Found out any crack or tear on the hubcaps inside will cause the ticking noise. I ignored it for almost a year. It only makes the noise when I'm going below about 50mph. Checked tires for rocks. Still ticks, but Thanks to a couple of videos and yours I was able to finally buy the weather strip seal at home depot for just about 2 dollars. Placed it on every slot you showed (not the slot that holds the metal wire) and boom, solved. No more annoying loud embarrassing ticking noise! Thank you for sharing this common issue for an easy DIY. 97 Toyota hubcaps.
First off I just want to say thank you because as far as I could find, this is the only thing on the internet that even acknowledges that this problem even exists, let alone offers a viable solution. No matter how good or difficult life gets, that infuriating clicking sound finds a way to make everything worse. I have a 2014 Corolla, which has those stupid cheap snap-on hubcaps, so when I saw that your solution required sticking something onto the outer spokes of the hubcap, which is exactly where the hubcaps latch onto the wheel, I was very worried that this meant there was no solution for me. I went and got 3/8 x 3/8 weather stripping, so slightly less thick than what you use here, and stuck it on every non-latching spoke in 1-2-inch pieces. Predictably, snapping the hubcaps back on with the stripping on them was considerably more difficult than without the stripping, and there were moments when I did not think it would even be possible without breaking the cheap plastic. I ended up using a technique where I simultaneously applied as much force as I could muster with both hands AND both feat on four different points on the wheel to jam it back on. It was probably the most strain it could take before breaking, but it's latched on every spoke and both wheels I tried it on (both passenger side wheels). I took it for a spin around the block, hitting the speed bumps at an angle, right after and no clicking! I'm hopeful and curious about the next few months seeing how it goes!
I just tried this and it works great! I've been driving around for months with my hubcaps clicking because I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on OE hubcaps. 2007 Chevrolet malibu
That's awesome to hear that this worked for you and you didn't have to take it to a mechanic and/or buy "rims" to fix this. I remember after doing this and hearing the silence afterwards was just awesome. Thanks for watching!
58 plate Mondeo with wheel trims. noise started when I had all 4 tires changed. ticking noise when in built up areas with the window down. turns out they put the front wheel trim on the back and vice versa. They look identical. switched them back around and annoying ticking noise gone instantly. you my friend are a complete life saver.
Thanks! i'm glad it helped you and made you find out it was a cheap fix and not something major. I know I was happy when I found that out. Stupid hub caps. ha ha.
What a tremendous help you've been! Thank you so much for this lo-tech fix. You've made driving my relatively new vehicle, a joy again. My wheel covers have been rattling since we drove it home from the dealership and exactly as you pointed out in your video, were told by the dealership to buy a new set of wheels. (Hubcaps, wheel covers) In stubbornness, I refuse to spend more money to fix a problem that shouldn't have been there from the beginning. I appreciate you!
I am going to try this tomorrow. I have had one tire doing this. Tonight I was in the front passenger seat and the window was down and I realized it was the hubcap! Thank you
@@tomeighty It sure did! I didn’t end up doing it myself since I needed tires. I went to Walmart and brought the new hubcap and just let them change the tires along with the hubcap. No more noise! This knowledge came in time! I really appreciate you. And now I feel more comfortable driving my car and not feeling nervous because of that noise.
Thanks so much for this fix, TomEighty! I have an all-original (right down to the wheel covers) '64 Mercury Comet convertible that was making scraping noises from different wheels...at different times! With an antique car, noises like that can be lots of things (stones in the wheel covers, broken brake parts, a bad wheel bearing, serious differential problems, etc...). So, I was at my wits end! My garage was quiet when I jacked up one wheel, lowered it...and briefly heard the noise! I researched this problem when I came up with your weatherstripping fix (and thanks for the link!) Got the weatherstripping, cut it to 2 1/2 to 3 inch lengths and fastened them around the inside perimeter of each cover. After finding it worked with a test-drive, I used the rest to do a spare wheel cover I had. So, that roll is just enough to FULLY do 5 wheel covers! Again, thank you very much!
