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Front End Squeak

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:41 pm
by dell30rb
Have a bone stock 08 pathfinder S 4x4

Got a front end squeak when driving on any light bumps. Not related to the suspension travel necessarily, its more of a chirp/rattle. Does not happen when going over larger bumps, like speed bumps.

Any ideas? Also, can anyone point me to a resource that might have all the TSB's for these.

Thanks

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:53 pm
by Tzvier
try putting some electrical tape on your hood latch (D shaped bar on the under side) and see if that resolves it.

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:09 pm
by dell30rb
Thanks. I didn't do a very good search before I posted this and I came on another front end squeak thread.

I just bought the car today. I sprayed some WD 40 on the hood latch just to see if that did anything. Regardless if that fixed it or not, I will grease the latch tomorrow. Will try the electrical tape if grease does no good.

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:06 pm
by Captain
I just had this. The PF in the shop for up/lw control arms

Re: Front End Squeak

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:14 am
by NVSteve
dell30rb wrote:Not related to the suspension travel necessarily, its more of a chirp/rattle.
Electrical tape, as others suggested. This pissed me off for a few years.

Re: Front End Squeak

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:48 am
by skinny2
NVSteve wrote:
dell30rb wrote:Not related to the suspension travel necessarily, its more of a chirp/rattle.
Electrical tape, as others suggested. This pissed me off for a few years.
Yup! Love my PF a lot more now after spending that penny!

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:10 pm
by dell30rb
tape fixed it

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:39 am
by Finchum
I have this as well, but its more of a chirpy squeak from the right front. over light bumps.

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:23 am
by skinny2
Finchum wrote:I have this as well, but its more of a chirpy squeak from the right front. over light bumps.
Did you try the tape fix? Yours sounds exactly like mine...and it indeed was the hood latch.

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:32 am
by Finchum
I will try it and report back 8)