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Old 02-01-2010 | 03:28 PM
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HELP! HHR started to whine on the highway.
SIZE="3"][/SIZE]The whine sounds bad, loud. Just noticed it with some clear roads around here today. Sort of sounds like tires on a 4-wheel drive truck. Tires look good with even wear 27,000 miles on the stock Firestones. Does it if I put the trasnmission in N and coast. Does it at any speed. Anyone have this problem, is there a transmission issue I should know about? Won't be able to get to dealer for a while and there idots. HELP![/SIZE]
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Old 02-01-2010 | 03:36 PM
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Check the wheel bearing?
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Old 02-01-2010 | 03:38 PM
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Hub bearing maybe. Try moving the steering wheel left to right while driving and see if the noise changes. Don't do this around the police,they may think you are drunk.
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Old 02-01-2010 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by hyperv6
Check the wheel bearing?
beat me by 2 minutes.
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Old 02-01-2010 | 04:22 PM
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I did drive by a metal building that is close to the street in town where I have diagnosed a wheel bearing problem before and there was no change.
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Old 02-01-2010 | 04:29 PM
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Then it needs to go on a lift so it can be determined where the noise is coming from.
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Old 02-01-2010 | 08:23 PM
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Are you driving on concrete roads?
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Old 02-02-2010 | 05:32 PM
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Just blacktop.
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Old 02-02-2010 | 07:32 PM
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mine does this on and off on dry and wet pavement, usually when it's colder out. I've just gotten used to it.
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Old 02-02-2010 | 08:32 PM
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Maybe just the cold? Getting a state inspection Thursday going to have them look it over. They were thinking wheel bearings also but I checked that out tonight and I don't think they are the problem.
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