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Strange squeaking
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:30 pm
by DoubtedNeon
when the car is rolling...any speed... every once and awhile (sounds like the front end btw) makes a single, rusty bed spring squeek, and they are on and off...so i have to pray it wont do it when i pass someone... any ideas?
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:45 pm
by excon
do you notice the sound when you hit a bump? or is it random?
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:10 pm
by LionheartedSXT
If it doesn't happen under the circumstances that excon stated about, it could be your brake pads finishing...
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:04 pm
by DoubtedNeon
its just random...ill check pads tommorow
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:36 pm
by thttxboy
o man that sounds serious you should think about starting to part out the the car. j/k lol yea check all the front suspension and brakes if its off and on its not gonna be easy to find. try to bounce the front of the car and see if you replicate the noise
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:27 am
by DoubtedNeon
my father said it might be a bushing drying out...hmm its not when i hit a bump, its usually only about the 1st 5 mins of driving
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:21 pm
by jetas
My car does the same shit. Its possibly the brakes. Last time this happened to me i jus added more brake fluid and it went away. i
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:48 pm
by DoubtedNeon
hmm... when i put any sort of pressure on the brakes it goes away...
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:58 pm
by LionheartedSXT
Same thing I did when my brake pads were almost finished. There is a little piece of metal that sticks off the brake pad and scratches the rotor making an annoying sound that lets you know your brake pads are finishing...but then again I could be wrong, just something you should take into consideration...
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:02 pm
by randomZERO
DoubtedNeon wrote:hmm... when i put any sort of pressure on the brakes it goes away...
Make sure you brake pads are seated properly and aren't oddly worn. If you purchased the car used I would go ahead replace rotors and pads or atleast take your rotors in to have them turned and do pads that way you know how long you have before next change. Neons come equipped with cool noises from factory like tics clicks clunks and squeeks
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:05 pm
by evilneon02
lol i got it good then i heard the same thing so when i turned down me radio to listen i found out my gas pedal was squeeking when i hit the gas or let off the gas. good luck with the problem
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:05 pm
by LionheartedSXT
randomZERO wrote:
Make sure you brake pads are seated properly and aren't oddly worn. If you purchased the car used I would go ahead replace rotors and pads or atleast take your rotors in to have them turned and do pads that way you know how long you have before next change. Neons come equipped with cool noises from factory like tics clicks clunks and squeeks
I'm guessing that means the same thing as machined? serious question btw.
evilneon02 wrote:lol i got it good then i heard the same thing so when i turned down me radio to listen i found out my gas pedal was squeeking when i hit the gas or let off the gas. good luck with the problem
Mine to this day does the same thing, is it just a matter of tightening the pedal or something?
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:14 pm
by randomZERO
LionheartedSXT wrote:randomZERO wrote:
Make sure you brake pads are seated properly and aren't oddly worn. If you purchased the car used I would go ahead replace rotors and pads or atleast take your rotors in to have them turned and do pads that way you know how long you have before next change. Neons come equipped with cool noises from factory like tics clicks clunks and squeeks
I'm guessing that means the same thing as machined? serious question btw.
evilneon02 wrote:lol i got it good then i heard the same thing so when i turned down me radio to listen i found out my gas pedal was squeeking when i hit the gas or let off the gas. good luck with the problem
Mine to this day does the same thing, is it just a matter of tightening the pedal or something?
Yeah if you have enough rotor they can be turned down and reworked or"machined" by most garages and some parts stores. As for the gas pedal oil the pins in the assembly and make sure the throttle cable is tight but not too tight cause that could squeek
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:22 pm
by DoubtedNeon
lol i love 2gn
Neons come equipped with cool noises from factory like tics clicks clunks and squeeks
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:17 am
by 60trim
Check your bushings. I'm going to be getting the full bushing kit from Energy suspension here in a week or so. I know that a couple of mine are dry rotted and need to be replaced.
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:38 am
by DoubtedNeon
what are the benifits of new/harder bushings?
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:06 pm
by occasional demons
Less deflection on hard accelleration/braking. I agree with the bushings, mine squeaked horribly till I did the ES bushings. The sway bushings can also squeak.
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:01 pm
by 60trim
I would put money of the sway bar bushings since they are the one that are constantily flexing and expanding. Not only due to the physics, but due to weather as well.
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:22 pm
by Danteneon
Moved you to the Suspension/Brake topic since it is a good bet your noise is in one of those two areas

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:38 pm
by DoubtedNeon
thanks!!!
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:05 pm
by DoubtedNeon
was the squeeler...with that off it stopped, however i did find out my front bushings are worn... warranty to the rescue...
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:08 pm
by Danteneon
Warranty...warranty....wtf is that?

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:33 pm
by DoubtedNeon
lol ya, i bought a 3 year 36k warranty for my car and now i get basically a factory warranty against parts that arent supposed to wear out (all gaskets and seals tranny and engine internals) hA!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:33 pm
by DoubtedNeon
lol ya, i bought a 3 year 36k warranty for my car and now i get basically a factory warranty against parts that arent supposed to wear out (all gaskets and seals tranny and engine internals) hA!