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Car making a groaning sound when it moves?
Let's be clear-- the sound is not coming from the engine.
It's something more along the lines of suspension, maybe? It's like when the car moves, turning or moving forward, whenever the inertia ...
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Slow chugs from starter with warm engine but not cool engine?
Suburban 1998. Starts pretty good at first, but after a 30 minute drive it is sounds like trouble.
A good start usually has a quick series of short chugs, each getting stronger until less than a ...
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Why does the reverse gear in manual transmission cars sound different
When I got a manual transmission car (2003 Kia Rio) I noticed that it makes a winding sound in the reverse gear.
Here is an example video that I found that demonstrates the sound.
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Honda Accord bubbling / gurgling sound when braking first few times
I have a 2009 Honda Accord. All 4 brakes were recently serviced so I don't think this is related to pads or rotors needing attention. When I first start driving, when I hit the brakes, there is a ...
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Steering wheel shuffling sound when turning - Astra H
Often, but not always, when I turn the steering wheel (during parking for example) I can hear a shuffling sound from somewhere near the steering wheel mounting. This happens when turning in both ...
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Altima Clutch and/or Transmission Problems
I have a 2005 Nissan Altima SE with a manual transmission. The clutch was completely replaced about 7k miles ago. I bought the car about 5k miles ago. At around 2-3k miles ago is when the problems ...
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Uneven rotation sounds when my car gets to 50-60 MPH
My 2005 Mazda 3 with 73K miles (roughly 20K on the tires) on it starts to make a sound, just like your washing machine does when all of the clothes go to one side and its still spinning, when I get to ...
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What is the cause of belt squeak in the morning?
For the past month or so my 2003 Honda Accord squeaks in the morning when I start driving to work. After a couple of minutes of driving the squeak stops. I'm pretty sure it's from the belt area. What ...
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A big tuck sound from the back
My car is doing great but now suddenly I hear this big tuk sound from the back as if something has misplaced. It happens repeatedly with intervals. I examined my car underneath and I blame this one ...
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How to diagnose “Creaking” / “Scraping” sound when entering parking lots?
My drive to work involved entering a lot that has a fairly steep grade compared to the pavement. As such, in low riding vehicles, you need to enter it fairly slowly.
The thing is, recently, I can ...
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turning right causing small vibration and noise
My 2004 Ford Focus makes small grinding and vibrating noises when turning to the right. The problem was much more severe earlier this month. I took it to the shop and had them get me new tires and an ...
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How can I diagnose a scraping sound when turning left?
My car is a 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX with 72k miles. About three weeks ago I started noticing a scraping sound when I turn left. My mechanic did a courtesy check of alignment, balance and tire pressure ...
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Air conditioning gradually stopped working, hissing noise
On my 2003 Kia Sedona minivan, the air conditioning recently stopped working. This occurred somewhat gradually over the course of a week or so.
I noticed today that if I turn the air conditioning ...
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unusual noise when switching into the second gear - other gears are fine
Almost every time I switch into the second gear, a quite loud crackle sound is heard shortly. It only happens when switching into the second gear, other gears are fine. I depress the clutch fully of ...
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What are the audible symptoms of a failing starter motor?
My 2004 Subaru WRX has 110000 miles on the odometer and I'm worried about the original equipment starter motor. Here are the audible symptoms that have me concerned:
During the winter, I noticed ...
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how can I quiet a 'chirping' ventilation fan motor blade?
I have a 2006 VW Golf and the internal fan motor that blows the a/c & heat will start to 'chirp' (sound something like a bird singing) randomly.
I believe the fan blade needs to be lubricated, ...
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What could cause an engine to make a chirping sound when it's first started up?
I've owned a Diesel Peugeot 307 for a year now but during the recent winter months I have noticed a strange sound in the engine when I started it up. As sounds aren't well described with words, I have ...
