Rumble sound under truck
#1
Rumble sound under truck
Hey guys and girls, I'm new to this forum and would love some help if anyone could, please. I have a 2005 Suburban with 142,000 miles and it makes a rumbling sound under the truck. It sounds like when you go over the rumble strips on the side of the highway but not that loud. I can't tell if it is coming from the rear or the front of the vehichle. At first I thought it was in the right rear but now it sounds like it is coming from the front also. I checked the muffle and the connecters and everything seems ok. The shocks are about 6-7 years old and may need to be replaced but I don't think the shocks would make this type of sound. I have had new tires put on the vehichle about 5 months ago and thought it might be that but why would it start making this sound now?
The sound only appears when I go over bumps. It doesn't do it when I am driving on a smooth road. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
The sound only appears when I go over bumps. It doesn't do it when I am driving on a smooth road. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
#3
Thanks Rednucleus. I was thinking that it could be the driveline to the 4x4. I have replaced the inner and outer tie rods but the sound still remains. The exhaust system is solid. Do you think it could be the drive shaft u-joints? I had a p/u a few years ago that had a u-joint problem but this is a different sound and also the p/u made a sound when shifting from neutral to drive. If the problem was from the front would there be sound in the rear of the truck. Thanks again for your help.
#4
One more thing I forgot to mention, I replaced the wheel bearing as well. When you mentioned front linkage do you mean the pitman arm and or relay rod and all of the steering components?
#5
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Generally any components of the steering linkage and shocks/springs - anything supporting the vehicle that moves and/or has bushings. Maybe it would help to have a friend drive and you move around inside the rig to better isolate the area of interest. I would think if driveline or ujoints you would get the noise shifting in and out of forward/rev vs driving down the road
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