I'm hearing this very low wobble noise from I think the rear end. I can only hear it at low rpm between 30 and 40 mph. I keep thinking it's a wheel or tire problem but I don't see anything wrong. I jacked up both sides and checked to see if the brakes are rubbing on the rotors and both sides seem to be slightly, is that normal or should they spin with no friction?

TJ

 

no friction. do you have after market wheels? if so you might want wheel spacers

 

Sounds like it could be a wheel bearing.

 

Unlike drum brakes, pads are always in contact with the disc. The wheel will not spin freely, but it should not be difficult to turn the wheel once it is elavated above the ground.

 

The car is completely stock.

Thanks for the info. No, there are not difficult to spin so I guess that is normal. As for being a wheel bearing, I only have 5900 miles on the car. Can that happen so fast? I'm due for a state insp. the beginning of July so I'll have the dealer check everything out then.

TJ

 

Check the wheel balance. Sometimes the wheel weights can fall off or be knocked off.

Cheers

 

If it is the bearings or a balance issue, will it hurt anything if I wait 2 weeks to bring it in? I only drive about 150 miles per week.

TJ

 

Look at the tire wear. If you have a tire that is wearing unevenly or cupping, it can make a similar noise.

 

I had a high speed wobble at around 70 to 75 mph, I had the tires (rears) balanced twice and it still did it, I finally had them ( Discount) put the tires and rims on a road force machine to find and correct the problem. It turned out that the tire had a slight imperfection and they just matched it to the right area on the rim to get rid of the wobble.

 

If it is the bearings you should be able to increase the noise by stearing hard to one or the other side. Typically balancing issues are more prevalent at higher speeds. If you can feel it in the steering wheel then it is likely the front wheels, and if you can feel it in the floorboard then it is likely the rear wheels. A sound may just be the noise the tires make especially if you don't feel the sound too.

Cheers