A Sebring 2004, alreay changed the 4 shock absorbers but still quite noisy
What would be next ? (I am ready to change whatever it takes for silence )
Thank you !

 

Troubleshooting and it seems coming from the rear left
Not 100% sure but probably the trailing arm bushings
Found a trailing arm on Amazon, will try

 

What kind of noise? Rattle, squeak?

Throwing parts at the problem is not the best way. Look for a bad ball joint by grabbing the connecting parts and trying to wiggle them. There should be no looseness. Spray soapy water on bushings one at a time to locate a squeak.

 

Definitely squeaking, would guess a bushing ?
Replace the rear left trailing arm and most of its bushings but no joy
Does the soapy water makes bubbles for a porous bushing ?
Thank you !

 

The soapy water is to quiet the squeak temporarily. That's why you do it one bushing at a time until you find the squeaky one and the squeak goes away for a while. Then replace it. Spraying soapy water won't harm the rubber in the bushings like oil would.

 

What about a crunching noise coming from all four wheel areas when going over speed bumps and things like that?

 

Could be lotsa things. Maybe spring seats, upper and/or lower. Could be shocks, ball joints. Only a guess.

 

Thanks you Vision2099 and dcotter0579
So the noise is definitely rear left and not all wheels
I can reproduce it just pushing on the rear left side of the car
Obviously quite pronounced when going over bumpos
Had changed all 4 shocks a year ago for other obvious problems
Did a search and the Sebring is known for 2 failure modes around 120-130k miles
--> ball joints and upper seat of shock (upper plate)
So once back home, will test the bushings with the soapy water and check ball joints and upper plate
Thank you a lot for your advices !
Eric

 

Possibly ball joint. You can jack the car up or try and use an auto stethoscope to find exactly where is comming from. Is this a loud squeeking sound like an unlubricated rubber sound? Jack up the area thats making noise and try pushing on things and see if you can feel the noise or use an auto stethoscope or metal rod of some sort and try and pin point where the noise is comming from. The ball joint is basically what it sounds like a metal ball on a joint surrounded by a rubber sleeve. This sleave can get a hole or tear and bleed out the oil resulting in this noise. Supposedly after this happens the wheel can actually fall off so it's important to figure it out as soon as possible. I'm looking into one myself on my front driver side there are upper and lower ball joints but could also be the shock/strut.

 

The latest:
- after replacing the trailing arms, definitely right side now
- relatively loud metalic creaking sound when pushing on corner of car
- got and tried stethoscope and the soapy water on the left side, found nothing
Next steps
- stethoscope, soapy water and ball joint check on right side
(that's after I finish the transaxle oil/filter change)
Thanks again for the help