2000 Ford Taurus Intermittent noise from rear with passenge

2000 FORD TAURUS
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JMILLSTRETT
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Noises problem
2000 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

There is an intermittentnoise coming from the rear of my car when you have a heavy passenger in the rear seat. No leak that I can see and when you do the bounce test, it moves very little. Thanks for all your help
Jul 24, 2010 at 12:11 AM
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MERLIN2021
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What type of noise? banging? scraping? grinding? etc...
Jul 24, 2010 at 9:06 AM
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JMILLSTRETT
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It sounds like a air shock trying to inflate. I had a caddillac that had load leveling and it would make a noise similar to this. But this does not have load leveling on it. Thanks for your time and reply
Jul 24, 2010 at 11:05 PM
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If it sags a bit, have the rear springs inspected, Taurus and Sable are known for the springs breaking and sometimes puncturing the tire.
Jul 25, 2010 at 9:27 AM
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JMILLSTRETT
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Thanks everyone. I found the problem. It was the bushing in the sway bar that was worn. This was causing th weight to shift when the back seat was loaded with passengers
Jul 27, 2010 at 10:11 PM
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Ok, Good deal.
Jul 28, 2010 at 12:46 PM