I really appreciate all the responses and help nailing it down. I finally got to do a two man helper looksy and listen. We quickly narrowed it down to the front passenger wheel area. With the car running it is a bit harder to pinpoint and we first stared at the power steering pump taking turns. We b...

While parked and with the engine running, turn the steering wheel lock to lock, holding it against the lock on each side for a few seconds. This will purge air from the system, which I think may be the issue. I tried this, no luck. I did record the squeal sitting in my garage. You can see it only d...

I have a 2006 with 240k. Overall the car is doing pretty darn well aside from the rattles. Still goes pretty good, mpg is still right around 30 - just no reason to dump her yet as I haven't had to pump much in. A couple weeks ago a squeak/squeal started. I have been analyzing it for a while to see a...

thanks. Hopefully someone will post with an answer to my question. It is difficult to determine what the question is since I see all questions answered. This stage of the process is explained in the letter - they are either determining a resolution, waiting for parts and will send a 2nd notificatio...

Thank you for your input. I did the test you suggested with the ebrake and the car did not move at all. Since this original post I have replaced sway bar bushings which did not change the noise. I have also begun to notice some vibration at freeway speeds (65-75mph). If i had to describe it is actua...

kumquat wrote: What about while pushing the car back and forth while in park?

It does make a squeaky creak if I rock the car forward/backward a bit while in park and off. I plan to jack it up this weekend and inspect the bushings closer... been a busy week and time hasn't presented itself yet.

Thank you for the suggestion, I will look closer.

I have a 06 Vibe with 205,000. For about week I have noticed a creak/squeak from the front end only while going over bumps (like speed bumps) at low speed (5-15MPH). I don't notice any noise at high speeds. When I press down on the front passenger side I don't hear anything. When I push on the front...

Thank you very much for the suggestion. I'll dig out the jack stands and take a peak this weekend.

Hello. I have a 2006 Vibe with about 180,000 miles. I love the car... Aside from the rattles. Setting aside all the interior rattles, I have one metallic sounding rattle that occurs briefly at about 2700 RPM. It is a slightly higher pitch than the engine itself. It comes from the front end - I feel ...