I have a 2009 chevy Malibu with 79,000 miles on it. For over a year now I've been hearing a noise from right front wheel area when driving. It sounds like something is loose and like the wheel might fall off. It drives fine though. I've noticed that I hear it worse in cold temperatures and less in warm weather.
Good question. But easier than you think. If it sounds like something is loose it probably is. Stop driving it. Look for loose shock, brake shoe broken or damaged, muffler bracket, muffler, key keeper dropped, somebody's screwdriver fell into body panel, jack rattling in trunk, coke can under the seat, immigrant in the trunk, etc.
From the frn right wheel area ??
Make sure our log nuts are toqued , if yes take the wheel of taking all safety into consideration , look for any foreign objects stock around the rotor... even melted pastic
And then make sure the plate behind the rotor is not toching any thing , check the universal joints on the drive shaft , greece all the ******* of the front end... those are the things I would check...
GOOD LUCK ??
The shield on the catylist converter
SOURCE: thumping noise in chevy tracker 2000model
this noise sounds like your right cv axle. wou might want to have that checked out, they can do great damage if broken while
SOURCE: Noises problem 2006 Chevy Cobalt 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automati
Have a mechanic check lower control arm bushing at the rear of the control arm.It is a horizontal bushing retained by a vertical bolt clamping it to frame.The tire will move more forward and back more than it should during braking. canuck mechanic.
SOURCE: 2000 Lexus ES300 - 45K
Are you sure this is a rattle or is it more of a creaking noise? I have a 2000 ES300 and had an issue when I would go over speed bumps and the noise would drive me nuts! However replacing the bushing in the top of the strut mount is expensive due to the labor involved.. Replacement of the strut or the bushing isn't necessary. Just open the hood, locate the strut housing and you ll be able to see the black rubber bushing in the middle. Obtain a can of Heavy Duty silicone aerosol spray and attach a straw to the spray tip. Using a flathead screwdriver wedge the screwdriver between the top of the bushing and the metal pushing the screwdriver all the way to the edge of the metal underneath the roof of the metal housing. Then pry the edge of the bushing away from the metal housing so that the top of the edge of the bushing exposed and stick the straw end of the silicone into the spot and spray generously. Only slight bushing movement will be obtained as the bushing is pretty stiff but it will be enough. Work your way around using this technique until you get the spray fully around the bushing 360 degrees getting it into the area between the edge of the bushing and the metal. Then spray the silicone onto the top of the bushing filling it all the way up until it spills over the metal. After it drains down, repeat again making sure you fill it above the rim of the bushing so it seeps into the area between the bushing and he metal housing (or frame) because this is where the rubbing is taking place that is creating that awful noise. Repeat on the other side and your done. The main goal is to get the silicone into the area between the metal and the bushing along the edge. This happens to be the way I was able to do it. This totally solved my problem and now the car is so quiet there aren't any knocking, creaking or rattling noises. This was a hard solution to explain without visuals, hope you can follow. This will work for sure. The Heavy Duty Silicone spray I used was manufactured by CRC and I bought it from Walmart.
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take it to a goodyear tire store or a other tire and brake store. midas where ever that offer free brake inspection. the bolts might be loose that holds the caliper on. don't let them fix it, just get a writen estimate. they want to find the problem so they can fix it. the dealer wants you to go away till the warrantee is out!
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