Strange squeaking

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:30 pm

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?

excon · Post by **excon** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:45 pm

do you notice the sound when you hit a bump? or is it random?

LionheartedSXT · Post by **LionheartedSXT** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:10 pm

If it doesn't happen under the circumstances that excon stated about, it could be your brake pads finishing...

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:04 pm

its just random...ill check pads tommorow

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:36 pm

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

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:27 am

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

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:21 pm

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

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:48 pm

hmm... when i put any sort of pressure on the brakes it goes away...

LionheartedSXT · Post by **LionheartedSXT** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:58 pm

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...

randomZERO · Post by **randomZERO** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:02 pm

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

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:05 pm

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

LionheartedSXT · Post by **LionheartedSXT** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:05 pm

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?

randomZERO · Post by **randomZERO** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:14 pm

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

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:22 pm

lol i love 2gn

Neons come equipped with cool noises from factory like tics clicks clunks and squeeks

60trim · Post by **60trim** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:17 am

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.

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:38 am

what are the benifits of new/harder bushings?

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:06 pm

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.

60trim · Post by **60trim** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:01 pm

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.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:22 pm

Moved you to the Suspension/Brake topic since it is a good bet your noise is in one of those two areas

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:38 pm

thanks!!!

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:05 pm

was the squeeler...with that off it stopped, however i did find out my front bushings are worn... warranty to the rescue...

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:08 pm

Warranty...warranty....wtf is that?

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:33 pm

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!

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:33 pm

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!