2023 - Creaking type sound when turning right or braking?

Kevin · Jul 24, 2023

(Posted on behalf of @alexmaine123 as links cannot be included in a first post)

Hi All, 2023 forester premium with 3600 miles here. For the last few hundred miles it’s been making a creaking type sound when I turn right, drive onto uneven ground, or sometimes when I brake. Any ideas what it could be? I tried greasing latches and such to no avail. It seems to be on the passenger side somewhere between the front passenger door and the rear passenger door. So frustrating on a new car, and the dealership can’t get me in for a few weeks.

Here is a YouTube link to the sound: 2023 forester creaking sound

Awguitar · Jul 26, 2023

Check out this thread.

('19+) - 2022 - Wilderness - front end noise? - SOLVED!

I just got my Wilderness back yesterday after the dealer had it for 7 days. Dropped it off so they could diagnose the knocking/tapping sound coming from the front end area that’s more from the passenger side. It makes it at low speeds while backing out of my driveway and driving slow down my...

www.subaruforester.org

alexmaine123 · Aug 1, 2023

Hey! Thanks for posting this. The dealership has my forester at the moment and is trying to figure it out. None of them have ever heard one do this apparently. I was lucky and they had a cancellation one day and let me drop it off and grab a loaner!

alexmaine123 · Aug 10, 2023

An update: Subaru dealership still has my car, and corporate engineers are coming to take a look after a factory tech from corporate couldn’t figure it out.

Kevin · Aug 10, 2023

Thanks for the update @alexmaine123

2023 - Creaking type sound when turning right or braking?

('19+) - 2022 - Wilderness - front end noise? - SOLVED!

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