What's this noise coming from my wheel?

Question

I had a car accident a few days ago and the lady hit the front passenger tire and it went flat. The car (97 Nissan Pathfinder) was drivable so we put the full size spare on and while driving home it was making a whistling type noise and it was also pulling to the right. What could this noise possibly be and why is it pulling? Any help is welcome. I kinda wanna know what to tell a mechanic. Thanks in advance!!

Answer 1

You screwed it up...call your insurance or her insurance or get someone that knows about cars to look at it. Tell him you had a wreck - something is bent down there - could be minor, could be major. Look underneath at both sides and see what is different. Have someone drive it down the street and see if the wheel is bent in or something. There are too many things down there to mess up - can't tell your mechanic to investigate any one of them for sure.

Answer 2

The whistling noise is probably a bent spindle pushing on the bearings but im not sure tell the mechanic that the wheel is making a whistling noise
what is making the car go to the right is the wheel being out of alignment, ask the mechanic to check the alignment which will surely be out p.s. not every mechanic has an alignment computer, i would go to a quality tire shop they will have it

Answer 3

Hello noise coming from my wheel..
First of all if at anytime you have a blow out/ collision with any tires on your vehicle you should consult your owners manual under tire replacements. Next, the sound that your describing sounds like a loose brake caliper,rotor,brake dust,or a cam to-in-out malfunction.And to let you know the reason its pulling from the right is because its out of front end alignment and your tire may need to be re-balanced and your local mechanic from MIDAS, GOODYEAR or BF GOODWRENCH(just to name a few) could assist you.
But for self help, visually inspect your own vehicle with one assistant helper like a neighbor, friend, your child or someone who you trust that can follow simple easy steps from the book to help speed up the process. Go to the owners manual if you still have one (if not you probably can purchase one at you local autozone store) and make sure "you" physically inspect your vehicle from front to back,top to bottom for stuff out of the ordinary.."especially around your front passenger right side where your tire went flat."
In conclusion, tell the mechanic if the sound is high rated from drive speeds over 45mph or under 35 mph..usually when you drive at the speeds you can hear the sound coming from the inside of the cab cabin with the windows rolled up, no music playing and observing others driving habits. If that doesn't work then roll down the window on the front passenger side and have someone riding with you to stick their head out the window and listen for the whistling noises and chattering sounds from your brake pads or rotors. Just to give you heads up its not cheap to get just one thing replaced if theres more than one problem with you vehicle on the front right passenger side. But, I hope I was a advanced help to you and your vehicle! Bye now...

Answer 4

i hope nobody got hurt in that accident. whistling sound is your rubber touching something underneath the wheel well (might be the shocks, rubber bushing, etc). pulling to the right means many things; might be misaligned, not balanced, not properly inflated. you need to have it checked by an expert shop; for wheel alignment, usually they have this computer to align the wheels with blinking lights. better have all four wheels aligned, balanced and checked. i assume that the size of your spare is the same with your previous tire; if the spare is bigger than your previous tire, then that's another thing. tell the mechanic about your accident, that you want to have your wheels checked for alignment (camber and caster; usually it's free) and have all of it balanced. have him check also the tie rod and bushings.

Answer 5

if the spare was one of the little spare savers it pulls becuse it is a diffrent size put it on the back move rear tire to front . maybe you have a problem with the c/v shaft easy to peplace w/ normal tools $150. mech will charg 250. watch for specials some times you can get by relly cheap

Answer 6

your front end was knocked out of alignment or the spare is low in air pressure. i do hope you filed a report. it could run into quite a bit of money if you didn't. the whistling could just be the type of tire you re running. and also if it is out of alignment your tire is nt running straight that also can be where your sound is coming from. good luck

Answer 7

Tell the mechanic what you just said. You have some alignment issues for starters.

Answer 8

Damaged wheel hub/bearing?

Answer 9

you prolly have a n axle issue or some tie rod issues, just to be safe get them checked.