cars at the dealer right now...steering sounds like an old door opening and closing. does anyone have an idea of what it could be

 

mine used to do this and it was a control arm bushing that had gone bad. let me know what the dealer says.

 

Control arm, common on these cars. Might as well replace the ball joint while your getting dirty.

 

gotdamn dealer said nothing is wrong with the car...really frustrated now..dont no what to do. I have extended warranty until oct 2011 and they cant fix a simple issue. Please someone give me advice...

 

cant they hear the creaking?

 

no...its really noisy at the dealer....took them outside and traffic was too loud...its nyc. Its really prevalent when its really quiet out.

 

ok try this. jack front left of the car until the wheel is off the ground. grab the wheel with both hands and see if there is any play. grip it at different positios to check for play. do the same thing on the passenger side. report back

 

Does it "creak" or "squeak". Creaking from front of car when turning (can be hearding @ low speeds or at stand still and turning wheel) may be the steering rack mounting plate. Relatively cheap repair......I think there is DTB it......

 

Had my '06' at the dealer last month for the same thing. Sounds exactly like an old screen door that needs oil. Said they couldn't duplicate the noise so I took the SA to the car, started it, turned the wheel and there it was. It's not intermittent. After another day in the shop they said they can't find what's causing the noise but everything is, "OK".

Not a very annoying noise so I'm just going to wait it out and get it fixed under my extended warranty if and when it gets worse.

 

Hey mb11 it is a creak. Kinda sounds like an old door. When I open the hood its coming from lower part of the steering column.

 

Yeah speedpeddler...its not terrible however its very present. Thats exactly what it sounds like...a old screen door. Not a good look for a 80,000 car.

 

BTW thanks to everyone who replies

 

Easy.

Take it to another dealer or another, until one of them does the repair.

The first dealership I took my car to for the airmatic check said nothing was wrong (although I knew a leak had started).

A month later, car was slammed on driver side.

Took to a different dealer. Replaced, fully covered under factory warranty.