catbread

So I have recently started hearing a creaking noise coming from the left front of my '03. I only hear it when going over speed bumps etc. However I seem to also be hearing the airmatic adjusting more than usual. For instance it will adjust while driving or under hard braking. Keep in mind I am not adjusting anything from inside the cabin.

From searching here I believe the creaking might be from a bushing that is shot? Maybe the suspension is adjusting itself because the crapped out bushing leads to ride height adjustments when it shoudn't be and the suspension is just compensating??

What say you folks?

psk145

my car used to creak like yours, and the dealer replaced some steering components that fixed it. Go figure

I can get the work order and get the parts if you need.

Isnt the airmatic supposed to beadjusting constantly to keep the car level? I never hear it personally.

catbread

I may just be hearing it because I am listening extra hard all the time now. Did you encounter actual steering PROBLEMS before you took yours in? Or just a noise?

PerisanGodFatha

mine has been doing the SAME EXACT THING, and ive been driving extra careful because of it...I need to take it to the dealer sometime this week..... psk145 do you mind getting that work order and telling us exactly what the dealer had replaced on your car for this problem...Thanks

Zod

for the love of god please tell me how to fix ths! I have had ths for a year n0w n it has gotten worse.n0w the car makes a grinding noise when i turn left n push the car.dealer checkd n everythng is in check. They even did a suspention shock obsorber check with a machine n n0thng.what is it!?

psk145

I've attached my work order including the pieces they fixed/replaced. Seems pretty simple

catbread

PSK is scanning the info for us.....

YES, I have been babying my car ever since I began hearing this noise!

It is weird because If I push down on the left front when the car is parked I do not hear anything, so I do not believe its associated with the airmatic. At least I hope it isn't.

catbread

and there it is....thank you PSK

Rouven036

Hi @all, I found a TIPS information about this noise:
gi46.40-p-039790, the noise only occurs while the car is moving in slow speeds or while parking in moving the steering wheel.
as they did on psk145's car the lower mounting plate of the rack and pinion needs to be replaced (including screws) and thightened according to the torque written in the tips documnet.

Zod

Thank you so much for this info!!!
it has been pestering me since i had the car!!

blackdeath

Hey guys. I just joined and just bought a 2003 E55 AMG! The car is unbelievable! I am having the a rediculous amount of squeaking at all times. I have seen posts about bushings and others about the rack and pinion steering. Mine squeaks from both sides. What do you suggest I start with and what is the easiest way to check?

shardul

iTrader: (1)

put it on a ramp and try to replicate the noise to see where it is coming from. my steering rack is on its way out, it make a loud poping noise.

juicee63

my car just had this exact same prob.

blackdeath

What did you do you have fixed and what was the cause?

harjothundal

I personally never hear thr airmatic pump when it's on... I do hear the SBC unit recycle here n there... How do you hear the airmatic to determine if it is constantly adjusting?

regor60

Must be sand in the joints

blackdeath

What did you have repaired?

Cedric1031

My car recently is having some weird noise when going through bumps. Sometimes when the car is stop, then accelerate. There is some pop, pop pop sounds. I can't tell exactly where is it coming from, could be from roof but most likely from the upper left suspension area.
Would that be consider the steering components failed?

blackdeath

I actually only here it on the passenger front wheel now. I drove over a pretty good bump last night and it stopped making the noise for about a mile then it came back. It only happens when the suspension compresses or rebounds...anyone have an idea?

yenlard55

i hear the creaking on my car too when backing out of the garage at low speeds and turning the steering wheel. creaking sound. guess i'll have to take it in and find out

blackdeath

I took the right front wheel off and grabbed the rotor and pulled up and down and found nothing, then I pushed and pulled front to back and there was some play. It was the lower ball joint. As soon as I looked under neath I saw the lower ball joint boot was cracked/torn open. I just pried it back far enough to slip the tip of my grease gun in there and filled her up. The squeaking has gone away for now. The left side has the same issue but no noise yet. Anyone have an idea on the cost of replacing the lower ball joints?

socali.luv

$100 ea. ball join for parts and 3hrs. to press them in...so about $650.00

Cedric1031

I took my car to Torrance MB Dealer and they said they put a plate or something by the steering wheel area. But I guess they didn't test it afterall. The creaking noise just still there. Inside the cabin, I can't tell where the noise is directly from the steering, the roof or the suspension. Sometimes I think its the air suspensions. But when I go through some bumps, it was quiet sometimes. But most of the time, it creaks. Especially making turns through the bumps. I also feel some pop sound from the steeling wheel when I accelerate . This noise just bothering me so much. I don't know how these technician trained. It seems like they can't really diagnostic it at all.