Rumbling noise on front of saturn ion car

Check for other loose heat shields.
The shield you removed would allow more noise to enter the cabin too.

Get a code reader and plug it in. The check engine light might not be working.
autozone etc. can check the codes for free.

THE WHEEL BEARING IS GOING BAD NEED TO REPLACE IT.

Without hearing the noise, it is hard to diagnose. If you replaced the bearings and the noise level is correlated with the speed of the vehicle - I'd look at the wheels/tires. They may be out of balance or you could have a radial shift in one of the tires. Rotate the back tires to the front and front to back. See if that changes the pitch or noise level.

Does it sound like an exhaust pipe hitting the floor, or is it a different sound?

my car was stollen and used in a robbery and high speed chase.the strip was used to flatten the front tires and he still ran 1mile and a half on them flat.but my insurence payed to get it fixed after my 500.00 deduct.when i got it back i have damage to the front finder they didnt fix.and after i traveld 500 miles to come back home i have a bad noise in front when i had the oil changed i had him check it and he said something had gotten into the brake shoe pasanger side and chued it up now im afaried to drive it and dont have the money now to fix it is this maybe from all that went on with it he ran across a yard and colbert i was told that its hard to get stones in the brakes to do that kind of damege.should i go back to insurance co.i had asked them to make sure they checked out good now im in another state

I would get a second opinion. A trans will not usually make loud niose and work correctly. A wheel bearing/ hub will make the noise you describe and is far less to fix. Good Luck

Glad to be of help .. after having the brakes looked at again . let me know if I can help any further and thanks for using FixYa.

I agree. I see sway bar links go bad and make nosie much more often than struts on Ion's. Take it to a service center you trust.

Ok, from your description it could be front axles, four wheel drive, or maybe something else. How many miles on the crv? Did this noise start gradually, or all at one time? here's what you need to check the front axles. There is a boot (made of rubber) that surrounds the axle. It is located at the center of the wheel under the car. You need to look under the car to inspect this boot for damage (torn, ripped, grease covered). The boots will crack and eventually deteriorate so that dirt and road debris gets inside and ruins the axle. If u have high miles, or have hit something on or off road, it can damage the boot causing a noise like u describe. Check both front wheels to see if there is any damage to the boots. Let me know what u find. countrycurt0