2011-2016 Impala/Limited (9th Gen) Rattles When Going Over Bumps
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Does your 9th Gen Impala have an annoying rattle coming from the rear of the car when driving down a bumpy road? Before you go spend money on new rear struts, swaybar endlinks, bearings, lateral arms, etc, etc, check your passenger rear e-brake cable. Before jacking your car up, drive down a residential street, depress your e-brake pedal very very lightly (if you manage to get it to click, you've gone too far!) and see if the noise goes away. If it does, follow this video as I show you a cheap and easy fix!
The only items I used were 5 medium-sized zip ties and a 4" piece of fuel hose split down the middle. The part that I zip-tied the parking brake cable to is called a "spindle rod."
As an aside, the 2006-2010 Impalas have a different style of parking brake setup than the 2011-2013 (and 2014-2016 Limiteds.) Whereas the 06-10's have the same "drum in hat" parking brake that the 00-05's have, the newer models revert to the "ratcheting caliper" style that the 94-99 1st Gen W-Bodies have.
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Kudos for sharing this man! Creators like you help make the DIY car repair world turn!
Appreciate the kind words!! 🍻
This video could be the information Ive been looking for 2 yrs.
I've been dealing with this issue for months I even took it to a shop couldn't figure it out it's been driving me absolutely insanenever thought that typing it in Google this video would have popped up it was the first thing that popped up and that was the issue greatly appreciate the video
Glad I could be of help!! 🍻
My god I couldn’t figure out where this annoying sound was coming from ! Thanks!
Glad to help!!
I have the 2014 Impala old body style; bought it used from Chevy dealer and was only about 2 years old when it started making this same nasty rattling slapping noise a few months after buying it. Had them check it out and unbelievably they said they hear something but need to do more digging. You would think Chevrolet would have a long history of this known complaint. And believe it or not last year bought a 2011 and it makes this damn nasty smacking rattle. Took a peek under the 2011, the disengaged parking cable a little loose and i can move it making some the rattling noise by hitting the body. Thanks for figuring this out, the dealer couldn't or just didn't care.
Glad to be of service! And you're probably right about the dealer not caring.
This sound drove me crazy for months I looked at exhaust mounts suspension. Thank you for the video.
Glad to help!! 🍻
Gah!! Just a month after I did a rear brake job....I stumble upon this video. Mine also makes a noise but mine is a lot more persistent and pronounced than yours seemed to be but it's certainly coming from that area. I guess once spring comes....I will be pulling those wheels off once again and checking to see if this is my issue!
Although I don't mention it in the video, you should also check your swaybar endlinks to see if they're worn out or loose. If it's not the e-brake cable clacking around, there's a good chance it's one or both of the endlinks causing the noise.
@@CertifiedShadetree Those have been replaced, so I know for a fact that it's not the swaybar links. :)
Curious if you had your car in for an alignment recently. I had my car aligned immediately after I installed new struts and swaybar endlinks. When I got the car back, I noticed a clunk emanating from the rear. Jacked the car up, and sure as shit, ALL 4 endlink nuts were loose!! Alignment shop forgot to snug them back down after aligning the car. Needless to say I had no more clunk after I snugged the nuts down properly...
Thank you, sir!!!
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12 impala 156k with a rear noise like this. Checked it in the air a few times already and couldn’t find anything broken about to go check this. Thanks!
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@@CertifiedShadetree yup that was it! Wow. Can’t believe that cable did all that banging. Just a few well placed zip ties and it’s quiet as new! Thank you so much. I was about to start throwing parts into it that it didn’t need!
@@johne8941 Glad to help!! Just an FYI, you may need to replace those zip ties again after a couple of years, as the exposure to the elements will degrade them..
I just got my back shocks replaced and I’m hearing a rattling noise come from my passenger side rear. I don’t know if the strut needs to be adjusted or what. I can hear it when I drive it down the road and, it drives me nuts. I’m taking it back to the shop tomorrow to see. The guy said I would have to leave it with him for a few hours. Very frustrating and annoying
Could very well be the sway bar end links. They could be either loose or worn out. The exhaust pipes or heat shields could also be loose.
Darn. It wasn't my emergency brake cable, unfortunately. Turns out it was the shoe of the man that was in my trunk. How he got there? Beats the hell out of me. :0
Johnny Knoxville, is that you?🤣🤣
thanks man very informative hopefully is going to be my solved issue tomorrow cause if not i will say goodbye to my good wife oh sorry to my good driving car mercdes 230 coupe. only one question though; how did you recover from the emotional damage these noises do? i don't dare to drive in my street no more bumps everywhere ! lol
I'm more likely to suffer from hearing loss than emotional damage, as I just turn my stereo up louder to drown out the noises (both the ones in my head and the ones the car makes.) 🤣
Just tried this on my '13 impala, so far it has stopped the squeaking noise. Going to take it for a drive and hopefully the rattle is gone. So annoying
A year and a half after strapping that cable down, my car still isn't making any noise!!
It's your rear struts. Mine did the same thing til I replaced them. The extra vibration caused by the struts being old and worn rattles the cable.
Funny thing, I replaced my struts last fall and that damn cable just started clacking again. I think my zip-tie holding the cable to the spindle rod broke...
I hope this is my issue. I even tried putting new shocks in and still makes the noise..
Also check your swaybar end links. They will make a clunking sound if they're worn or loose, whereas the e-brake cable is more of a clacking sound.
Does this affect the 2014 Impala? I think this is what may be happening with mine
Is it the new body style Impala, or the Impala Limited that looks like the older 2006-2013? If it's the new body style, then I have no earthly idea if the e-brake is like the car in the video. If it's a 2014 Impala Limited, then yes.
@@CertifiedShadetree It’s the new body style so yeah, I’m not sure. All I know is it wasn’t doing this before I got the shocks replaced. That’s why it’s going back to where I got it repaired at. Maybe something isn’t tight enough or, it needs to be reinstalled. Thank you for responding so quickly!
@@melissarandazzo1515 I would have them check the sway bar end links. I've taken my cars in to a shop to get an alignment before, and the shop always seems to forget to tighten the end links back up after they finished.
@@CertifiedShadetree Thank you!! I will mention that to the guy when I drop the car back off.
@@melissarandazzo1515 Best of luck to you!🍻
Thank you
No problem, glad I could be of help!
Where are your Safety Jack Stands? Omg!
5:56 you can see it peeking out. I always place the jackstand on the frame rail in front of the trailing arm mount in the rear of a W-Body. I might be a shadetree, but I'm no fool!!
If all else fails, take it to a REAL mechanic !!!!
Where's the fun in that? 😅 To quote fellow TH-camr The Clay Way “You can’t really break it if it’s already broken!”
Besides, people who'd rather take their cars to REAL mechanics generally don't have any interest in watching how-to repair videos on TH-cam!!
@@CertifiedShadetree Yep and if you want it done right do it yourself, nice video I was doing some work on my Daughter's 2007 Impala and that noise from the area you were talking about drove me crazy, but I had a lot of other things to work on, mainly in the front of the car. Thanks for sharing, I will try that the next time I get a call with her saying Dad can you fix my car.
@@mid-west_man I agree with that sentiment! 👍 Thanks and good luck with the Impala!!