So my 2016 JCW with 3,500 miles on it makes a strange sound.

It's coming from I believe the interior in the front of the driver's side of the dashboard near the A pillar.
It also sounds like it could be coming from the driver's front suspension.

This noise is a creaking noise that sounds like rubber or something. It doesn't necessarily happen when I go over hard bumps, it only really happens when there's a change in elevation.

e.g. I'm driving through an intersection and there's a hump in the middle, or I'm making a turn and the turn is up a hill.

Took it to MINI and they said they didn't hear anything. I'm sure they were only looking for it over bumps, which it's silent.

Any thoughts?

 

Very simple fix.... There is a silicone hose that is installed on your springs. It will make noise if it slips too far down... Push it back up so that it starts at the top after the first 360 degree mark of the coil. That should quiet it down until it slips down again.... A few of us were talking about using a zip tie to keep it from slipping down...

 

Thanks! I'll look into that. Does the wheel need to be off and car jacked up in order to get to this?

 

I am able to just turn the wheel all the way to one side and reach the silicone tube. If you want to get a good view of what I am referring to though, you may want to jack up the car so you have more room to look and reach in with (at least the first time you do it)

 

I'll take a look. Thanks.