That's so awesome to hear, and I've glad that I have helped so many other people with this really unique problem. I know it drove me nuts until I finally dug deep into the problem. Enjoy the quite sounding wheels now 👍
Actually u don't even need weather stripping in most cases. It's usually because someone over tightened the plastic nuts too much and warps the plastic fascia of the cap producing the clickclick noise when you slow down with your windows open. Loosen nuts and then re-tighten finger tight! Noise gone! Always be weary of what the blood sucking dealer tells you, remember their service center is a 'profit center' !!!
The minute I heard the sound you started this video with, I got a big smile on my face and said "That's IT!" My Honda Civic is only a year old and it started doing this. I was really afraid (thanks, internet) that it would be something expensive and not under warranty. After looking for months, I finally found your video and it seems likely that this is the problem. Gonna try out your solution. Thank you!!! Big question: how did you record that sound so well? 😄
That's so awesome to hear that it may help you out! I shot that video 6 years ago but if you look in the comments it has helped out so many people and ke pt there sanity. And my sanity after figuring this out. What a stupid problem that cars have with these cheap hubcaps. I still have that car and replace the foam every few years just for good measure ha ha. Thanks again for watching 👍
Nice. Thank you for the tutorial. I have a Dodge Avenger 2014 and while driving I once rolled my window down and started hearing a weird screeching kind of sound. I took it to the mechanics and they told me that the problem was the transmission. I freaked out since the transmission was for 3000 dollars. I took it to some other mechanics and it resulted that it was just the rim cover lol. This is nice to watch. Thank you. I didn't have to spend 3000 bucks for something that was not the problem. It's just fixable with 3 to 5 dollars. Lol
Thanks for watching and the nice comment. Yes it really makes my day when I hear someone being able to fix a problem like this with out taking it to a mechanic. Or even worse taking it to a mechanic and still not getting the problem resolved. TomEighty
My 2007 Saturn Ion 2 (front passenger) tire just recently started making a clicking noise while I drive. Drives me crazy! 😣 I will try the weather stripping. Mahalo from Hawai'i!
Let me know if this works for yours!! I have a '06 Saturn ion that does this insane clicking noise.....mines the front driver side but it annoys the heck out of me.
I have a toyota 2018 corolla and few months ago, i started hearing clicking noise coming from the front driver side when steering to the right. I could hear it in the parking garage as I am making right turns. I took the hub cab off and re-seated them and made sure it was on secure. The hub cabs seemed little loose as I was able to pull it off with bare hands with minimal effort. I might bring this up with the dealer on my next maintenance visit since it is still under 3 yr warranty. after it was reseated the sound disappeared or perhaps sound got fainter. Knock on wood. I am glad that I came across this video first before the "replace your CVT boot and axle" video. I didn't need the weather strip seals in my case. I think these hub caps are poorly designed and doesn't have good tight grip on the wheels. Not too big of a problem to warrant a recall I suppose.
Cool, let me know if it fixes it. I remember thinking for sure it was my CV axles wearing out on me and I was not excited about replacing those. What a surprise when I found it was something so simple and cheap. ha ha. Good luck! Tom
Thank you - I will try. When I bought tires recently I asked what the metal things sticking out of the hubcaps were - they said they are supposed to be on the inside of the caps - no big deal they cut them off. I think thats what is making the noise under the caps. I guess I will take one off and trim the wires then use your advise...wish me luck :)
I have a 2015 chevy impala and my orginal hubcaps one of them broke off where the lug nut tightened so I bought cheap hubcaps and then it started make that same sounds. I'm goin to have my husband try it and see if it fixes the problem. Thank you so much..
Great idea. Got a excellent condition 04 LeSabre. All except it sounds like It's falling apart when I hit a bump. I was unaware until I rolled the windows down. At Walmart now. I'll reply with results. Thanks again.
I thought it had something to do with my tire valve stem hitting the hub cap. It only happens on my driver side front. Maybe I should do this to fix it. Maybe?
Great question. I have been using it since I posted that video and they do not melt but they do squish down. I've replaced them every 2 years or so. But the clicking noise did not come back because it was squished, I just replace it since I have plenty in that roll of insulation I purchased. Good luck with it! Tom
@@tomeighty You removed your lug nuts so easily. I had the hardest time removing mine. I just bought new hub caps and a going to test them out tomorrow.
