Noise on an STI with 12,000 miles - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

mpeyton · 2004-07-22, 01:06 PM

There is a consistent thud at low speeds and it sounds like it is coming from the rear suspension. The dealer said they fixed it and it still makes the noise. It just started in the last 1,000 miles. After an attempt to brush me away they are ordering new struts. Is this going to happen every 12,000 miles. any one else out there with a similar experience?

Kevin M · 2004-07-22, 01:44 PM

It's a TSB fix. PM Egan on www.i-club.com for a full description of the problem and fix. He's going through the same thing on his STi right now.

mpeyton · 2004-07-22, 01:49 PM

What is a TSB?

Kevin M · 2004-07-22, 01:52 PM

Technical Service Bulletin

mpeyton · 2004-07-22, 01:58 PM

I couldn't find a bulletin on the noise. what is the issue with the struts?

Kevin M · 2004-07-22, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mpeyton

I couldn't find a bulletin on the noise. what is the issue with the struts?

Unless you're a Subaru service department employee, you won't have access to the TSB until someone comes along and posts it on the interweb.

I don't know the exact issue, since I don't own an STi, but Mike Egan can explain it to you if you PM him on i-club.

sperry · 2004-07-22, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpeyton

I couldn't find a bulletin on the noise. what is the issue with the struts?

Unless you're a Subaru service department employee, you won't have access to the TSB until someone comes along and posts it on the interweb.

I don't know the exact issue, since I don't own an STi, but Mike Egan can explain it to you if you PM him on i-club.

mpeyton's new to the online Subaru community, I just talked with him on the phone to set up his SECCS account.

Mike: I-Club is another Subaru website: www.i-club.com It's mostly Bay Area / Sac people. The other big online Subaru community is NASIOC ( www.nasioc.com ). You'll see them referenced all over the place around here.

Mike Egan is also on this board, his user name is "Egan" and you can PM him here directly, but he just doesn't check his messages here quite as often as on I-Club.

See you at the meet tonight!

MattR · 2004-07-22, 02:35 PM

Mine has just started to do the thud thing, along with my whiney rear end...I think I'll have it checked out...I need to talk to Egan...I want that TSB reference when I go in there.

oh yeah, just turned 16,000

sperry · 2004-07-22, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR

Mine has just started to do the thud thing, along with my whiney rear end...I think I'll have it checked out...I need to talk to Egan...I want that TSB reference when I go in there.

oh yeah, just turned 16,000

Post that TSB here for everyone! I'm not an STi driver, but I'm interested in finding out what's wrong!

MattR · 2004-07-22, 04:38 PM

Found this thread on Nazioc...

MattR · 2004-07-22, 04:53 PM

Okay, upon further reading, it looks as if there is a definate solution for this problem, It involves taking each strut apart and lubing the components. The Nazioc thread has all the details, starting with post 170 or so, on page 7.

Since I am a couple weeks away from changing my springs, I will do it then. No problem.

What's really funny is, the dealers are swapping out tons of struts, when all they really need is some lube...too bad we can;t get a hold of that surplus...

Egan · 2004-07-22, 05:01 PM

Have fun reading:

http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65634

http://www.imprezawrxsti.com/postnuk...wtopic&t=11058

I am going to try tightening the nut at the bottom of the struts this weekend, but I doubt it is that simple. A lot of STi's have been going in for warranty work on this. I don't know if it's a TSB yet, but I would expect it to be soon.

MikeSTI · 2004-07-23, 08:22 AM

mine's not doing it? ohh ya I have Tein's

U53D · 2004-07-23, 08:48 AM

Almost 1000 post mike

mpeyton · 2004-07-23, 11:08 PM

IT sounds as if the inverted struts aren't able to stay lubricated. I have heard and read all kinds of posts and I don't like what I am hearing. It sounds as though everyone is having this problem and no one has a solution. Some of the dealerships are handling it by replacing the struts. It sounds like some aren't dealing with it at all. I think it sucks that subaru is ignoring this issue. I don't know how long they will be able to with this many people having problems. It sounds like regular WRX's are having the same problem also.

