Front suspension/struts make rattling noise when on bumpy roads

[06MauiBlue]

My 06 Aveo's front suspension and or struts make a rattling noise when on bumpy roads. Everything looks ok when I inspect the components. What could be causing this? Bad tie rods? Please help!

[camopaint0707]

A bolt could be loose that you wouldn't be able to tell visually.

[Daox]

I'd jack the car up and try moving things around by hand to see if anything is loose. I had this issue once. It was a loose sway bar endlink.

[daug1502]

Look at the top of the shocks under the hood. The mounts tend to have a gap, even after replacement. If nothing else is loose or bad, these could very easily be the culprit. I just replaced my shocks springs and mounts and still have a rattle and bump thanks to this design issue.

[petrified.rabbit]

if it is not the end links, then also check the flex pipe on the exhaust, the end of the wire loomed pipe rusts off and leaves a free hanging ring around the pipe that rattles like crazy.

[ariel]

My 06 Aveo's front suspension and or struts make a rattling noise when on bumpy roads. Everything looks ok when I inspect the components. What could be causing this? Bad tie rods? Please help!

i got my suspension a knocking noise too, but i found already the cause of this noise, check this out: http://www.aveoforum.com/forum/f94/f...acement-10311/

i jacked up my front suspension (tires removed), open the hood, hold on the brake rotor and push it down, now i see the top strut assembly rubber is lose.