Odd noises
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Staging Lane
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Middle TN
Odd noises So I have a few concerns... The first one, whenever I start the car and go to drive off-whether forwards, backwards, left, or right, I hear and feel (in the steering wheel only) a "rubbing" sound... Kinda hard to describe, it sounds like a low moan/grating sound. Thing is, it makes the sound for one second (literally) and does not do it again the entire time I drive the car- but I shut it off, sit for five minutes, start it back up and drive off again, it makes the noise again as soon as I start moving. I thought maybe it could be something worn out in the rack-and-pinion system but I'm not sure since it does it even when I'm driving straight.
My second noise is fairly easy to describe but just as mysterious. When I turn the wheel to the far right while making a turn and moving, I can hear a *very* low slapping sound. If you've ever had oversize tires on your car you know what I'm talking about- a rubber on fiberglass sound
!!!but!!! my rims and tires are STOCK. And as stated I have to turn to the far right to reproduce, just turning a little to the right doesn't make it happen. Please don't say CV joint or anything expensive 
What do you guys think?
My second noise is fairly easy to describe but just as mysterious. When I turn the wheel to the far right while making a turn and moving, I can hear a *very* low slapping sound. If you've ever had oversize tires on your car you know what I'm talking about- a rubber on fiberglass sound
!!!but!!! my rims and tires are STOCK. And as stated I have to turn to the far right to reproduce, just turning a little to the right doesn't make it happen. Please don't say CV joint or anything expensive What do you guys think? 
Staging Lane
Joined: Sep 2011
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Well the first noise is your abs/traction control system doing a system check on itself. Mine does the same thing each time I drive it, its totally normal, it will feel like a slight buzz in the wheel/drivetrain.
The second noise I am not sure about but sounds like a CV shaft or something similar.
The second noise I am not sure about but sounds like a CV shaft or something similar.
ur first noise could be the steering shaft base... mine does it while turning in the parking lot. I was told it needs to be re lubed at the base of the steering shaft. I live with mine cause he also told me its a pain to get at 
