Rear suspension groans a bit when say coming out off a petrol station onto the road(off a path)...or when a front wheel goes over a ramp.

All my rear bushings are like new...its always done this...even before i did subframe rebuild...its a really CROAKY kinda groan!!
Anyone else bothered by this??!!:bang:

Would love to resolve this as ive a pretty smooth multi otherwise
But not sure what it might be...it may even be the tailgate moving about a little....could be shocks...but they were new when i got the car(2 years ago now)

Marty

It's not a mooing sound is it, like a cow?

Just wondered because they have a habit of mooing from the filler cap area. Something to do with pressure from the fuel tank. It's ages since I've discussed a mooing Multipla and it would be great if someone has one again!

Nope...its very definitely suspension related(or at least it groans when the suspension is "called upon")
I wonder if its roll bar related...
Marty

Can you get someone to sit in the boot (ahem, off of public roads of course ) and listen out for the source of the noise while you try to provoke it?

I have thought about it!!...and id say it could happen yet...altho it will be me that will be sat in the boot but i just have to find someone equally as insane as myself to drive it on and off pavements and flooring it at the same time so i can listen out.
Marty.

i get a groan/moan constantly in my car but it only happens when my wife is the passenger.

martyc5674 said:

...I wonder if it's roll bar related...

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The rear roll bar is, as I'm guessing you know, solidly bolted to each arm, no bushes or other bits to move, wear, or touch anything else.

I'm trying to think what there is at the rear that could cause it, it's pretty 'bare' underneath back there really.
I'd check the following;
1. Handbrake cable routing, the right one is prone to rubbing on the tyre.

2. Springs, particularly the seats and bump-stops.

3. Tyres. Both mine lightly rub on the plastic arch liners, but I'm running Coupé wheels with 205s on them.
Before I did the trailing arm bearings, the (standard) tyres had worn through the liners and were rubbing on the body, due to the lean on the wheels.

4. Fuel tank, make sure both straps are secure and it's not able to move around.

5. Exhaust, give it a good shaking at the rear end, see if it moves enough to touch anything else.

Edit; 6. Do you have mudflaps on the rear by any chance?

Yeah I've had all that stuff off.. Maybe handbrake cables...don't think so tho, I have no tyre rub either.. Pretty good clearance there.
I'm thinking it's rear rear door plastics a little loose..
Yes I have mudflaps on the back...have you had noisy ones????
Marty.

Was just thinking about when you get the noise.
Years ago a friend who had mudflaps on his car was trying to figure of what the intermittent scraping sound was when it was heavily loaded, or like in your case, going over certain slopes/bumps etc.
It was just the mudflaps grounding out.

I'm thinking it's rear rear door plastics a little loose

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Do you mean the Tailgate rubbers, the ones the sides bear against when closed?
Put a little Silcone grease or spray on them, see if that stops it.

Cheers
I was more thinking the hard plastic inside the rear door but I'll give the rubbers a shot of silicone spray as you say.
Marty.

I was sitting in our Multipla in the back garden one night, to see if I could catch sight of the wild Boar that had been getting in and wrecking the lawn (!) Just as my imagination was starting to get the better of me ( a herd of slavering, huge tusked beasts tearing panels off the car to get at me....) the Multi 'mooed'. I nearly jumped out of my skin! I've subsequently heard it on several more occasions and it still gives me a bit of a turn!