Noise coming from passenger front tire

[mwz26]

I need som help here. The problem is:

At slow speeds there is a constant rubbing noise coming from the passenger front tire area. As spped increases, the noise becomes more and more sporadic but there is a "wobbling" noise presant. Then at 70 the entire car starts to shake. I know it is not the rim being off balance and its not the alignment. can some help?

[twanmoney]

has got to be the rim itself (more likely)or the alignment
hit any big pothole or anything noticable as of late?
take it to a shop and have them balance and align ya
have em take a look at the rim as well
its the 1st place to start
and plz! low speeds untill ya get this problem under control

[mwz26]

like i said...not rim or alignment

[autxr]

how do you know it isn't the rim or the alignment?

Anything that obvious should be easy to find.

Possibly a bent axle or busted CV joint?

If you drive slowly with the car in a full turn (full lock steering) do you hear a wump-wump-wump-wump?

Scott

[mwz26]

had alingment done and wheels checked. not sure about the "wump" noises....car at good year now...

any chance it could be a warped rotor?

[autxr]

Do you feel it in hte brake pedal? If not, then it isn't likely to be a warped rotor.

How are the wheel bearings, maybe one is loose or has failed prematurely.

Scott

[mwz26]

Originally posted by autxr
Do you feel it in hte brake pedal? If not, then it isn't likely to be a warped rotor.

How are the wheel bearings, maybe one is loose or has failed prematurely.

Scott

yes i can feel it in the brake pedal...and i wouldnt know how to check the bearings

[GTS LAID]

if you have regular contact between the rotor and the pads (cause of warped rotor, caliper binding, etc.) then you're gonna have the rubbbing / wobbling...

a busted CV joint will do the same.. hope its not that though cause its $$$ to repair that.. .is your car under warranty?

[mwz26]

Originally posted by GTS LAID
if you have regular contact between the rotor and the pads (cause of warped rotor, caliper binding, etc.) then you're gonna have the rubbbing / wobbling...

a busted CV joint will do the same.. hope its not that though cause its $$$ to repair that.. .is your car under warranty?

yep warrantied till 100K. would that be covered?

[GTS LAID]

if its a CV it would be... if its the brake stuff you have to start from the beginning with a "theres something wrong with the car" "when i press the brakes and let go the calipers dont come back out"... they'll diagnose it as such and replace your calipers.. they'll also inspect rotor run-around and then replace them ... if you have a lot of miles on the car though they can deny the service as it obviously is a wear item.

[mwz26]

got the car back from Good year and they told me two people drove it and couldnt find a problem. Guess ill take a look at it this weekend and maybe bring it to toyota on monday

[AaronGTS]

if you had tires rotated recently - the tire could have flat spots that you might not have felt when it was in the rear - happened to me recently