tire noise
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tire noise
hi everyone. a buddy of mine just got himself a '97 coupe, and he figures there is a lot of road/tire noise, from the passenger rear. reading in here, i understand that the run flat tires make a lot of noise, but he seems to think the noise is coming from that one particular area. does this ring any bells with anyone? maybe missing sound deadener or something? thanks.
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the early C5's had problems with noisy fuel pumps, that are located in the rear.Of course, this noise is all the time... even when not moving.
Goodyear tires are notorius for making noise... especially once that get 8k miles on them.
Goodyear tires are notorius for making noise... especially once that get 8k miles on them.
Last edited by Mike Mercury; Sep 24, 2004 at 01:14 PM.
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Originally Posted by RickG-89
hi everyone. a buddy of mine just got himself a '97 coupe, and he figures there is a lot of road/tire noise, from the passenger rear. reading in here, i understand that the run flat tires make a lot of noise, but he seems to think the noise is coming from that one particular area. does this ring any bells with anyone? maybe missing sound deadener or something? thanks.
If it is let us know as the part is very expensive from GM and the idential part is much cheaper from other sources.
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The stock EMTs do make a lot of noise. If he feels it could be something else, take it to a good mechanic and let them drive it. They may be able to tell whether it is tire noise or not. Good luck.
No stinking tire noise cummin out a my car.. with EMT's or without them...
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Yeah, Bill... but you got new tires. Mine were silent too (and I couldn't understand all the complaints) until I got about 7k miles on them. Then it became all too clear...uhh... noisy.
