I have a 2001 Stratus with the 2.4L engine. I just bought the car with 105K miles. It seems to be in good shape but I have a lot of noise coming from somewhere in the suspension. There is no clunking but lots loud squeaking and sometimes almost sounding like a rubbing sound. Its coming from both the front and rear and happens when the car hits bumps or is twisting a little in sharp turns. I dont see any signs of leakage or rubbing. Also note its much louder when weather is cold although still can be heard a little in warmer weather. When the car is parked if I push down on the front and rear bumper I can't hear the noise and the car seems to only bounce 1-2 times before stopping. I'm sure the shocks are original but I'm almost wondering wether its bushings or something else? Any thoughts are appreciated!!!

 

Just sounds like you need springs to me. But if you're gonna do that, you might as well replace the struts too. You can get all 4 KYB GR-2 struts for about $250 shipped and Eibach Springs for about $250 shipped also.

 

Today was really warm out and I hardly noticed any noise wile driving around. However when it gets cold its really noticeable. Wouldn't that point more towards the bushings versus springs & struts?

 

My 01 2.4 is the same way. Front and rear. No noise all summer or on warm days but as soon as it gets below 50 degrees it starts squeaking. After driving for a while in colder weather is gets less noisy so I've always assumed it's bushings as well. By Bro-in-laws Cherokee was doing the exact same thing. He changed the sway bar bushings last week and it went away.