Hi guys,

I recently realized that there is a weird noise when I go over bumpy or dirty road.
Now it bothers me so much. I cant really tell where it is coming from( looks like front but not sure)

It is not rattle but some noise I really cant explain.

does anyone have the same experience?

 

Oh boy. I know how much these idiosyncrasies can ruin the enjoyment of your car. My Volvo C30 had a rattle / clunk from the steering column but only when the steering wasn't at 12 o'clock and over uneven areas. Had the car for 3 years and no one could figure it out.

Hopefully someone will be able to help you out here.

 

Is it the rocks/dirt kicking up into the wheel wells? I noticed that those were much louder in this car (The RC) compared to my Audi (A3)

 

The inner fender wells are made of a Styrofoam like material as opposed to a harder plastic. When you go over the bumps are you in Sport+ mode? If you are try the Normal mode for a softer ride and see if that still happens. If might be that the EVS can't handle so many small bumps in rapid succession on a road. Just guessing at this point.

 

so this noise only comes out when the left front side of the car goes over bump road. ( not right side).

I was driving eco, normal & sport mode.

 

My 1990 LS 400 w/99 K miles has both rear cv boots.leaking grease but does not generate any detectable noise from there. Do I need to replace the axles as well as the boots ? Will it require a 4 wheel alignment after the replacement ?

 

If you can recreate the situation every time then I would take it in as it could be a bad Strut or the electronics for the strut is bad and not letting it adjust correctly.

 

I have the same problem on the right side. Just pulling into my driveway or over a speed bump slowly I hear a "squeaky eeee eeee noise"
Idk how to explain it
But it dosnr sound normal
Im gettin it check out soon

 

I think I found the issue. The noise was being created under the hood. I had to set very higher position of the circular rub pads that were in under the hood. and make sure the both pad are in the same height. After changing that, I hear no more noise.

 

For the reference about the the circular rub pads, I am talking about the one with the red highlights.
The picture is not RC but RC has one on each side.