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front noise when driving on uneven roads

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by MeGuinness, Mar 11, 2015.

  1. MeGuinness

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    Hello guys this morning i've been to toyota to do the regular service and to try to find that what is creating this noise on my front end ,they removed brackets etc and lube antiroll bar bushes and top mounts as best possible .......still the noise is there .....we recreated the noise this morning by circling around at full lock multiple times . they said that if the lube would not solve the problem it could be the struts mounts??? About £400 to replace them ,I made this video yesterday night in the car park were u can ear the noise ever time the wheel goes on top of a small pot hole ,what do u think?thanx

    Prius gen 3 front noise:


    i did find a better video on youtube with exactly the same noise
    please guys what do you think
    thank you
     
  2. MeGuinness

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    Gosh nobody as any ideas??
     
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    I could only speculate, but you may simply have worn struts. You're talking about the squeaking and not the clicking sound, right?
     
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    Yes the squeaking sound every time he hit the speed bumps
     
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    OK solved.......I sprayed some silicon lubricant on all the front low control arms bushes ....noise GONEEEEEEEE, finally ,Toyota stealers are useless.
     
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