I have a 2001 Concorde with 27000 miles. Intermittently there is an aggravating noise from the front end that sounds almost like a strut squeaking or something loose in the front wheel assembly. It's not really a rattle but more of a low pitch squeak that at times are very close together. I don't think it is CV related and isn't a squeak or grind like worn brake pads.
I have a relatively steep incline on my driveway and my first thought was it may be brake related because the noise seemed to occur after the car was driven after the emergency brake had been set However, I'm not convinced that the noise is brake related either. It almost seems suspension related but the noise is not repeatable in that it doesn't always occur on bumpy roads or when the brakes are applied, etc. It does seem sensitive to bumps, but only on an intermittent basis. If I bounce the car on the front end I can sometimes reproduce the sound, but from the outside the noise seems to be more towards the firewall rather than the wheel assembly.
Any thoughts, Anyone else with similar problems?
Thanks,
Bob in L.A. (Lower Alabama)