Yea Ive been AWOL for a while, sorry if you guys missed me, prolly not but moving on... this is just driving me ape sh*t. So my car makes this weird chirping/grinding noise coming from under the hood? Noticed it about 6 months into having the car... theres a threat in the CL forums about the same thing, or at least Im assuming but I was wondering if anyone elses TL had the same problem, or my cars just a freak of nature...

 

check all the plastic covers, make sure they are not rubbing on anything and securly fastened, after that, i'm not sure what to tell you.

Is it like a plastic on plastic sound, metal on metal, metal on plastic?

 

Idk it just chirps, like a bird or something, my friend said he walked past a 3G and heard the same noise so Im assuming that its typical?

 

Belt or idler pulley maybe?
Have dealer tech use a stethoscope; chirping is not a normal sound.

 

Well if he heard other TL's doing it it cant be an isolated incident? Noone of the forums has had this problem?

 

Maybe your friend encountered another TL with a problem. A couple of people have had tensioner pulleys or idler pulleys replaced when they heard squeaking (as opposed to chirping) from the engine compartment and thought it might be the power steering. Search "power steering" and "squeaking" for those threads.
The only chirping that should ever come from a TL is the sound of tires breaking loose on acceleration.

 

Does it sound like a cricket?

 

Yea something like that, or like a bird... you have it also?

 

ive got the same thing, but only when accelerating =P faint cricket chirp from the passenger side

 

Same here, It started happening after about 10,000 miles on the passenger side. I've taken my car to the dealer and they look at me like i'm crazy. But I hear the noise at low rpms when first accelerating. If anybody knows what is making the noise, let me know so I can be more detailed on where its coming from next time I go to the dealer.

 

Yea I hear it at idle as well, and if I dont accelerate hard I can hear the noise as well... so the dealership did nothing for you?

 

They told me that they took the car up and down the garage ramp at the dealer and they said that no noise was occurring and that the car was working according to the manufacture. I hear it during slow acceleration but not at idle. I should be going in to have my brakes done soon at the dealer, I will be asking them again to find that noise. I'll keep you updated if anything gets fixed.

 

Have the tech ride with you and let him know when you hear the noise. Otherwise, you will get a "cannot duplicate" finding with this type of issue. Also, if you can hear it but a male tech cannot, keep in mind that men lose high-frequency hearing more quickly than women.
Either that or the noise is all in your mind...

 

Lol Ill be sure to ask for a female tech either way hahah

 

same here. I'll have my female service advisor go for a drive.

 

I will be taking mine in this week for the exact same thing .
I took it in last week and told them that there was a cherping noise coming from my car when I accelerated. When I went to go pick it up they said that it was the belt and they fixed the problem, but when i got in my car to leave it was still making the noise. I went back in and got the service guy and and he rode with me and heard what I was talking about. So, they know that i am not making things up. I will fill you guys in as soon as I get it back.

 

Yea, please let me know because it shouldnt be doing that on a 9 month old car...

 

i have the same noise in my car. it comes from the passenger side and i only hear the sound at idling and it slowly disappears as i accelerate. at first i thought it had something to do with my aem cai but it seems like it's a belt or pulley.

 

Well, I guess it makes me feel a lil better knowing I dont have a messed up TL but Ima get it check out when I get my next oil change.

 

sounds like your belt is slipping

 

Any news?

 

Any news would be good. I have an appointment with the dealer this friday... If not i'll post what the dealer told me it could be.

 

same problem here...my cricket chirps going over bumps or even closing my trunk. comes from the driver side front. i just came back from the dealer who says that is normal ???? i don't buy it and looked on the forum...at least i'm not alone. my 06 has less than 13,000 km and almost 1 year off the lot. love the car to death, but these little things do bug me...rattling window, wind noise....i will follow up with dealer at next oil change. hopefully someone will get a solution soon.

 

Yea the subwoofer rattle is driving me ape shit. Im just too lazy to fix it.

 

so that's what that is....

 

a subwoofer making bird chirping noise? i doubt it.. lol!!

 

The noise I am tring to find is not coming from the subwoofer... it is coming from the engine area on the passenger side.

 

Sigh, I know lol... read...

So I commented about my subwoofer rattle, which has already been or will become your subwoofer rattle

 

its probably the belt. have the dealer check it out. i had the same sound from my nissan dealer checked it out. faulty belt. warrented.

 

Any news Mia?

 

My car is in the dealer over the weekend and they are taking a look at the noise... I'll have more info when I get my car back on monday or tuesday.

 

I'm pretty sure I have the same problem... see my thread and sound clip below:

Flutter sound from engine bay???

 

I just got my car back... GOOD NEWS!! The noise is gone for now! The dealer replaced my belts and pulley under warrenty.

 

Nice, what there a direct problem or they just replaced all belts cause they didnt know what was making the noise lol... is your car 6MT by any chance?

 

I do not know what belts they replaced... I have the receipt in my car and i'm at school. I can post the part numbers they used later tonight. I have a 5AT.

 

Same problem here and NO its not coming from my subwoofer.

This noise sounds like a freaking bird chirping underneath my hood. The sound only comes on when Im at a stop and I start to accelerate maybe till about 10-15 mph. Its freaking annoying. Like if Im in a parking garage driving around looking for parking spot or a drive thru like McDonalds or something like that and I press the gas to move forward it comes on. Once I pass like 15 mph , No noise. Its gone.

What the hell is that?!?! Has anyone figured it out yet? Thanks.

 

I get my car back today. The service guy told em that is was the clutch on the A/C that was making the noise. They sprayed some "Lubricant" on it and they said it fixed the problem. We will see how long the "Lubricant" will last.

I have a seperate question. I also complained to them about my car was idling rough and they told me that the car was operating correctly and that it is probably the Etahanol in the fuel that was causing it.

Can E10 fuels cause this or they just blowing smoke?

Is anyone else having this problem?

 

We can rule out the A/C clutch as the cause of the Noise. I went to pick up my car lastnight (1 - 1 1/2 hr drive each way) and the service guy said he personally drove the car to make sure that the noise was fixed, but when i showed up it just started to do it again. So needless to say i drove up there for no reason and was a little Pi$$Ed. I am also thinking about calling the service guy about his B.S. claim about the E-10 fuel making my car idle rough. Good luck and i will let you know what their next excuse is going to be.

 

ttt

 

Well i have new results. The problem was a heat shield over the drive axle was rubbing against it and that was causing the noise. I am going to pick it up in the morning and we will see if they have fixed the problem.