to loose lubrication they start squeeking.
Hope this helps. Good Luck!
2007-03-31 17:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by KILROY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first element to do is to get the cv boot repaired. If it hasn't been torn for long then it is going to nevertheless be ok. even nevertheless the squeak ought to no longer be the cv. an common attempt is to substantiate if the noise is coming from the brakes is softly word the brakes and if the noise alterations or is going away then it's going to be brake correct. this could be so hassle-free as dirt on the brake pads and rotors led to via the compound of the brake cloth. extra possibly nevertheless is that the pads and rotors have worn and you are going to be able to might desire to device the rotors and replace the front pads. if that's the pads and rotors then purchase high quality kind product as low fee will basically invite issues. Wheel bearings have extra of a droning or groaning sound.
2016-11-25 03:19:41 · answer #3 · answered by sharia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wheel bearing
Edit: I'm sorry, I didn't read the entire question. Does it squeak when it goes up and down or when the tire is in rotation? It the car is parked and you bounce on the front and it squeaks, it's probably the strut.
2007-03-31 17:13:29 · answer #4 · answered by El Diablo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the car is lower on one side i would think strut too. have u pushed down on the driver side and still hear the noise?
2007-03-31 17:16:24 · answer #5 · answered by driverx20 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What type of squek. I am assuming it isn't the breaks squeking. I would say the springs or struts. check out this website as it has done wonders for me.
2007-03-31 17:16:39 · answer #6 · answered by travis2822 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a shop and it could just be the bushings in the sway bar they,ll squeak when its setting still or moving either way,and they,ll drive you nuts trying to find out what it is sometimes,but that's the most common cause of it is the sway bar bushings,good luck i hope this helps.
2007-03-31 17:44:57 · answer #7 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably the strut. You should replace the pair.
2007-03-31 17:32:07 · answer #8 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to check you ball joints.
2007-03-31 17:22:06 · answer #9 · answered by holymoly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sway bar links/bushings
2007-03-31 19:26:33 · answer #10 · answered by bearman48064 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