Just had my MY06 STi in for its 20k service but its only covered 17.5k and been informed that all 4 shocks need replacing,cant believe it but not too bothered as its under warranty but surely they should last longer that 17k or two years.anyone else had this?

 

I had my06 sti front shockers replaced at 10k 18 mnths old..
Its not good is it??
The service guy said"well,they are track cars arnt they....."
I thought,no,they're meant for the road arnt they??

 

Go to powerstation and get the type 25 setup.
Heaps better.

 

if was for free i would

 

my rears went on 03sti at 3.5 years old
only done 28k miles
good excuse to fit tein super street
only £800

budgie

 

my 04 sti went at 28k..went to scoobyclinic and had their own put on which are double length of the originals.......

 

My 06 Hawkeye rears done @ 6200 miles

 

how many kids do you have?
maybe you should have bought a people carrier

budgie

 

1 boy 7 year old the car had never been in the wet, I first heard it going over the speed bump in Longleat Centre Parcs, My heart skips a beat every time we go over it now

 

I know one 06STi that's on its second set IIRC @ under 30K

Tony

 

guys

im on my third rear set (07sti 12K) and now i think the fronts are on there way out,before my dash fall's apart through rattling itself to death!

i had the first set fitted at

3,000 miles(5 months)

4,800 miles(lasted 2 months)

8,400 miles(good set lasted 8 months)

also,all you hawkeye sti owners,anyone having problems with a rattle through the steering casing/coloum when taking slow right/left hand turns ????????

i had the steering rack replaced,and its still not solved the issue

marcus

 

I have done 21k in my 06STi and AFAIK its still on originals, not heard or felt and thuds etc.

Must just be lucky.

Mac

 

had my rear shocks replaced last year on 19k on my 06 sti

 

All 4 replaced on MY04 before 30k.

I didn't think it was a problem >MY05

 

mines done that from new and i thought it may have been the rack but obviously not...any ideas?

 

Is it blatantly obvious when the shocks have ceased - getting paranoid now

 

Just got mine serviced and was told that one of my rears was knocking which is only noticable over speed bumps and very bumpy roads. Luckily getting replaced under warranty. I would rather have had both done but they would only pay for the one though!

If they go that often then next time I may swap to coilovers if its out of warranty! It may well be cheaper in the long run I was going to lower it on springs but does this just compound the problem?

Oh yeh I've just done 15K

 

Still going good for me, STi is a year old but only done 5K miles mind.

G

 

MY03 done 55K and it feels very sloppy now.. very shake rattle and roll !!! I'm sure my shocks are gone

 

MY55 wagon goes in on the 6th May for second set 18k miles!!!!

 

someone has mentioned that inside the steering wheel shroud(plastic parts behind steering wheel)there is an airbag plate of some sort,which moves with the turn of the wheel,when on turn the plate rattles against the plastic shroud but i have been told by IM that the 05sti on car has a faster/shorter steering rack with the rubber sleeve removed,thus causing the rack joint to rattle against the bulkhead

im no expert on these matter's,but i have just got rid of every rattle on the scoob except this one,and its annoying the hell outta me man

marcus

 

93k on my classic, and as far as I know they are the originals.

Are the new models really that bad?

 

I think it must depend on where you drive.I work in central London and commute daily .I think speed bumps and crap roads are reponsible ,as my rears are clonking little mad .They're the original set,but the previous owner lived in the country .Mind you it passed it's MOTthis month so I guess there's no saftey issues ,or are there ?

 

i think the obvious MOT fail would be evidence of leakage but the usually bounce test would be vertually impossible due to the stiffness of the suspension hence most shockers will slip through and will only be a driver noticeble(knocks etc)

 

They went on my 03 STI at around 30k miles. My current (05) STI has only done 13k miles and is still on the original ones, with no problems thus far (touch wood). I too thought this wasn't as much of a problem on the 05+ cars?!

 

I had clonking at the back - took it to the dealer and it wasn't the shocks but the rear strut that had broken. Replaced under warranty.....even though it was a Euro.

 

Marcus mine has the exact steering column rattle as yours, the worst is when going round a bumpy roundabout it sounds awful. It sounds and feels like it is knocking against something, and judders through the steering wheel.

I was going to try and cure it myself but didn't know where to start, and as for the other rattles I've just given up

Marc

 

a few of the common rattles on the newage are

glovebox-easily sorted by wrapping some electrical tape around the metal latch that holds the glovebox closed

clock pod-again another easy fix,just wrap white plastic clips on the underside with some electrical tape,thus holding the clips in there moun ting holes tighter

driver's side door rattle-i removed it and refited with a few blobs of silicone here and there on the pop plugs,now rattle free!

the steering rattle-?????????????????????????

rear window rattle-remove the little white locating plugs at either end of the top edge of said rear window,this "should" solve that rattle

marcus

 

I think you.ve been taking to many short cuts through fields where you live Marcus to have all those rattles!!!

 

nah phil!

the road's around here(formally under the control of labour ) are slightly more harsh then the fields to cross at high speed

marcus