Suspension Noises Rear and Front

[93flareside]

As the title says, my Jeep will periodically make clunking noise in the front end over dips in the road and a sort of rubber groan or squeak in the back. The rear end noise only is heard in the warm weather, like 80+ Fahrenheit. I'm not overly worried about the rear end noise as that's probably a bushing of some such.

The front is what bothers me as it sounds like something is broken. While yes I could just bring it into my dealer(have a lifetime contract) it's a work vehicle and my employer makes a big stink about bringing it in for some reason.

Has anybody else delt with this noise before? What was the solution?

[leslee8]

This model has been known for suspension problems. Some of the later models had loose emergency brake cables that would make suspension problem sounds. If you use the search tool in the menu at the top, you will find a zillion questions, replies and even diagnoses for your problem.

[GB1]

93 - I don't know if this will help, but I had all sorts of noises coming from my Pat 4x4's front end for 10k+ miles - groins, squeaks, rattles, knocks - so many that I thought the vehicle may be on it's last leg. Finally found a mechanic that could properly diagnose it: it was the front control arms, and replacing them (and an engine mount) made 90% of the noises go away.

[93flareside]

Yeah, I finally got mine in. And, as I was told, these generations of Patriots have to have the front end serviced every 12-15,000 miles...

[todde702]

Originally Posted by 93flareside

Yeah, I finally got mine in. And, as I was told, these generations of Patriots have to have the front end serviced every 12-15,000 miles...

Everything in the front suspension is sealed for life and maintenance free, so there is literally nothing to service. No grease fittings or lube points anywhere. The problem is those same components don't have a very long "life". Could be 15k miles, could be 100k miles or more. Your best bet is to replace the failed components with a quality aftermarket and greaseable part, like from Moog.

[93flareside]

Eh, it's a company vehicle with a lifetime service contract from the dealer. Not really my hand in where the parts come from...