Another Squeak thread - LotusTalk

bigshark · 07-08-2007, 07:26 PM

I have (mostly) read all the threads on suspension squeaks and I have not heard of anyone having as much squeaking as I am currently experiencing. Simply getting into the car makes it squeak. Every single bump, rock and bug that I drive over makes it squeak too.

Has anybody else experienced this?

Not sure if this has anything to do with it but it started halfway back home from a ~3.5 hour drive in blazing sun.

DaCrema · 07-08-2007, 07:43 PM

Squeeks are your friends. There is more to worry about when the squeeks are not happening. Each squeek is a part reporting in for duty. Feel secure in knowing your car is all present and accounted for and ready to go touring (on them there touring wheels).

Just trying to find another way at looking at the glass, good luck chasing down the squeeks.
John

dasmoofler · 07-08-2007, 07:56 PM

After the first time really riding her hard she started to squeek. Good in a woman, not good in a car. The squeeks seem to come and go. But when thyy do happen it's always when the chassis is flexed. Not always from the same point either. One squeek was eliminated, though. CD case wedged against lumbar support bulb in passenger cabin.
It's a Lotus.

GaryD · 07-08-2007, 08:05 PM

I had some rattles from under the car and asked that the dealer check out the suspension when in for service. They replaced sway bar bushings...

now no rattles but I have a squeak

... never had one before in the last two years!

catapult · 07-08-2007, 08:38 PM

this exact thing happened to me. same situation. turned out to be a loose wheel well liner.

sl8anic · 07-09-2007, 05:21 AM

One of the shocks is bad?

bigshark · 07-09-2007, 06:11 AM

Thanks for the input.

Yea, I don't mind body panels or bits inside the cabin making noises - that's to be expected,

I was just concerned about the sudden change in the suspension - as if something broke during the drive. I still may have the dealer check it out and see if it is a bushing.

07-08-2007, 07:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigshark Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 144	Another Squeak thread I have (mostly) read all the threads on suspension squeaks and I have not heard of anyone having as much squeaking as I am currently experiencing. Simply getting into the car makes it squeak. Every single bump, rock and bug that I drive over makes it squeak too. Has anybody else experienced this? Not sure if this has anything to do with it but it started halfway back home from a ~3.5 hour drive in blazing sun. Last edited by bigshark : 10-13-2007 at 03:41 PM.

07-08-2007, 07:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
dasmoofler My garage stinks Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SE WI Posts: 2,311	After the first time really riding her hard she started to squeek. Good in a woman, not good in a car. The squeeks seem to come and go. But when thyy do happen it's always when the chassis is flexed. Not always from the same point either. One squeek was eliminated, though. CD case wedged against lumbar support bulb in passenger cabin. It's a Lotus. __________________ 2005 Elise, Touring Package, de-snorkelled, Green filter, Front splitter, V1, 0-60 4.? seconds 2000 Dodge Ram Van, 0-60 17 seconds It's not so much that you only live once, it's more that you're dead for so very long afterwards.

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sl8anic At Dawn They Sleep... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West of Boston Posts: 475	One of the shocks is bad? __________________ 05 Elise: Ardent Red, Touring Pack, StarShield, Hard Top, scrape guards 98 Jeep Cherokee Sport: red, dents, scratches, dirt

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07-08-2007, 07:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
DaCrema Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 351	Squeeks are your friends. There is more to worry about when the squeeks are not happening. Each squeek is a part reporting in for duty. Feel secure in knowing your car is all present and accounted for and ready to go touring (on them there touring wheels). Just trying to find another way at looking at the glass, good luck chasing down the squeeks. John

07-08-2007, 08:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
GaryD Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 466	I had some rattles from under the car and asked that the dealer check out the suspension when in for service. They replaced sway bar bushings... now no rattles but I have a squeak ... never had one before in the last two years!

07-08-2007, 08:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
catapult Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,250	this exact thing happened to me. same situation. turned out to be a loose wheel well liner.

07-09-2007, 06:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
bigshark Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 144	Thanks for the input. Yea, I don't mind body panels or bits inside the cabin making noises - that's to be expected, I was just concerned about the sudden change in the suspension - as if something broke during the drive. I still may have the dealer check it out and see if it is a bushing.

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