2000 Ford Taurus Intermittent noise from rear with passenge

JMILLSTRETT

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2000 FORD TAURUS

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

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MERLIN2021

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What type of noise? Banging? Scraping? Grinding? Etc.

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Saturday, July 24th, 2010 AT 9:06 AM

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

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Saturday, July 24th, 2010 AT 11:05 PM

MERLIN2021

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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.

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Sunday, July 25th, 2010 AT 9:27 AM

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

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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 AT 10:11 PM

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