Brake Pedal/Steering Creak

[mpdescha]

Hello all!

I'm new here- I recently got a low mileage 2018 FiST that I'm loving so far! I had a general question that I was curious if anyone here had experienced:

There is a creaking sound when I slowly let off my brake pedal or push it down. The same noise also occurs when turning the steering wheel lock-to-lock. When I turn the wheel I can also "feel" the noise in the brake pedal, if that makes sense. It seems like it's coming from the interior under the steering column somewhere in the linkage. Anybody got any ideas about what it might be? I figured I'd ask here to see if I could diagnose it myself before taking it into the shop for a look.

Thanks, and I look forward to contributing more on this forum as I upgrade my car!

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Hello all!

I'm new here- I recently got a low mileage 2018 FiST that I'm loving so far! I had a general question that I was curious if anyone here had experienced:

There is a creaking sound when I slowly let off my brake pedal or push it down. The same noise also occurs when turning the steering wheel lock-to-lock. When I turn the wheel I can also "feel" the noise in the brake pedal, if that makes sense. It seems like it's coming from the interior under the steering column somewhere in the linkage. Anybody got any ideas about what it might be? I figured I'd ask here to see if I could diagnose it myself before taking it into the shop for a look.

Thanks, and I look forward to contributing more on this forum as I upgrade my car!

Get some dry silicone lube* see if that helps.

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[mpdescha]

Get some dry silicone lube* see if that helps.

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I've also heard that white lithium grease might work. Is there a preference for either one?

 

[Sam4]

I've got this combo too. Groaning while heavy turn (parking space), maybe right side? The application/release of the brake pedal is somehow associated - it's not a magic spray issue. I've been crawling around looking for, and bitching about noises. Motor mounts are all good, thought it might actually be the accordion section of the downpipe. Endlinks helped.
I've decided it probably the strut plate/bearing/top hat. I've got a growing 'broken baseball bat' vibration and ANY imperfection feels terminal. Essentially, its play at the top of the strut. Just got 'em, they're about $20 each - that alone should reinforce my diagnosis!

 

[TyphoonFiST]

I've also heard that white lithium grease might work. Is there a preference for either one?

Dry* hence no greasyness like white lithium.

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[mpdescha]

I've got this combo too. Groaning while heavy turn (parking space), maybe right side? The application/release of the brake pedal is somehow associated - it's not a magic spray issue. I've been crawling around looking for, and bitching about noises. Motor mounts are all good, thought it might actually be the accordion section of the downpipe. Endlinks helped.
I've decided it probably the strut plate/bearing/top hat. I've got a growing 'broken baseball bat' vibration and ANY imperfection feels terminal. Essentially, its play at the top of the strut. Just got 'em, they're about $20 each - that alone should reinforce my diagnosis!

Yep, the grease didn't work for me either. Let me know if the strut-bearing replacement works for you! At first, I thought it was just coming from the steering column/break pedal assembly but then I hopped in the passenger seat to grab something from the glove box when parked and heard it