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Weird noises coming from the back of my car going over speed bumps. It is a squeaking sound. I think it might be my shocks not sure. Help please

you have struts in the rear, not shocks.

Could be your end links on your rear sway bar, they can squeak like crazy.

Ok........ How much would it cost to fix? I also have the same noise from the front left to.

Well the parts themselves can be had at any place.

They shouldn't charge more than an hour's labor for the whole job. Up on a lift, there's the links exposed, unbolt & put new ones in.

What kinda squeak are you getting from your front end? The front end links don't squeak.

You might take your front tire off and look around the wheelwell for any shiny spots. That indicates a rubbing area. On mine, with my sway bar, the whole bar had moved left just a small amount, but enough that when the front right went down, the bar rubbed agains the upper frame area and created a shiny spot of bare metal. Pulled sway bar with a crowbar towards me a little and the squeaking stopped.

Eventually I need to get new sway bar bushings to correct that.

My rear sway bar arm bushings squeaked somethin awful when they were worn out. Stealership replaced them and it wasn't that expensive.....about $50 or $60 I think.

The front does make a werid sound but only went i go over bumps in the road. You can really hear them when you go over speed bumps in the parking lots. When the back tires go over the bumps it feels like the whole back end is going to fall off.