# Banging noises **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** l, saturn\ **Created:** [December 30, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/banging-noises/41537 "2009-12-30T21:09:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JackieSanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@JackieSanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JackieSanders)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/banging-noises/41537/1 "2009-12-30T21:09:10Z")
My Saturn L200 (2001) makes banging noises sometimes - not always - and not in reaction to using brakes, going over rough roads, etc. But it sounds like it’s coming from the suspension or shock absorbers. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/banging-noises/41537/2 "2009-12-30T21:42:21Z")
We have LOTS of ideas, but they are just guesses…Have a front-end shop check it out and find out what is REALLY wrong… ---
**Author:** ![taurus007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@taurus007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/taurus007)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 6:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/banging-noises/41537/3 "2010-01-02T06:13:23Z")
sway bar links ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/banging-noises/41537/4 "2010-01-02T13:08:32Z")
I totally agree with Caddyman. However I might add one possibility. Does it do it after you shut the engine off and the exhaust system might be cooling?