Hyundai car making strange noise

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by mike3, Jul 16, 2009.

  1. mike3

    mike3 Guest

    Hi.

    We have a Hyundai Accent GS car (2001) that's been making this bizarre
    "clicking" or "creaking" noise while driving it. I recorded a sample
    here:

    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2md3oydznvm

    There's two instances of the noise in this clip starting at about 0.8
    and 2.3 seconds. You may have to turn up the volume a little and
    listen close as it seems to have gotten more drowned out in the
    recording than it is when listening with the ear.

    What could be causing this? It sounds like it's coming from the front
    passenger quadrant of the car, maybe the wheel area, but I'm not sure.
     
    mike3, Jul 16, 2009
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  2. It's from the enginetrannysuspensionbodyhoodaxlebrakestrutdoohickey.
    Don't worry, all Hyundais do that.

    Actually, it's almost impossible to tell what the noise is just from a recording.
    I'd have to actually drive the car at different speeds, over different terrain
    (smooth, bumpy, rough, etc), speeding up, slowing down, turning left, right,
    braking and so on.... to try and narrow it down to the most likely causes.
    Then it's back to the shop, up on the hoist, and start prying and twisting parts
    to pinpoint the noise.
     
    MasterBlaster, Jul 16, 2009
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  3. mike3

    mike3 Guest

    And that's the rub. It doesn't seem to correlate with anything
    specifically... it
    happens on smooth roads, rough roads, at different speeds...
     
    mike3, Jul 16, 2009
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  4. mike3

    jim Guest

    Does your accent have hub caps?


    And that's the rub. It doesn't seem to correlate with anything
    specifically... it
    happens on smooth roads, rough roads, at different speeds...
     
    jim, Jul 16, 2009
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  5. mike3

    mike3 Guest

    Yes it does have hub caps, but I'm not sure how that would be
    generating
    the sound.
     
    mike3, Jul 16, 2009
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  6. mike3

    Nicholas Guest

    My diagnosis:

    If it didn't make strange noises, it wouldn't be a Hyundai

    As long as the wheels turn in the proper direction when you want them
    to...you're getting your money's worth.

    Nick
     
    Nicholas, Jul 16, 2009
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  7. mike3

    Ed Pawlowski Guest

    Yes it does have hub caps, but I'm not sure how that would be
    generating
    the sound.

    ***********************************************

    I've had cars years ago that had sounds from poor fitting caps. They do
    move when the weight is shifted or the wheel is turned and stressed. Be
    sure they are on tight.
     
    Ed Pawlowski, Jul 16, 2009
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  8. mike3

    jim Guest

    I have had cars with hub caps that somehow got a small stone in them. That
    would describe the noise you describe.

    Also as said by someone else - be sure they are on tight.

    Jim
    Yes it does have hub caps, but I'm not sure how that would be
    generating
    the sound.
     
    jim, Jul 16, 2009
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  9. mike3

    jim Guest

    In Fact remove the caps and see if noise disappears.
     
    jim, Jul 16, 2009
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  10. mike3

    mike3 Guest

    You can listen to the recording I provided. Did you do that?
    Well they don't seem to be loose.
     
    mike3, Jul 17, 2009
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  11. mike3

    Ed Pawlowski Guest

    Well they don't seem to be loose.

    ********************************************************

    Many things are not as they seem. You asked for help, you were given
    suggestions from real life experiences, you don't thing they are viable. I
    can't speak for the others, but I don't care if the car screams, clangs, or
    whistles.
     
    Ed Pawlowski, Jul 17, 2009
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  12. mike3

    jim Guest

    Sorry Mike, I also subscribe to the alt.support.hardofhearing newsgroup, so
    no, I did not listen to the recording. Wouldnt do me any good without
    closed captioning.

    Just trying to assist here. I suggested you remove the hub caps and see if
    the noise disappears, if not then I can be of no further help to you.

    Jim
    You can listen to the recording I provided. Did you do that?
    Well they don't seem to be loose.
     
    jim, Jul 17, 2009
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  13. mike3

    mike3 Guest

    If I didn't think it viable, I wouldn't have even bothered to look at
    it. What
    exactly am I supposed to be looking for? I tried wiggling it with my
    hand and I didn't notice anything weird about it. If I didn't think
    the
    suggestion viable, then I wouldn't have done that. If my "test" was
    done
    wrong, then how should I test it right?
     
    mike3, Jul 17, 2009
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  14. mike3

    Ed Pawlowski Guest

    wouldn't have even bothered to look at
    it. What
    exactly am I supposed to be looking for? I tried wiggling it with my
    hand and I didn't notice anything weird about it. If I didn't think
    the
    suggestion viable, then I wouldn't have done that. If my "test" was
    done
    wrong, then how should I test it right?

    ***************************************************

    Take them off and see if you have the noise.
     
    Ed Pawlowski, Jul 17, 2009
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  15. mike3

    Nicholas Guest

    some people should take the bus.

    TAKE THE HUBCAPS OFF! Can you do that??? Then, DO IT and report back
    here if the *noise* went away.

    Thanks a lot.

    Nick
     
    Nicholas, Jul 17, 2009
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  16. mike3

    mike3 Guest

    Well yeah, but I thought the first check would be to feel if they're
    loose.
    If they don't feel loose... But I could still give it a try anyway.
     
    mike3, Jul 17, 2009
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  17. mike3

    jim Guest

    Why is this such a problem Mike?

    There could be a small rock in one of them too.

    Geez

    Jim
    Well yeah, but I thought the first check would be to feel if they're
    loose.
    If they don't feel loose... But I could still give it a try anyway.
     
    jim, Jul 17, 2009
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  18. mike3

    Vic Smith Guest

    A buddy who knew nothing about cars called me one day and asked me
    if he could come over to check what he called "a serious problem" with
    his car. Think it was a late 70's Cutlass, with a 350. Nice car. He
    insisted I take it on a Florida vacation once, and I did.
    Said he was "embarrassed" when pulling up to a light and the noise
    would make people look at him. Problem was week old.
    He comes over and we get in the car. He pulls out and I can clearly
    hear clanging in his right front. Has to be in the hubcap.
    I tell him to pull over - we only went 10 feet, and popped the hubcap
    and a lug nut with broken stud falls out.
    Told him to take it to a tire shop and get the stud replaced.
    He was glowing with happiness and thought I was a genius.
    I didn't hear Mike's sound file, so I can't say.
    Won't hurt to look.
    But I've heard a million other car noises compared to one time
    something was in a hubcap. Have heard noisy hubcaps though.
    Usually fancy ones where something gets loose.

    --Vic
     
    Vic Smith, Jul 17, 2009
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  19. mike3

    jim Guest

    I know it might be something else, and probably is, but wouldn't you want to
    try the easiest and cheapest fix first?
     
    jim, Jul 17, 2009
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  20. mike3

    Vic Smith Guest

    I said it wouldn't hurt. I listened to the sound file and didn't hear
    anything really. So my advice is to provide a better sound file or
    take it somebody who can figure it out.
    Never heard a noise that can't be located pretty quickly.
    For lower speed stuff running alongside the car can
    help pin it down quick.
    I like the recorder idea. Might tape it to different parts of the
    suspension and the louder it gets the closer you are.
    Or a good front end man and a rack might tell the tale real fast.
    But I have absolutely no idea what the noise sounds like so I
    can't recommend anything beyond what I said.

    --Vic
     
    Vic Smith, Jul 17, 2009
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