Non-engine ticking noise?
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Heel & Toe
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Non-engine ticking noise?
Hi everyone. I’m curious if anyone else has a very light sounding ticking noise coming from their car when they’re driving. It’s definitely not the engine, the noise only occurs when the car is actually moving. It does seem related to vehicle speed (the faster the car is moving the faster the tick is) but I haven’t been successful in correlating it to engine speed. When the ambient air temperature is cold, it’s far more pronounced and when it’s hot outside there’s no noise. It seems to stop entirely above ~70 degrees. Engine temperature and transmission temperature don’t seem to impact it at all. The best way I can describe the noise is that it sounds like small rocks are getting thrown up in the wheel wells but I’m certain that’s not what I’m hearing. If the windows are up you can’t hear the noise.
I’ve tried having the dealer diagnose it but after a few attempts they say they haven’t been able to reproduce. I’ve tried several times getting a video on my phone to pick the ticking noise up but it’s not loud enough.
I’ve tried having the dealer diagnose it but after a few attempts they say they haven’t been able to reproduce. I’ve tried several times getting a video on my phone to pick the ticking noise up but it’s not loud enough.
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Heel & Toe
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It’s hard to pin down front or back and left vs right. It may be underneath the car. I only hear it when the windows are down and it’s often an echo off of something that allows me to hear it clearly.
When I initially started hearing it, something stuck in the tire was my first thought. I’ve had it for two winters now though, so I’m confident that’s not the source.
When I initially started hearing it, something stuck in the tire was my first thought. I’ve had it for two winters now though, so I’m confident that’s not the source.