That's strange that they were tough for you to take off. It is hard to crank those plastic lug nuts down too tight. Mine are always loose like you see me taking them off in the video. Hopefully your new hub caps fix your problem. My noise is still gone after doing the procedure in the video.
@@tomeighty I just got new tires recently and think the shop used a tool tighten too much. Also I had a old wrentch. I just bought a new one. So that should fix that. Lol
I need to ask, does this "click" / "tink tink tink tink" sound only happen once in a while and does it stop on the highway? Asking because I recently ran over hella potholes on the freeway, when I got off I smelled this almost burning smell. I rolled down my Windows and shut the music off, and sure enough I hear a tink tink tink tink... Like in steady rythm. I pulled off into a gas station and parked my car and looked underneath. Nothing out of the ordinary. Proceeded to drive it cautiously and it turns out the sound stopped. But now when i drive it... It kicks in every now and then. I actually have to pull off to the side, and stop the car and then continue to drive it and it like resets itself. I'm very nervous because I just got a new fuel pump replaced and sometimes if my ears don't decieve me it sounds like its coming from that area. Also new alternator. My car is a 1997 mercury grand marquis
Jack Ostroski Does it have "rims" or hub caps? Usually the Grand Marquis has an aluminium rim from what I have seen, and that wouldn't be relative to this video then.
tomeighty hey Tomeighty, thanks for the reply. So yeah i dont think it has hubcaps, it has like a cover for the lug nuts. I took those off and have drove it about 30 miles since, and still notice the click/pop/tink sound now and then. So i am guessing it could be the catalytic converter.
That's a weird one. I know I had a 1997 S-10 pickup truck that when I would turn it off after running it for awhile it would make a pinging noise. I'm assuming it was the exhaust cooling down or something. Those had a full aluminum exhaust from the factory so they might expand and contract a lot more than a regular metal exhaust. Good luck with finding the noise!
tomeighty yes sir. Does that everytime i shut the car off. It will sound like little gremilins are playing soccer with a pebble inside something. I am sure with the research and knowledge of others I might be able to diagnose it and figure it out. I currently drive an hour away from Detroit to go to work. Last thing I need is my car to make weird noises and take a poop on me. So just trying to prolong its life at this point.
Hi. I also have a similar click sound on my Acura RSX. I'm still diagnosing the problem, but after seeing your video, I think it might be the hub cap. How did you figure out it was the hub cap on your car? Did you rotate it while lifted? What if I don't hear the click when rotating the tire freely?
I heard my noise so clearly when I would be at the drive in and my car slowly moving next to a brick wall with my windows down. I assumed my CV joint was all tore up and ready to go. I looked under there and both looked new yet. I spun the tires freely and didn't hear a noise. It wasn't until I pushed on the hub cap and I heard the familiar noise. I think the tire has to be on the ground and have pressure pushing the hub cap in and out. It's a good feeling to get the noise to go away with out spending money. Good luck, let me know if that worked.
It could be your cv axles clicking from being wore out? Did the noise go away for a day after they fix it and then come back? If so run the car without hubcaps for a few days and see if there is a noise or not.
Yeah that is a tough one, but at least you eliminated that it isn't the hubcaps making the noise. Maybe it is your brake pads touching the rotors once and awhile, or a wheel bearing going bad.
If you want to purchase the weatherstrip on Amazon, here is a link to it: amzn.to/2tGtybN
Thank you for watching!!!! TomEighty
I don't know if you're still on ..but fantastic advice ..I been dealing with the noise forever..it worked !!!
That awesome to hear! So glad it worked for you as well.
Found out any crack or tear on the hubcaps inside will cause the ticking noise. I ignored it for almost a year. It only makes the noise when I'm going below about 50mph. Checked tires for rocks. Still ticks, but Thanks to a couple of videos and yours I was able to finally buy the weather strip seal at home depot for just about 2 dollars. Placed it on every slot you showed (not the slot that holds the metal wire) and boom, solved. No more annoying loud embarrassing ticking noise! Thank you for sharing this common issue for an easy DIY. 97 Toyota hubcaps.
