While i was home this weekend, i felt like i was hearing this strange noise coming from the tires/ underneath the car....you can only hear when ur rolling at about 10-15 mph .... It could possible be the hub/bearing... but i'm not sure.. has anybody encountered this? ...I am going to take it in to the dealership when i get back... I hope im not just being paranoid.

 

Does your car sound like a space ship at those speeds? It may be tire feathering.

 

Could be a few things; does it stop when you press the breaks? It sounds a little like the problem I had a while back. I had them do the rear axil service bulliten and sand my brakes. Never heard the sound after that.

When it comes to tires/brakes, I don't think you can ever be too paranoid.

 

maybe while replacing your "in-turbin cabin filter", some sand fell under your car hence the noise??

 

I dont think its tire feathering .. i had the rear axel bolt fixed as well .. its not the clicking sound .. Jess is right .. its like a space ship .. like u can hear the loud road noise inside the car... i have to get my brake pads changed.. but i dont think thats what causing the noise... ahh im sick of these little problems..

 

i have the same problem..i usually hear the noise in the mornings when I first start driving the car around 10-20 mph. It kind of sounds like a whistling noise near my front tires.

 

My front tires roar a lot when comeing to a halt. Its freakin annoying.

 

I wonder what it is .. i think Lek had the same problem .. and it turned out to be his hub/bearing ...

 

it really sounds like tire feathering to me, on my350z.com its discribed as a whistling sound that rhea described

 

Check your tires first before you rule out feathering.

 

more than likely its your bearings. need to have your front bearings checked out. will prob. have to be replaced. jack up car, put on stand, remove tire/rim. remove caliper/bracket, remove front rotor, unpack bearings (using wheel bearing removal tool) from hub. check bearings for wear and in some cases they will even be shredded (prb. not the case unless you have 60k+miles). get new wheel bearings from dealer, repack/grease new bearings, insert into hub and repack. Total time (each side about 45 min), is it covered under warranty...not sure if they will consider bearings wear/tear item or not...

but basically anytime you have a roaring/grinding sound when moving, or especially when turning wheel to one side or the other its wheel bearings.

 

Yeah your car roars, cuz its getting ready to fall apart. Those 6MT's were not given the time and precision that the automatics were given. Your car may come w/ more stock hp, but faster isnt always better, that is why when arjunz races you, your car will fall apart before you reach the finish line

 

arjun, since u prob. have <60k miles id rule out wheel bearings, check for tire feathering as mentioned...but before you even check your tires, CHECK YOUR LUGS!! make sure all your lug nuts are tightened and torqued to spec!!!

 

^^ Haha, I had some lug nuts fall off on my old civic. Thanks goodness I was in the city, rather than on the highway. The next day I bought a torque wrench, probably the best auto tool I've bought so far.

 

Arjunz... does it come from both sides? or only one side? if only one side it can be a hub bearing...both sides it can be feathering...the tires wont feather only on one side...