[razersharp]

My car just started making a sound the other day that was completely out of the normal. It is coming from the front of my car, but I am not sure if it is the left or right side, it almost sounds like it is coming from the center, not positive though. It is definately something that rotates with the speed of the car, because the noise repeats itself faster at higher speed, not higher rpms though just speed. The tricky part is that it only makes the sound when I am coasting, meaning neither the accelerator or brakes are being applied. The sound sounds like this... wuh wuh wuh wuh wuh.... any help would be greatly appreciated as I don't have money to just send it in to the mechanic

 

[Dustimus]

maybe a CV boot, jack your car up and check them, their little black boots next to your wheels. It also might be the infamous header/cat connection rattle.

 

[razersharp]

its not the header/cat connection rattle.. i just fixed that a bit ago...

 

[Furious05]

Notice any vibration/shake?

 

[razersharp]

no vibration or shaking, which is what is so weird for a rotating sound.... also if the sound was made by CV joint/boot then it should make it all the time, not just when I am coasting right?

 

[Furious05]

So if your hitting the gas there is no sound? And if you hit the brake there is no sound?

 

[nospeedlimit143]

could be something with the brakes if the noise stops when the brakes are applied... warped rotor or something along those lines. have you recently had to slam on your brakes or did anything to overheat them?

 

[razersharp]

correct... i have to be coasting, which means I am just letting the car slow down by itself.... it has baffled me..

 

[razersharp]

my abs has come on a lot recently, because of snow/ice.... but if the rotors were warped then when i applied the brakes the car would shake... which it doesn't

 

[Furious05]

Could be a tranny problem. Put the car in neutral and see what happens.

 

[Hakamoto]

Is it a click, a bump, a whine or what? Be a little more specific, my car clicks around 30mph while coasting, but I think that I can only hear it when coasting due to engine noise. Also is it an AT or MT?

 

[razersharp]

this is a MT... when it is in neutral the rotating noise is still there.... as I described before the sound is like wuh wuh wuh wuh... and as i go slower the sound becomes more drawn out and sounds like metal scraping.... also it has begun making a squeaking sound at the same point in whatever it is's rotation....

 

[Furious05]

Sorry but I give up.lol

 

[razersharp]

i can't beleive that noone else has either run into this, or worked on a car that has had this problem... hopefully i will get some responses soon... my car has been having so many problems recently im contimplating purposely totaling it and using the insurance money to get a type r.... gahhhhh

 

[razersharp]

another update on my problem, it seems to continue while braking now unless i brake decently hard.. like over 50% of pedal movement.. anyone have any ideas on this sound? its driving me nuts!

 

[whtteggsr]

When is the last time you changed your brake pads. My car would make a similar noise to the one you described. It would stop when i would apply the brakes, but return when the brake was released. I checked my brake pads and they were worn almost all the way down. They didn't squeal or anything to indicate that they were worn, they just made that rotating noise you describe. Changed brake pads and noise was gone.

 

[razersharp]

thanks.. ill check it out..