Front pass. side squeaking when hitting bumps...?

[Mr.Tan]

Noticed this about 2-3 weeks ago. Doesn't seem to do it over every bump, but when it does it is quite annoying. I hear it when the windows are down, and i isolated it to the pass side by hitting a bump on one side vs the other and it only seems to do it when passenger side hits a bump in the front. Anyone have any idea what could be doing it? The car SEEMS to be driving ok, maybe pulling a little to the right, i just assumed my alignment was off.. can't imagine the two would be related.

The noise almost reminds me of when my swaybar endlinks that use a metal bushing need lubricated that i have installed on my GTI.


Wanted to ask here before i take it to my local indy shop and have it checked out... unless its something CPO covered it wont be going to the dealership, they have far too often said nothing is wrong and charged me for it.

car is a 2012 with roughly 61k miles on it.

[EuroJunk]

I had something similar 2 weeks ago, brought it to the dealership and turned out to be a broken caliper bracket.. covered by CPO.

[ojmcneill]

Squeaks and rattles are annoying and hard to track down brother. I'll say I had one emanating from my dash on the passenger side. Just be open to hunting it down brother but make sure it's not coming from where the dash meets the windshield. Have a buddy drive your car and you get in the passenger seat and listen. That should enable you to pinpoint a better area. If it is suspension related, generally they'll use those listening ear things to pinpoint it.
Good luck man. Rattles can be frustrating and really ruin your love for a car.

[Mr.Tan]

I had something similar 2 weeks ago, brought it to the dealership and turned out to be a broken caliper bracket.. covered by CPO.

i'll have to check that and see. thanks!

Squeaks and rattles are annoying and hard to track down brother. I'll say I had one emanating from my dash on the passenger side. Just be open to hunting it down brother but make sure it's not coming from where the dash meets the windshield. Have a buddy drive your car and you get in the passenger seat and listen. That should enable you to pinpoint a better area. If it is suspension related, generally they'll use those listening ear things to pinpoint it.
Good luck man. Rattles can be frustrating and really ruin your love for a car.

oh yeah, i have my fair share of squeaks and rattles that come from the inside of the car. Pretty much everywhere and different ones in summer and winter LOL.. feels like i'm driving a cheap car not something that was supposed to put together well. I'll have to get someone to drive the car for me so i can hang out the window and listen, im pretty sure i know the general area its coming from just can't tell exactly what it might be.