Awesome, great to hear success stories like this. Thanks for sharing. TomEighty
First off I just want to say thank you because as far as I could find, this is the only thing on the internet that even acknowledges that this problem even exists, let alone offers a viable solution. No matter how good or difficult life gets, that infuriating clicking sound finds a way to make everything worse. I have a 2014 Corolla, which has those stupid cheap snap-on hubcaps, so when I saw that your solution required sticking something onto the outer spokes of the hubcap, which is exactly where the hubcaps latch onto the wheel, I was very worried that this meant there was no solution for me. I went and got 3/8 x 3/8 weather stripping, so slightly less thick than what you use here, and stuck it on every non-latching spoke in 1-2-inch pieces.
Predictably, snapping the hubcaps back on with the stripping on them was considerably more difficult than without the stripping, and there were moments when I did not think it would even be possible without breaking the cheap plastic. I ended up using a technique where I simultaneously applied as much force as I could muster with both hands AND both feat on four different points on the wheel to jam it back on. It was probably the most strain it could take before breaking, but it's latched on every spoke and both wheels I tried it on (both passenger side wheels). I took it for a spin around the block, hitting the speed bumps at an angle, right after and no clicking! I'm hopeful and curious about the next few months seeing how it goes!
I have a Corolla 2022 and i change my tires and still had the noise but thanks to you i just save myself a trip to the dealer and i can sleep at night
That's awesome to hear!
I just tried this and it works great! I've been driving around for months with my hubcaps clicking because I didn't want to spend hundreds of dollars on OE hubcaps. 2007 Chevrolet malibu
You Sir, are the man! That clicking noise has been driving me nuts!
That's awesome to hear that this worked for you and you didn't have to take it to a mechanic and/or buy "rims" to fix this. I remember after doing this and hearing the silence afterwards was just awesome. Thanks for watching!
58 plate Mondeo with wheel trims. noise started when I had all 4 tires changed. ticking noise when in built up areas with the window down. turns out they put the front wheel trim on the back and vice versa. They look identical. switched them back around and annoying ticking noise gone instantly. you my friend are a complete life saver.
Glad the video helped you figure that noise out. Thanks for watching! TomEighty
that is the best advice i have seen all year. thought it was a strut or something did what you did and works fine,thank-you
Thanks! i'm glad it helped you and made you find out it was a cheap fix and not something major. I know I was happy when I found that out. Stupid hub caps. ha ha.
What a tremendous help you've been! Thank you so much for this lo-tech fix. You've made driving my relatively new vehicle, a joy again. My wheel covers have been rattling since we drove it home from the dealership and exactly as you pointed out in your video, were told by the dealership to buy a new set of wheels. (Hubcaps, wheel covers) In stubbornness, I refuse to spend more money to fix a problem that shouldn't have been there from the beginning. I appreciate you!
That's awesome to hear! Glad it helped out, and as you know I can totally relate to your enjoyment of a quiet ride after fixing it 👍
I am going to try this tomorrow. I have had one tire doing this. Tonight I was in the front passenger seat and the window was down and I realized it was the hubcap! Thank you
Thanks for watching, hopefully this fixed your problem! Tom
@@tomeighty It sure did! I didn’t end up doing it myself since I needed tires. I went to Walmart and brought the new hubcap and just let them change the tires along with the hubcap. No more noise! This knowledge came in time! I really appreciate you. And now I feel more comfortable driving my car and not feeling nervous because of that noise.
Omg! Same here, I thought it was my CV or something. I got so nervous. Lol.
Thanks for the video!
Thanks so much for this fix, TomEighty! I have an all-original (right down to the wheel covers) '64 Mercury Comet convertible that was making scraping noises from different wheels...at different times! With an antique car, noises like that can be lots of things (stones in the wheel covers, broken brake parts, a bad wheel bearing, serious differential problems, etc...). So, I was at my wits end! My garage was quiet when I jacked up one wheel, lowered it...and briefly heard the noise! I researched this problem when I came up with your weatherstripping fix (and thanks for the link!) Got the weatherstripping, cut it to 2 1/2 to 3 inch lengths and fastened them around the inside perimeter of each cover. After finding it worked with a test-drive, I used the rest to do a spare wheel cover I had. So, that roll is just enough to FULLY do 5 wheel covers! Again, thank you very much!
