Rattling Noise

[rningonfumes]

lol...WIERD!....I had the same problem and I was panicking too.

Questions:

Have you driven over loose gravel recently?
It's only one side right?
Seems to speed up as you accelerate and at some point you don't hear it at all?


My situation:

Where I work, it's a gravel drive way. Recent events were that it had been raining and I would get mud in the wheel wells. Driving home, the water from the rain swept roads would wash all or most of the mud away. The next day or so, I started to hear a clink clink sound, speeding up as I acclerated.

I stopped and looked every place, turned the wheels even, I didn't see anything. I had thought I took one too many dips too quickly and the habit finally caught up with me IE...I did something bad to the suspension.

SKIP TO HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ THE ABOVE:

When I had time, I took the tire off and looked around the entire area, even spun the rotors. Yep, it was a pebble that was stuck on the inside of the rotor and it was bouncing against the brake guard. At higher speeds it just got stuck to the inside of the rotor because of centrifigal forces.

Same for you?

I just took off the caliper and pawed the pebble loose. STUPiD PEBBLE.

[Trilixia]

Originally Posted by rningonfumes

Questions:

1. Have you driven over loose gravel recently?
2. It's only one side right?
3. Seems to speed up as you accelerate and at some point you don't hear it at all?

1. I have not driven over loose gravel but lately, i have been passing by roads with some pebbles and I would hear them under my car.

2. So far, I can only hear it on the driver side when the window is down.

3. And yes, once I accelerate, it's like the noise was never there. Only when I drive reeeaaal slow.

My uncle thinks its the brake pads. I bought the car used with 10k miles. It now has 31k and I still have not replaced the brake pads ever since.

I am going to bring it to the dealership tomorrow for peace of mind. Thanks for your advice!