Hi guys I can't figure out what is making this scratching noise in my car. It has only happened in the last couple of weeks but seemed worse today. It happens when I am stopped and shift from park to reverse and then from reverse to 4th or 3rd. It also happens while driving and going over decent bumps in the road and when turning sometimes at low speeds. Do you guys think it could be a bad mount or something in my suspension system gone bad. I can't seem to pinpoint it, everything seems to be in good shape and my car is running fine. Any ideas?

 

Sounds like some problems I had. I took it in to the dealer and they found 2 bad mounts. Replaced them and im as good as new for now.

 

I checked all the mounts and there is no leaking and they appear to be in good shape. I am stumped anything else I should look for in a bad mount?

 

I have had bad motor mounts on both my tl's (99 and 02). The 02 also had a bad strut mount. The motor mount made noise mostly when braking (once per stop after accellerating) and the strut made noide over bumps. Both were a clunk, not a scratch.

I hope that helps. A bad motor mount will make noise when put into gear if itws really bad.

Try this. Accellerate normally. When approaching a stop, brake moderately (not hard, not too soft). Do you hear a single "clunk" coming from the engine area? That is my friend the broken motor mount.

hope that helps a little