Creaky/squeaky suspension

[Dr.Strangepork]

My suspension makes a creaking/squeaking noise, both in the front and rear, when going over bumps. It sounds like walking on a creaky set of wooden stairs in an old house or something. My first thought was swaybar bushings, so I had both the front and rear ones greased, but no dice.

My next suspects are the strut bushings. Is it typical for them to make creaking noises as they age? Could it be part of the mount creaking from a lack of lubrication? If I need to replace them, what exactly would need to be replaced? (I noticed on Pelican Parts that there's several different parts of the strut mount and none of them are cheap).

Car is an '01 and has 60k miles. Let me know if there's anything else I should be suspect of making the noise.

Edited March 23, 2011 by Dr.Strangepork

[geoff]

Check the tension on your front hood latch. Mine was making a squeaking noise like you described and after several joy rides with the mechanic he figured it out. He increased the tension on the front hood latch and no more noise ever since, although it is a little harder to close the trunk. Also an '01 with a little over 60K miles on it

[Dr.Strangepork]

Ah ha!

I think you're onto something. Today it was rainy and there was no squeaking. Somehow I don't think that rain would make suspension stop creaking...but a trunk latch/seal? Quite possible...