Tire noise question?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by bobmct, Aug 6, 2010.

  1. bobmct

    bobmct Guest

    I have a 2007 Santa Fe LTD with the original tires and 37K on the
    odometer. The other day I rotated the wheels/tires based on the
    pattern in the manual (front criss-crossed to the rear, rears to the
    front straight up). I torqued all the lug nuts and set the cold
    pressure to the spec of 31 PSI.

    However, now when I drive I get a noise from the front that seems to
    become more pronounced as the speed increases.

    To me it sounds like what we used to call tire or road noise. Its
    sort of an undulating/pulsing noise that syncs with the rotation of
    the tires.

    Has anyone experienced this before? Any ideas as to what causes it
    but more importantly, how to eliminate it would be greatly
    appreciated.

    There was no noticable noise prior to the rotation.

    Thanks
     
    bobmct, Aug 6, 2010
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  2. bobmct

    Irwell Guest

    Probably should also be balanced.
     
    Irwell, Aug 6, 2010
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  3. bobmct

    Ed Pawlowski Guest

    Is this the first rotation or a long time between swaps? Rear tires on FWD
    vehicles then to cup and get noisy. I'm not very good about rotating tires
    and have had that happen on a few cars. The rear tires can last probably
    100,000 miles, but the noise gets to me by 70,000. Cure is easy. Toss them
    and buy new ones.
     
    Ed Pawlowski, Aug 6, 2010
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  4. bobmct

    hyundaitech Guest

    This is the most common cause. Take your hand and feel the tread of
    the tires. Do the front tires have flat spots on them? If so, that's
    probably the cause of the noise.
     
    hyundaitech, Aug 6, 2010
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  5. Its hard to tell without seeing pics of the tire. When was the last tim
    you rotated your tires
     
    Airport Shuttle, Aug 25, 2010
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