creaking from the rear

[mystik]

i was wondering if this was normal.. but...

my driveway is slightly inclined, so when i go to park (sometimes i go in reverse with the frontend facing the street), i tend to hear slight creaking noises coming from the back of the car. it sounds like the type of creaking a small wooden boat would make. or if you were walking on a pier or something like similar.

is it time to change the suspension??

 

[zeddy]

My car does this - its going into BMW to get checked. It also makes a creaking noise when turning left at low speed sometimes.

 

[Smokin]

When you park, it's just the e-brake settling. If you engage the e-brake to just bring you to a stop when you park it, it won't "creak". Nothing wrong. Lots of threads on it.

 

[mystik]

im sorry. i should have been more clearer...

i hear this creaking noise when im in motion and im going up my driveway.

 

[zeddy]

Same. The handbrake creak is different from the rear end creak.

 

[Smokin]

im sorry. i should have been more clearer...

i hear this creaking noise when im in motion and im going up my driveway.

Ah, sorry. May be nothing, but perhaps better to have it checked.

 

[mystik]

i felt like fixing the suspension anyways... i think it's time to check out some dinan equipment!

 

[zeddy]

Dealer said they had seen this problem before, and they replaced the diff oil.

 

[mystik]

oil?
wtf. thats harsh.

 

[melbs]

many causes, mine was a dried up rear stabilizer bushing.

re-lubing it will temporarily fix it, however it will dry up again and noise will start appearing eventually.

had to replace mine