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My car is making a bit of an odd noise

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By *rHotNotts OP   Man
1 week ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Meant to be going to Northumberland later, but coming home in the early hours it started making a little noise and it’s a very long drive, I would hate it if the wheels fell off.

I turned the music down and opened the windows and I concluded the following.

Feels a bit rickety , like an old car, but he’s only five years old

sounds like something is a little bit loose underneath

It’s worse when I’m in to hiigh gear & the revs go low like it’s about to stall sounds really bad then

It doesn’t make up sound when it’s stationary, no matter how hard I rev.

It doesn’t make any sound at all when I turn it off it’s quite as a mouse right now just sat there on the drive

is not related to the acceleration but is when I’m going to have a bumps and potholes,

Any idea what it could be?

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By *orny PTMan
1 week ago

Peterborough

Try your owners' club forums.

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By *erry bull1Man
1 week ago

doncaster

Sounds like it could be a broken spring

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By (user no longer on site)
1 week ago

Keep the music turned up then you won't hear it.

Problem solved.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
1 week ago

BRIDPORT

Turn the music back up, it’ll go away

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By *nalleesaMan
1 week ago

Birkenhead


"Sounds like it could be a broken spring "
most probably

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By *enrietteandSamCouple
1 week ago

Brum

Disclaimer: I am not a professional.

That sounds like a driveshaft issue or maybe clutch/flywheel.

Don’t drive it more than a few miles from home without having a professional look it over.

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By *amie HantsWoman
1 week ago

Mariana Trench

Hello. My credentials are I have a car and sometimes chat to a mechanic on here.

Sounds to me like the issue is turning down the music and opening the windows. Close them up and turn up the music again and it should go away.

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By *haron StonerTV/TS
1 week ago

Haywards Heath

Have you checked the exhaust shields underneath? Drive up on a high curb and crawl under, make sure the car has cooled and wearing gloves, start wiggling things, something's loose.

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By *2000ManMan
1 week ago

Worthing

Have you caught something on low kerb or speed hump and it's pulled away?

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By *hoenix_1Man
1 week ago

richmond

From your description it sounds like a exhaust heat shield.

Broken springs tend not to make a noise.

Other common knock is from the antiroll bar drop links, but that does not change with speed or gears

40 years as a technician and the last 15 or so, motor vehicle lecturer

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By *hoenix_1Man
1 week ago

richmond


"Hello. My credentials are I have a car and sometimes chat to a mechanic on here.

Sounds to me like the issue is turning down the music and opening the windows. Close them up and turn up the music again and it should go away. "

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By *elly and daveCouple
1 week ago

gateshead

I had an annoying noise in the car while driving along the A1.

A little bit later it stopped,then I realised that I'd left kelly at Durham Services. Lol

(Only kidding darling,love you loads)

🥰

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By *cunthorpe123Couple
1 week ago

scunthorpe


"Keep the music turned up then you won't hear it.

Problem solved.

"

That’s always my go to solution 😂

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By *erryspringerMan
1 week ago

Glasgow


"From your description it sounds like a exhaust heat shield.

Broken springs tend not to make a noise.

Other common knock is from the antiroll bar drop links, but that does not change with speed or gears

40 years as a technician and the last 15 or so, motor vehicle lecturer

"

This

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By *uddy laneMan
1 week ago

dudley

I had a car years ago with a constant whine, funnily enough it stopped with the divorce.

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By *9alMan
1 week ago

Bridgend


"From your description it sounds like a exhaust heat shield.

Broken springs tend not to make a noise.

Other common knock is from the antiroll bar drop links, but that does not change with speed or gears

40 years as a technician and the last 15 or so, motor vehicle lecturer

try getting hold of the exhaust pipe & moving it if you here the noise its exhaust heat shield . if you have a jack lift each wheel in turn & see if you can feel any unusual movement

This "

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By *rHotNotts OP   Man
1 week ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"Sounds like it could be a broken spring "

You mean like suspension ?

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By *rHotNotts OP   Man
1 week ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"From your description it sounds like a exhaust heat shield.

