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Question
squeaks coming from the right rear side of my 1996 deville can you tell me the problem and how to fix the problem
Hello,
The worst thing to do when physically at the vehicle is to repair a squeak. Noise travels and what you think you have coming from the right rear may be a problem in the left front.
When road testing for a squeak, it can be very tedious and frustrating to find it.
Are squeaks common complaints on Cadillacs? No.
Trying to diagnose such a problem causing a squeak, it is darn near impossible.
Its like "how much to fix my dent?" on the Internet.
One question that is very important-Was this car ever wrecked and repaired?
The squeak needs to be isolated. If you have the car parked, can you bounce the rear of the car by putting your knees on the bumper. Do you still hear the noise?
If so have someone else looking under the car while it is being bounced listening and looking for anything that shows unusual wear marks like the exhaust hitting the frame.
You could have a defective shock absorber. Try spraying the shafts with WD 40 or oil.
Something is rubbing or something needs some type of lubrication in the suspension.
Good Luck on your search!
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Rob Painter
Expertise
Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?
Experience
Education/Credentials-ASE certified. 11 years with a GM dealer and 17 years with a repair facility dealing with only the repair of theft recovered vehicles.
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