about a week ago my 01 durango started making this loud squeak everytime you would hit a bump in the road sounds almost like metal on metal sometimes it will do it really bad and then other times it will barely do it at all and i cant figure out what it could be. BTW it is AWD- 4WD

 

Have your ball joints checked. Since your Durango is a 01 model, you may check to see if you did the ball joint recall. If the joints are fine, you may want to remove the rubber mounts on the anti-swaybar and relubricate them. Mine was getting louder and louder as humidty outside really drops. But on rainy days, no noise at all. Problaby because it got wet. I had my mechanic take the rubber mountings off and lubricated them and now no more sqeaking squaking noises.

 

sounds like it's riding on bumpstops, i posted a thread in the general tech forum about this same thing..

 

Check your sway arm bushing...I have a 2000 and they are dryrotted already

 

On my 1999 Durango it's the rear stabilizer bar bushings (front ones have never made noise). (Good picture in Haynes manual.) Have tried Silicon spray & WD40 but they only last a day or 2. Get motorcycle chain lube with Bee's Wax. Pull, clean & lube the bushings & the mounting area. Reinstall & torque to specs. You don't want these coming undone. Had to go to a motorcycle shop to find the lube.

Lasts 6 months to a year & then you have to do it again. Of course, if they are dryrotted, change the bushings but I'd still lube them with the chain lube as even new ones can make the noise. I think it's a design problem.

 

I used dry graphite on mine. Going on 2 months & no squeaks. JIM.

 

I used some stuff from permatex IIRC that was copper colored when I installed the rear spacers in my M3. never a squeek out of them. I'll see if I can find it when I get home.

 

Just replaced my front sway bar bushings last night and what a difference!

 

Yeah I had this problem also and it was my sway bar bushings....

 

I also had the sway bar bushings problem...