MikeSTI · 2004-07-24, 08:56 AM

I still have my take-offs :shock: maybe I should take them in to be replaced then sell on e-bay! mahahaha

Kevin M · 2004-07-24, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeSTI

I still have my take-offs :shock: maybe I should take them in to be replaced then sell on e-bay! mahahaha

Actually, if you put them on, get them to clunk, and get them to be replaced, SonicSuby in Sac might be interested in buying them from you.

sybir · 2004-07-24, 03:58 PM

Yeah, or my happy ass, since my WRX struts are blown, too

Anybody what wants to sell STi takeoff struts, let me know

MikeSTI · 2004-07-25, 08:55 AM

I might just sell them.........let me think about it :wink:

2004-07-22, 01:06 PM	#1
mpeyton EJ18 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 30	Noise on an STI with 12,000 miles There is a consistent thud at low speeds and it sounds like it is coming from the rear suspension. The dealer said they fixed it and it still makes the noise. It just started in the last 1,000 miles. After an attempt to brush me away they are ordering new struts. Is this going to happen every 12,000 miles. any one else out there with a similar experience?

2004-07-22, 01:44 PM	#2
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	It's a TSB fix. PM Egan on www.i-club.com for a full description of the problem and fix. He's going through the same thing on his STi right now. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-07-22, 01:49 PM	#3
mpeyton EJ18 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 30	TSB What is a TSB?

2004-07-22, 01:52 PM	#4
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Technical Service Bulletin __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2004-07-22, 01:58 PM	#5
mpeyton EJ18 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 30	rear noise I couldn't find a bulletin on the noise. what is the issue with the struts?

2004-07-22, 02:35 PM	#8
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Mine has just started to do the thud thing, along with my whiney rear end...I think I'll have it checked out...I need to talk to Egan...I want that TSB reference when I go in there. oh yeah, just turned 16,000 __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-07-22, 04:38 PM	#10
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Found this thread on Nazioc... __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-07-22, 04:53 PM	#11
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Okay, upon further reading, it looks as if there is a definate solution for this problem, It involves taking each strut apart and lubing the components. The Nazioc thread has all the details, starting with post 170 or so, on page 7. Since I am a couple weeks away from changing my springs, I will do it then. No problem. What's really funny is, the dealers are swapping out tons of struts, when all they really need is some lube...too bad we can;t get a hold of that surplus... __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2004-07-22, 05:01 PM	#12
Egan EJ18 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Granite Bay, Kalifornia Posts: 68	Have fun reading: http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65634 http://www.imprezawrxsti.com/postnuk...wtopic&t=11058 I am going to try tightening the nut at the bottom of the struts this weekend, but I doubt it is that simple. A lot of STi's have been going in for warranty work on this. I don't know if it's a TSB yet, but I would expect it to be soon. __________________ If it doesn't fit, FORCE IT, if it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!

2004-07-23, 08:22 AM	#13
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	mine's not doing it? ohh ya I have Tein's __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2004-07-23, 08:48 AM	#14
U53D EJ22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 482 Car: '05 Aspen White STI Class: n00b Im "that one kid"	Almost 1000 post mike __________________ What the fuck does WTF mean?

2004-07-23, 11:08 PM	#15
mpeyton EJ18 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 30	Noise in the Struts IT sounds as if the inverted struts aren't able to stay lubricated. I have heard and read all kinds of posts and I don't like what I am hearing. It sounds as though everyone is having this problem and no one has a solution. Some of the dealerships are handling it by replacing the struts. It sounds like some aren't dealing with it at all. I think it sucks that subaru is ignoring this issue. I don't know how long they will be able to with this many people having problems. It sounds like regular WRX's are having the same problem also.

2004-07-24, 08:56 AM	#16
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	I still have my take-offs :shock: maybe I should take them in to be replaced then sell on e-bay! mahahaha __________________ Cobb Stage 2

2004-07-24, 03:58 PM	#18
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	Yeah, or my happy ass, since my WRX struts are blown, too Anybody what wants to sell STi takeoff struts, let me know __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2004-07-25, 08:55 AM	#19
MikeSTI EJ205 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,354 Car: 2004 STi Class: TSM I can't complain	I might just sell them.........let me think about it :wink: __________________ Cobb Stage 2

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