Originally Posted by Gimpster

Two questions...

1.) Has anyone else encountered a squeek/groan from their front suspension when its cold? My car has 190 miles on it and it went from 60's when I bought it back to teens again. When I go over a bump it makes a deep sqeeek on the rebound. It kinda sounds like a front door of a house being pushed open slowly.

I know its not tire rub because I went to the parking lot and did some full lock-to-lock circles. Also when the car is stationary and I try to bounce the front it can't make it do it...

2.) Do these cars have urethane bushing from the factory?

I ask #2 because it sounds like my MR2 when I put an Energy master kit on it and didn't use enough silicone grease on the bushings where they met the sway bars. Only seems to do it when the temp is < 30oF out.

Originally Posted by G5 Man

some of us HHR SS owners have the same problem as you describe. you can hear it more pronounced if you go over a speed bump slowly when it is cold outside, of course you hear it much faster when you are driving at normal speeds. it was determined that the sway bar bushings need replacement, as many on our forum have done and thus eliminated the "noise or squeaks" from the front end. another member has found bushings from an aftermarket company that work and has had good success with them. although mine does make the noise, I have not had a chance to go to the dealer to get it corrected. hope this helps you guys in getting your concerns corrected.....

Originally Posted by Highbeamz

If bushings are the problem in the Cobalt SS/TC and an aftermarket vendor offered another bushing that solved the problem, I'd be more than willing to rake out the cash to get them! Is the HHR SS running on the same suspension setup as the Cobalt or is the frame (therefore suspension) different? I guess what I mean is, are the bushings for the HHR SS the same as the SS/TC Cobalt?