Purchased xB Jan. 24 '05. I've got about 7300 miles on it. Since new I have noticed a sound just after beginning acceleration from dead stop. Kinda like a twig/stick under the car. Not like you're draggin' it, but like it's "tumblin'" under the car, just for a split second though.

You've gotta have the radio off and complete silence to hear this!!!

Anyone else noticed this???

 

no....all I hear is the brute power of the 1.5!

 

yeah,my box is a horsepower beast also!!!All i hear are 108 lil horseys

 

YES!!!! Everyone thought I was just over obsessing! and you described it perfect, its almost like you run over a piece of bark. We need to find out what it is. Do you have the 9 spoke wheel covers? That's what I think it is...I'll be getting wheels pretty soon so I'll see if it stops.

 

Finally...someone who responded w/out "BS" to say. I DO ALSO notice that you DON'T have to be accelerating...just beginning to roll forward will do it, too.

Thanks for letting me know that someone else hears this!!!!

And yes, i do have the 9-spoke covers...not real sure if that's it or not...let me know after ya get your wheels.

 

If it is real quiet - I have kind of a hmmmm - almost like a radio picking up electrical distortion. I think it s the fuel injection.

 

I have about 6,000 miles on mine, and i know what u are talking about!! Never bothered to post about it though. I got my 5,000 check up @ my dealer and they say everything is fine. I have the 6 spoke twist wheel caps, so dont know if thats the problem or not. I am guessing it has something to do with the temprature.. Cuz when my car warms up, i dont hear it.

-nt

 

relax dude life is too short.....

 

I noticed the same thing and had it checked out by my dealer.

The tech heard the noise I was referring to and said that the front brakes have a floating sytem that causes the noise. As I am not a mechanic, I don't know the validity of this, but they said it was normal.

Hope this helps.

 

hmmm... I always thought that sound was from one of the hamsters in there

 

Are you sure it isn't just valve noise?

You've never heard a clackity engine until you've driven a 22RE for 140k miles.

 

I had something similar happening with my XB. I found out that there was a piece of plastic left inside the door and it would roll forwards and backwards and make all sort of weird noises. The funny thing is that I only heard it while acceleraating, never during braking.

 

If this noise is when you first start out right after starting the engine, it could be the anti-lock brakes doing their self check. Then they all do that.

 

Yep, he is right.....

It is not a twig or anything rolling around. It is in the owners manual. It "is" our anti-lock brakes and traction control doing a "self check" to make sure all is well. It should only do it after you have "started the car and put it in either reverse or drive and for the first 5 feet or so." If it is doing it everytime you come to a stop sign or stop light, then either it is messed up or you do have a twig or bolt rolling around.

 

NEAAAAAAAAT!!

I knew it was something in the car. I always thought it was my trunk door locking it self.

 

ehhhh, I know what that sounds like. But what I hear is different, and it is from a stop, like at a light, not when I turn on the car. But my dealer found nothing wrong, so I am just not going to worry about

-nt

 

One day our cars are going to take over and beat each one of us into submission. My favorite sound is the "vibrating phone" sound when you are idling...always tricks my girlfriend to think her cell is going off in her bag in her "bag shelf" right above the glove box... I like to let her think that was designed that way anyhow. She has no idea...making her think she is crazier than she really is...

 

I have a weird noise at 1800-2400rpms. It sounds like something is rattling or a pully is loose. Its a high pitch rattle that ONLY does it at 1800-2400rpms, and it doesnt matter if im goin 20mph or 80mph its the same noise but of course your can hear it better wehn your not flying down the road. My dad sadi he noticed it the first day I brought it home but I just ignored it. I took it to the dealer though but of course they didnt hear anything or find anyhting wrong.

 

I hear it on mine and it really bugs the hell out of me. I've tried everything but its still there.

 

never heard it on mine...