Broken springs tend not to make a noise.

Other common knock is from the antiroll bar drop links, but that does not change with speed or gears

40 years as a technician and the last 15 or so, motor vehicle lecturer

"

Thanks - it does not really change with speed or gears other than gets worse when the reps are super low and about to stall and the car shakes, then it’s quite bad other than that it’s pretty constant as I’m driving around going over potholes and speed bumps. It makes the sound when the road is super smooth. It’s pretty silent.

what should you expect to pay for a mechanic to determine the problem and fix it if it’s one of these three things this exhaust broken bracket, heat shield or anti-roll drop links

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By *rHotNotts OP   Man
1 week ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"Keep the music turned up then you won't hear it.

Problem solved.

That’s always my go to solution 😂"

That’s probably where I went wrong when I bought the car, first question the salesman ask is do I like Metallica? I said yes and he said let’s check out the power of the car stereo.

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By *melia DominaTV/TS
1 week ago

Edinburgh (She/Her)

Need a better description of the noise. Is it a rattle, squeal, squeak, does it happen when you brake or accelerate or turn left or right.

Most of the time squeals are brakes, hub bearings, dry CV joint.

Squeaks can be springs and shocks.

Rattles exhausts or loose shield plates.

The fact it's five years old, get a garage to check it over. Shocks can go after 5years or so. Brake pads should be changed fairly regularly every 3-5years dependant on wear, tear and use.

Garage check.

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By *hoenix_1Man
1 week ago

richmond


"From your description it sounds like a exhaust heat shield.

Broken springs tend not to make a noise.

Other common knock is from the antiroll bar drop links, but that does not change with speed or gears

40 years as a technician and the last 15 or so, motor vehicle lecturer

Thanks - it does not really change with speed or gears other than gets worse when the reps are super low and about to stall and the car shakes, then it’s quite bad other than that it’s pretty constant as I’m driving around going over potholes and speed bumps. It makes the sound when the road is super smooth. It’s pretty silent.

what should you expect to pay for a mechanic to determine the problem and fix it if it’s one of these three things this exhaust broken bracket, heat shield or anti-roll drop links "

I would expect most mechanics to look at it for free.

The fact that you say it's worse when the engine Is labouring, does suggest it's exhaust or heat shield, but impossible to confirm that without looking at the car

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By *olf-of-OdinMan
1 week ago

Winchester

Is it French, cos unfortunately they are all like that!

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By *exyScientistsCouple
1 week ago

Castlebar

I just prey for one day that my car doesn't make a wierd noise. They come and go just to keep me guessing....🤬 nit unlike the dashboard lights 😢

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By *hunky GentMan
1 week ago

Nottingham and Stamford

It sounds like a loose diffuser or baffle.

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By *a LunaWoman
1 week ago

o o OO o o

Mmmmm 🧐

I’m no expert but……..that’ll be expensive!

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By *avexxMan
1 week ago

cheshire

i had two springs replaced last year,, car still bloody creaking.. bit like like myself

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By *unseeker v2Man
1 week ago

Cardiff


"Sounds like it could be a broken spring

You mean like suspension ? "

I think with that level of expertise you're best going to a garage

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By *avid 50Man
1 week ago

kendal

does the rattle disappear when you put the brakes on, it could be something as simple as rattling brake pads on the front discs

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By *oomlMan
1 week ago

Fareham

If you were having sexual problems would you consult a car mechanic?

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By *aidbacklover2021Man
1 week ago

perth

If it's an annoying rattle from the front over normal roads and bumps then it's probably the drop links on your anti roll bars .

They only last so long the rubber perishes and you get a rattle as though it's the engine Google anti roll bar

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By *olinOfBathMan
1 week ago

Corsham

Get a garage to check calibration of the flux capacitor.

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By *aggonerMan
1 week ago

for a penny

The only person who can help is a mechanic and they need to physically check it out. However well meaning the advice you’re getting, no one here can put it right. And whatever they diagnose, you clearly are not able to put it right.

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