My car is making a humming sound. What could it be?

Asked by sophieblue123 Sep 13, 2007 at 07:14 PM about the 2001 Chevrolet Impala FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

when i drive the car it starts a humming sound that goes away once i stop. however, while stopping it almost sounds like a loud vibrating noise.

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Sounds to me like a wheel bearing or brake rotor warped, which is causing the pads to contact it when driving, but when stopping to make a vibrating noise as the pads try to stop an out-of-round rotor.

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im having the same problem with my tundra... im starting to think, since i drive on gravel a lot lately, it could be my rotor...Or a rock got into my brake pad. etc just have the tire taken off and look at the brake components.

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I have a problem with my Chevy impala it sounds like a big lawn mower on the road

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I’m having that same problem with my 2008 Chevy Impala. I could be stopped at a red light and you can just feel the vibration. I got all four brakes pads and rotors replaced and still the same noise/vibration

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I have an 07 impala and its also making a rumbling noise from the rear while driving. It has new tires but also the brakes are grabbing and acting erratically.

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2013 the car needs to be insulted!! I have new Michelin tires and you can hear the road noise !! How do we fix this problem with a through away car????

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