Creaking 307 suspension

[Ady (2)]

i've just got a 51 plate 307 rapier and noticed when driving slowly over bumps manouvering more so with full lock steering on theres an annoying creaking coming from the front somewhere,anyone had this?

 

[Doctor D.]

"Ady" wrote:

i've just got a 51 plate 307 rapier and noticed when driving slowly over bumps manouvering more so with full lock steering on theres an annoying creaking coming from the front somewhere,anyone had this?

I had a 52 plate HDi SW on loan for a month which did this constantly, and our year old 2.0 petrol SW has just started doing it over the little speed ramp at the end of our road.

I can feel a trip to the dealer for both of us looming!

 

[Chris (7)]

I've got a 1.6 rapier 52 plate 5 door. I had the same problem, took the car to the dealer and they replace a drop-link on the suspension. This seems to have fixed the problem.
Hope this helps.

Chris

 

[Ady (2)]

I had a 52 plate HDi SW on loan for a month which did this constantly, and our year old 2.0 petrol SW has just started doing it over the little speed ramp at the end of our road.

I can feel a trip to the dealer for both of us looming!

thx for that,now booked mine in for com2000 indicator stalk replacement,creaking suspension and engine plastic undercover loose and constantly rattling.

 

[Dave (5)]

Hi ADY...

Yep it sounds like a common fault with 307...i have a 51 plate and had the same happen to me..at first the dealer couldn't find the fault...no change there then !!!! but after constantly taking it back they came up with the same answer as Chris..but they also changed other things on the suspension too..so get them to have a very close look at all of it..

Oh and i have also had my indicator stalk changed !!!
Also the gearbox...2 clutches...exhaust brackets at the rear...exhaust manifold...spark plugs, as mine pinks all the time under load...and door seals replaced (with the wrong ones at first, which i pointed out to them) And the 307 i had before this one (It was changed due to a very poor quality car) The instruments on the dash packed up

So good luck...keep taking it back until you are happy (Which you will never be with a 307)

 

[SimonDS]

don't keep taking it back. do it once. tell them so. If it's not fixed demand your rights to goods of reasonable quality and ask for a refund. They won't like it but you are entitled. The longer you leave it the worse postion you are in to demand those rights. The law is a little vague as to 2nd hand cars and a dealer can claim wear and tear bullshit etc. A car having 3 faults in a year can be called reasonable if they appeared without the sellers prior knowledge BUT yours is a recent buy. It has multiple faults. It was supoosed to be checked before you took delivery. Obviously it wasn't. That is not reasonable. Contact Trading Standards. Tell the dealer you have if they give you grief. Stamp you foot. Be firm. Accept no bullshit. See the head honcho. Be a nuisence. I've been there, had car like your's, got pissed around, almost left it too long to get anything done but i got what i wanted in the end. The hate me but so what, it's my 7k not there's. Would you let Currys repair a DVD player that was 2 weeks old? Like hell you would. You'd demand a new replacement or refund. Same difference as far as i'm concerned.

Simon

"Dave" wrote:

Hi ADY...

Yep it sounds like a common fault with 307...i have a 51 plate and had the same happen to me..at first the dealer couldn't find the fault...no change there then !!!! but after constantly taking it back they came up with the same answer as Chris..but they also changed other things on the suspension too..so get them to have a very close look at all of it..

Oh and i have also had my indicator stalk changed !!!
Also the gearbox...2 clutches...exhaust brackets at the rear...exhaust manifold...spark plugs, as mine pinks all the time under load...and door seals replaced (with the wrong ones at first, which i pointed out to them)
...

quality

car) The instruments on the dash packed up

So good luck...keep taking it back until you are happy (Which you will

never

be with a 307)

"Ady" wrote:

> i've just got a 51 plate 307 rapier and noticed when driving slowly over
> bumps manouvering more so with full lock steering on theres an annoying
> creaking coming from the front somewhere,anyone had this?
>
>

 

[SimonDS]

ignore my last post, it was for another thread about a 307 with 'problems'