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Originally Posted by ff
2017 Accord Sport, 14K miles
Hearing a distinctly metallic scraping sound coming from the front end, which speeds up and slows down with the speed of the car. It's easily reproducible and more of a "chhhhh chhhhh chhhhh" sound than a constant noise. The sound does not change when applying the brakes. Can be heard almost immediately after taking off, and audible up to the point where the road noise overpowers it. The kids had even commented on it from the back seats, asking what that scraping noise is.
I had both front wheels off, and:
- Inner and outer brake pads are all practically still new
- No evidence of rubbing anywhere in the wheel wells
- Rotor heat shields are all clear of the rotors
- Couldn't reproduce the sound while manually turning the hubs by hand
- Tire PSI at the recommended 32 PSI
Took it to the dealer today, and they had it for about 1.5 hours. Service mgr then asks me to go on a ride with the tech because "he couldn't reproduce the noise". (famous story, right?) Sure enough, the noise is completely gone, as far as I can tell. I asked him repeatedly what he fixed/changed, and he claims "nothing" every time.
So, OK, as long as it's not making the noise anymore, then whatever. As I'm driving back to work, it's obvious that the tires are now over-inflated because the steering is unusually light and sharp, and the car is riding very firm. I'll adjust the pressure back to normal when I get home, and see if the noise returns.
I've never heard of tires making that sort of noise, but based upon this and some random comments I've been reading on the internet, it seems like a strong possibility. Does that make sense?
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I never knew you had an Accord Sport.
We were actually thinking about getting one before we decided we just had to have another minivan and got the Sienna SE. How do you like it ??
Btw, no idea about the noise. I was thinking brake rotor shield....