Erm been out today with family , plus grandma in back ,,,,, when i went over a slight bump in the road the rear passenger side went "KNOCK" like it bottomed out and hit the end stop ? also going over a hump bridge i heard the wheel rub on the wheel arch ,,,,,, this was all just on a normal drive out to see santa , if this is normal then the car is going

Is this a rear shocker gone ? only had car 2 weeks (MY00)

[Edited by pcdude - 12/21/2002 6:10:29 PM]

 

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is it lowered or standard?

 

car is completely standard as from subaru dealer 2 weeks ago

 

sounds like its knackered then. Unless you had someone really heavy in the back it shouldn't hit arches.

Press down sharply on the back corner of the car and let go. It should come straight back up with less than 1.5bounces (i think). If not its buggered. You said it's a MY00, so it should be still in warranty if it's a UK car.

They'll have to sort it for you if its buggered I would have thought.

[Edited by SiDHEaD - 12/22/2002 12:49:18 AM]

 

Could be - is this a new shape WRX?

I've had one failure (nearside rear) and I reckon the offside has gone now too. Tell tale squeek at low speeds - also check inside the wheel arch - is there any oil on the spring? Leaking dampers seems to be a common fault.

Chris

 

yip shes fully warrented mate

Im sure to have seen a thread along these lines befoe on SN ?

 

chris its a standard turbo impreza ,not WRX

 

Damn Dude

Hope you get it sorted

Steve

 

HELLO PC HOW HEAVY IS THE GRANDMA IN THE BACK,AS YOU KNOW I HAD THE RNS GO AFTER 7MONTHS ON THE WRX,APPEARS TO BE COMMON ON STI7,BUT DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THE CLASSIC,GOOD JOB ITS COVERED UNDR WARRENTY