Cold Creaks - Subaru Outback

scoobydoo2 · 01-20-2013, 03:08 PM

Hey everyone.

We have had some really cold weather over the last week or so and I have noticed that my backend...not mine... the car's...really creaks when going over some intense road bumps. Just wondering if anyone here has noticed this in extreme cold.

Temperatures have been down to -14 C (6.8 F) to -24 C (-11.2 F) with the windchill. I can't remember if I had this issue the last couple of winters...but just thought I would ask if anyone else has had this with extreme cold. Tomorrow the temps are supposed to go to +4 C (39 F)...talk about temp swings huh?

connorlikesbikes · 01-20-2013, 03:33 PM

Just moved from Sunny California, to Colorado Springs. The first week I was here, highs were in the teens and twentys, getting well below 0 at night. When I was leaving my apartment complex, the something in the front end makes a little groan. It's in the 50s now, and the sound disappeared. So I contributed it to the cold weather.

Hudsoner · 01-20-2013, 07:41 PM

We have -15 C and something in the back creaks as if it is getting paid for!

ckhbuy · 01-21-2013, 03:10 AM

Same here...seems like I can gauge the outside temperature by the number of creaks and groans my car exhibits in pulling out of the driveway. Rubbing in the bushings? Not sure...most cars I have dealt with have exhibited this. I will say that my subie was not as chatty its first winter in Boston, but now in its second, it does make alot of old man noise!
Christopher

OBnube · 01-21-2013, 12:12 PM

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The first week I was here, highs were in the teens and twentys

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mikelipke · 01-21-2013, 12:37 PM

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scoobydoo2 · 01-21-2013, 05:29 PM

...nice to see I am not the only one with cold backend creaks. Doesn't surprise me as things tend to tighten up in the cold. Funny how you notice new things after three years of driving a car.

01-20-2013, 03:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
scoobydoo2 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada...the great white north Car: 3rd Subaru. 2011 Ouback Limited with NAV Posts: 2,618 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cold Creaks Hey everyone. We have had some really cold weather over the last week or so and I have noticed that my backend...not mine... the car's...really creaks when going over some intense road bumps. Just wondering if anyone here has noticed this in extreme cold. Temperatures have been down to -14 C (6.8 F) to -24 C (-11.2 F) with the windchill. I can't remember if I had this issue the last couple of winters...but just thought I would ask if anyone else has had this with extreme cold. Tomorrow the temps are supposed to go to +4 C (39 F)...talk about temp swings huh? __________________ The human soul, in some ways like good helium, expands to whatever environment it has. Or conversely sinks to whatever ditch it is offered. That's where the real battles are waged-and waged continually. David Adams Richards ZeeMaps - Subaru Outback.Org Owner Location: Show us where you are.

01-20-2013, 07:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hudsoner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wisconsin North Woods Car: 2013 Outback 2.5i Premium Posts: 218 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	We have -15 C and something in the back creaks as if it is getting paid for! __________________ Hudsoner 2013 2.5i Premium Manual Transmission Cypress Green/Ivory Blue Ox Base Plate Second Subie I own

01-21-2013, 05:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
scoobydoo2 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada...the great white north Car: 3rd Subaru. 2011 Ouback Limited with NAV Posts: 2,618 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	...nice to see I am not the only one with cold backend creaks. Doesn't surprise me as things tend to tighten up in the cold. Funny how you notice new things after three years of driving a car. __________________ The human soul, in some ways like good helium, expands to whatever environment it has. Or conversely sinks to whatever ditch it is offered. That's where the real battles are waged-and waged continually. David Adams Richards ZeeMaps - Subaru Outback.Org Owner Location: Show us where you are.

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01-20-2013, 03:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
connorlikesbikes Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Colorado Springs Car: 2012 Outback 2.5 6mt Posts: 66 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Just moved from Sunny California, to Colorado Springs. The first week I was here, highs were in the teens and twentys, getting well below 0 at night. When I was leaving my apartment complex, the something in the front end makes a little groan. It's in the 50s now, and the sound disappeared. So I contributed it to the cold weather.

01-21-2013, 03:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
ckhbuy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: mostly Boston, MA, where the local drivers are both aggressive and incompetent. Delightful! Car: 2011 Outback 3.6 premium, rear sway bar, and way too many accessories. Anything that can make Boston winters more tolerable (e.g. remote start, molded wintertech snow mats etc). Posts: 123 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Same here...seems like I can gauge the outside temperature by the number of creaks and groans my car exhibits in pulling out of the driveway. Rubbing in the bushings? Not sure...most cars I have dealt with have exhibited this. I will say that my subie was not as chatty its first winter in Boston, but now in its second, it does make alot of old man noise! Christopher

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