started a few days ago, whenever i'm turning left i hear this low groaning or rumbling noise. i thought it was my exhaust hitting the frame but looks like there's enough clearance all around. Wheel bearings?

 

wheel bearings would be my guess too, do you have power steering?

 

yes i have power steering, it's not wheel bearing because i jacked it up and shoke the wheel, there was no play. that noise sounds like something is vibrating under the car. A buzz or rattle


Modified by ekferio at 8:42 PM 5/3/2007

 

a vibration or rattle? I would guess a heat shield that your exhaust may be hitting. Worn engine mounts may cause the exhaust to shift a little when turning maybe?
I asked about power steering because I had a problem in a different car where it would make a groaning whiring noise when I turned the weel. It had something to do with the power steering although I cant remember what.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought shaking the wheel was to test your tie-rod ends. a bad wheel bearing may not be so bad that you can shake the rim around.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Crispy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> a vibration or rattle? I would guess a heat shield that your exhaust may be hitting. Worn engine mounts may cause the exhaust to shift a little when turning maybe?
I asked about power steering because I had a problem in a different car where it would make a groaning whiring noise when I turned the weel. It had something to do with the power steering although I cant remember what.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought shaking the wheel was to test your tie-rod ends. a bad wheel bearing may not be so bad that you can shake the rim around.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Both actually, when it happens i can feel vibration on the floorboard and hear a rumbling or rattling on the passenger side. I thought the exhaust was hitting a heatshield too so i removed the one above the midpipe and one above the header, didn't do a thing. There's one above the resonator which i didn't want to remove because it's supposed to keep heat away from the fuel tank. I'll do some research on the PS noise. I think it's a standard procedure to shake the wheels to test a bad wheel bearing?

 

Check your axles. My buddies did that too and his axle was bad.