I hear a creaking noise coming from the front end when I make left or right hand turns. I notice it more when braking around sharp turns as well. Any idea where the noise is coming from?
Thanks for any response.
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I hear a creaking noise coming from the front end when I make left or right hand turns. I notice it more when braking around sharp turns as well. Any idea where the noise is coming from?
Thanks for any response.
Hey there cmm4712,
I'm sorry to hear that you experience creaking noises while making turns in your vehicle. I cannot guarantee anything, but I will be glad to look further into this for you. Feel free to send us a private message with your VIN, current mileage, dealership name, and full contact information if we can be of any assistance. Thank you.
Kristen A.
Chevrolet Customer Care
I had this same problem twice now. Last year, my local dealership took three or four attempts to fix it. They replaced my tie rods, ball joints, control arms and eventually the entire sub frame to the front end (they said I was lucky it didn't cause an accident). I was without my car for close to a month while they tried to figure this all out over the course of two months.
It has been eleven months and I am having it happen again. This issue ruined a pair a tires and the wheel shakes like crazy around 40mph and up. The car pulls to the rights and I get that creaking noise as well when I turn and sometimes around corners.
I am afraid that my dealership is going to take forever and cost me another small fortune into the front end of this car. I am going to them today to have a serious conversation about repairing it because I am moving in two months. I do not have time for them to be lazy about it like they were last year.
Please, I need any help or recommendations about this. I am moving about a thousand miles away and will have my daughter in the car. I cannot afford to have this problem now and anything I can tell the dealership to speed it up would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Edit: I forgot to mention that it is a 2008 Aveo5 with just under 39,000 miles. I am new to this forum (been creeping it forever), so it slipped my mind. sorry.
How in the world could an '08 with less than 39K miles have needed even close to that amount of work (hint: it didn't). You were taken for a major ride by this stealership, and IMO you'll be taken for another one if you go back to this outfit again. Find a good independent shop that specializes in front-end work, and let them try to fix whatever this bunch of criminals messed up. Not telling you it's going to be inexpensive, but at least there's a real good chance it will be done right this time.
I'm leaning that way. All the parts are under warrenty still, so I am having them check it out again. I just talked to the head of the service department. After this, I'll be dealing with the owner. I love this little hatchback and gope they take it seriously. If not, I'll be vocal about this shop locally and through our district attorney. Then I'll hit a different shop. I only have two months to get this done or I have to trash the car if it isn't safe to drive.
They showed me all the parts. The front end was pretty messed up. I thought it was the previous owner until last week.
To me that makes them part-hangers, not mechanics. Suspension/steering isn't like a misfire, where 20-30 different sensors, other parts, and wiring can be the cause, and even the pros can get stumped sometimes. A professional, experienced front-end guy will usually always diagnose correctly the first time. And if something still isn't right after the repair, he will pick that up during the test drive. A real pro won't let the vehicle go until it's fixed correctly. Find someone who knows what the heck they're doing and get the job done right.Quote:
Originally Posted by tjlaroc
Suspension "creaks" can be harder to find because you can't look under the car while driving, and you can't replicate the problem in the shop. IF a component is creaking, it does not necessarily show any signs of wear. Typically people who are good at finding a particular creak in a particular car had to find it in the same make and model before (design flaw) and the repair becomes the same throughout.
that said, the creak is probably the sway bar bushings on the k frame.
I get that the creak can be hard to find, but the sterring wheel shaking worries me more. New tires and an alignment made no difference to it.
I live in the middle of no where. I can't find anyone who knows anything aboit the aveo up here outside of my local dealership. I'm over three hours north of Syracuse.
The timing sucks more than the problen with us moving out of state. I didn't expect car issues on top of everything else. That's why I figured I would ask on here.
Thanks for the feedback.
I have to agree you have a harder time finding someone up there. But all vehicles eventually get some suspension/steering problems, so someone in your area is doing this work. And modern steering/suspension systems are very similar across different vehicles, which makes it much less of an "Aveo" thing, than something like a timing belt would be. So I would guess that any shop that does significant front-end work would have done at least a few Aveos along the way. But if you really can't find anyone in your area, how far is Montreal? There have been quite a few Canadians posting here, so it's likely that most shops up there are familiar with it as well.
a steering wheel shaking at 40 and above is usually an unbalanced tire, caused most likely by a bent rim. most suspension issues you will feel way before 40mph. reading that it lasted 4 month and started again makes me thing your front suspension is not designed to withstand the way you drive on the type and condition of the roads in your area.
