When driving my car i hear noises, rattling noises coming from my tire on the drivers side. My car doesn't shake nor is it that old since i only bought it brand new last year and only has 12k miles on it but the noise is really annoying. I have tried taking the tire off and putting it back on. When I look at it, nothing looks obviously out of place but I put the tire back on and tighten it and still when i drive i still hear a noise coming from that tire. Does anyone have any suggestions as to just what might be causing this and what I can do to fix it. Thanks.
2007-12-15 11:34:08 · 14 answers · asked by Mark Anthony 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It's a 2006 Kia Spectra5 and it doesn't make the noise all the time it comes and goes.
2007-12-15 11:47:51 · update #1
The tires are on 16 inch alloy rims no hubcamps whatsoever.
2007-12-15 11:52:01 · update #2
that might be whats called brake shoe rattle in it ,when they get a few miles on the pads they will get loose and cause that too happen,i had an 06 that had never had brakes put on it that was doing that ,and i missed it the first time around,but after driving it a second time i decided to check that,and that was what was causing it to do that,see if it goes away when you use the brakes and then comes back,if so its the brake pads causing it,good luck with it,and merry x-mas.
2007-12-15 11:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mark-
Being that the car is new, I would recommend that you take it to your local Dealership and have one of their Service Advisors see if they can duplicate the problem. I would also say that you need to take a drive with that Service Advisor so you can speak to him while the noise is occuring, and identify that particular sound.
More than likely it will get covered under warranty and at no cost to you. There is a real likelyhood there was a flaw in either the parts or the workmanship on the assembly line at the factory.
Keep in mind that sounds have a tendancy to "migrate" in cars. Meaning that the noise can be located in a different part of the vehicle, (though normally located close to where you believe the noise is coming from), but not actually at that location.
Being that you vehicle is still under its factory warranty, I would attempt to diagnose and repair the problem myself. Mainly because you can have the work done at no cost to you, and if it occurs again, the shop will have to do a repeat repair until its corrected.
Keep in mind that if the problem continues even after several repair attempts have been made, you may be able to exercise your consumer rights under the Federal Lemon Laws, and force the Dealership to buy the vehicle back from you and return all of your money, thus allowing you to select a different vehicle.
But by all means, work with the Dealership and allow them to make every attempt to get the issue corrected. Under normal circumstances, this repair will probably only have to be done once in the vehicle's life and will probably never reoccur once its repaired.
However, in the rare event that you have to exercise your Lemon Law Rights, just understand you need to have all of your documentation and have filed complaints through the Bureau of Automotive Repair, (In California), out of this state you will have to see who the governing agency is. But its normally through some part of the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Good Luck!
2007-12-15 19:51:11 · answer #2 · answered by Teknoman Saber 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if it's a 2006 with only 12K miles, it's still under warranty.
Take it to the dealer and let them figure it out.
If you try to find and/or fix the problem yourself, you'll make it worse AND probably void your warranty
2007-12-16 20:54:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't have to worry about it at all. Just take it back to the dealer and tell him the problem. The car is under warranty, and they will find and fix the problem for free.
good luck.
2007-12-15 19:40:44 · answer #4 · answered by Fordman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well number one-you didn't mention what type of car. Number two when you took the tire off you didn't mention if you have stock rims on your tire or if you have hubcaps. If you have hubcaps you may have some rocks or some type of debris between the hubcap and the rim.
2007-12-15 19:40:06 · answer #5 · answered by InformingCobra 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take it to the dealership where you bought it. The warranty will take care of it. Could be a loose strut mount, or other suspension component.
2007-12-15 19:40:17 · answer #6 · answered by cdever5 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go get your tires rotated and have them check it out while they the car is on the lift. May-be a control rod loose.
2007-12-15 19:40:32 · answer #7 · answered by Issa 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have the dealer check it could be a loose brake pad
2007-12-15 19:39:06 · answer #8 · answered by james r 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is it front wheel drive? does the noise increase when you turn? does it increase with speed? Could be the CV shaft. Or could just be a nail in the tire (nail could plug the hole so no air is leaking.
2007-12-15 19:41:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It sounds like it might be that brake rotor warped a little and hitting a brake pad back and forth. If it is, they should fix it free.
2007-12-15 19:49:02 · answer #10 · answered by Bob H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