I had fully rebuild the front end of a daewoo with a identical front suspension, it barely made it four months before the new owner sold it because if felt like it was going to fall apart. needed all new suspension again because of bumpy cobblestone roads, pot holes and him not watching.
Did your rebuild include the subframe and control arms? I try to drive carefully (avoiding potholes especially). I don't corner hard or really go above sixty.
I may have said something wrong earlier. It didn't last four months. This problem went away last year after three or four attempts to fix it. It is back eleven months later. I am not a machanic, so I am lost.
I just had the wheels checked and the tires replaced. It made no difference. I've only put 8000 miles on it since the front was repaired. I'll have them check again for a bent wheel.
I may try Montreal. It is about ninety minutes from us. I just don't want to take the highway when town driving shakes the wheel already.
Since you have to travel anyhow, find someone with a road force balancer.
Thanks. They're looking at it today. I'm just stressed. Couldn't have happened at a worse time.
Odd note. The creaking and vibrating started at the same time. If it is the same as last year, at least the parts are still under warranty. I'll share what it is if I find out. Thanks again.
They said it was the bushings on my control arms. They had to order the parts. I guess I'll find out in a few days.
You should establish that the repair is warrantee before they proceed. At just 11 months and 8,000 miles it should be fully covered.Quote:
Originally Posted by tjlaroc
Well, after waiting over two weeks, they got my car in. Took them three days to do the work. I bought zuric when I bought my car used and it covered most of the repair. Sadly, it didn't fix anything. Since the shop signed that they fixed it and test drove it, I just called GM directly and told them my problem. They were shocked by the amount of work done to the front end of my car in a year. They even looked up the repair history while I was on the phone with them.
It is disappointing. I do like this car, I just wish someone could figure out what's wrong. The wheel still shakes badly at forty and up. If I ever learn what the problem is, I will share it. GM said to give the shop until Monday to contact me. If I don't hear from them, I call GM back on Tuesday.
To GM's credit, they were helpful. I know they are flooded with issues right now with all their recalls but they still tried to help.
Hey there,Quote:
Originally Posted by tjlaroc
I hope a resolution will arise for your concerns. Let me know if you have any questions or would like further assistance. I will be sure to look out for your updates next week.
Patsy G
Chevrolet Customer Care
Did not hear back from the dealership today. I tried all day for someone at GM customer service to talk to me before I had any luck (about seven hours of back and forth calls). My new rep said to take it in tomorrow morning and that they would be calling as well. This is just unreal. I'm tempted to take my system out, put the factory headlights back in it and sell it to buy another car. Hopefully this is the last time I have to bring it in for repair. I've been trying to get it fixed since 4 june. Since I got it back on 25 june, the shaking has been getting worse, starting around 35 mph. I have made one trip that went over that speed and have only driven to work since. I also have a few numbers to call if the dealership messes with the repairs again. I'm glad this isn't a problem a lot of people have had on here. If it is ever figured out, I'll let y'all know. I'll update with anything as I learn it anyway.
Thanks again to everyone for trying to help figure out what it is. I'm certainly frustrated.
This happened yesterday, but I was busy. Happy 4th, by the way.
They are now saying it is a bent rim (good call, petrified rabbit). It either happened earlier and they missed it twice, or it happened in between when the car was barely being driven. Either way, I ordered a new rim and will hopefully have it early next week. I found a shop with a road force and will have them put the new tire on since the dealership obviously doesn't check things properly. They checked my other three wheels and things seem fine with them.
So it seems I had more than one issue. The ruined tires, bushings (which they stripped the bolts trying to remove them) and now the rim. Hopefully this will be the end of this.
Damn. U have a very good attitude, I commend u on your patience n perseverance. I just read this and am speechless.
You have to try for a good attitude. Trust me, with our deadlines because of moving, I was tempted to sell my car, buy the wife a van and take her honda fit. I just like my aveo5 and decided to give it a go to find the problems. I have learned a lot. Dealerships and some shops up here take advantage of people very openly because they have nowhere else to go. The creaking turned out to be my bushings since that has gone away. The rim should be here Monday so I should know by Tuesday if that was the problem since I'll be at work when it arrives. I just hope that having issues with the front end two years in a row was a fluke.
Hmmm, My car still creaks.
I will check the control arm and sway bar bushings and rubber body mounting biscuits (if it has any).
I bet i can soak them in lithium grease out of a spray can to fix it up.
I will post my findings.
My late father-in-law was a mechanic . He told me you can squirt brake fluid ob noisy suspension rubber bushings to quiet them .
God bless
Wyr
I had the same problem on my 04 aveo... It got as bad as when i would get in and out of the car it would creak.... I changed my struts and all was quiet again