That's so awesome to hear, and I've glad that I have helped so many other people with this really unique problem. I know it drove me nuts until I finally dug deep into the problem. Enjoy the quite sounding wheels now 👍
Actually u don't even need weather stripping in most cases. It's usually because someone over tightened the plastic nuts too much and warps the plastic fascia of the cap producing the clickclick noise when you slow down with your windows open. Loosen nuts and then re-tighten finger tight! Noise gone! Always be weary of what the blood sucking dealer tells you, remember their service center is a 'profit center' !!!
The stealership is definitely a profit center, hence their name. But what if the hubcap has no plastic nuts?
The minute I heard the sound you started this video with, I got a big smile on my face and said "That's IT!" My Honda Civic is only a year old and it started doing this. I was really afraid (thanks, internet) that it would be something expensive and not under warranty. After looking for months, I finally found your video and it seems likely that this is the problem. Gonna try out your solution. Thank you!!! Big question: how did you record that sound so well? 😄
That's so awesome to hear that it may help you out! I shot that video 6 years ago but if you look in the comments it has helped out so many people and ke pt there sanity. And my sanity after figuring this out. What a stupid problem that cars have with these cheap hubcaps. I still have that car and replace the foam every few years just for good measure ha ha. Thanks again for watching 👍
Freaking brilliant!!!
Thank you!!!!!
Mine was driving me nuts!!
That's awesome, glad it fixed your problem!
Nice. Thank you for the tutorial. I have a Dodge Avenger 2014 and while driving I once rolled my window down and started hearing a weird screeching kind of sound. I took it to the mechanics and they told me that the problem was the transmission. I freaked out since the transmission was for 3000 dollars. I took it to some other mechanics and it resulted that it was just the rim cover lol. This is nice to watch. Thank you. I didn't have to spend 3000 bucks for something that was not the problem. It's just fixable with 3 to 5 dollars. Lol
Thanks for watching and the nice comment. Yes it really makes my day when I hear someone being able to fix a problem like this with out taking it to a mechanic. Or even worse taking it to a mechanic and still not getting the problem resolved. TomEighty
jesus fong-kee My avenger has been driving me to vengeance with this shit lol Thank you for commenting and confirming the solution.
My 2007 Saturn Ion 2 (front passenger) tire just recently started making a clicking noise while I drive. Drives me crazy! 😣 I will try the weather stripping. Mahalo from Hawai'i!
Let me know if this works for yours!! I have a '06 Saturn ion that does this insane clicking noise.....mines the front driver side but it annoys the heck out of me.
Just bought a 06 impala and its doing the same thing! will try this tomorrow. Thank you so much for posting this...I hope it works!
RazzleDazzl3 Good luck, hope it works for you. TomEighty.
I have a toyota 2018 corolla and few months ago, i started hearing clicking noise coming from the front driver side when steering to the right. I could hear it in the parking garage as I am making right turns. I took the hub cab off and re-seated them and made sure it was on secure. The hub cabs seemed little loose as I was able to pull it off with bare hands with minimal effort. I might bring this up with the dealer on my next maintenance visit since it is still under 3 yr warranty. after it was reseated the sound disappeared or perhaps sound got fainter. Knock on wood. I am glad that I came across this video first before the "replace your CVT boot and axle" video. I didn't need the weather strip seals in my case. I think these hub caps are poorly designed and doesn't have good tight grip on the wheels. Not too big of a problem to warrant a recall I suppose.
I have this exact same problem with my 2016 Toyota Yaris since I replaced the old hubcaps with generic ones. Thank you for sharing this!
2017 Honda Civic here. You solved it for me. Thanks!
Ha! My 19 civic was doing the same thing, really annoying!
2020 Civic here! Same stuff
Mr. V The fix works for a while, but I’ve needed to replace the foam weatherstripping from time to time.
Michael Lusardi I’ll give both a shot, because all the clicking noise is starting to annoy 👍 thanks!
@@dietpixel I also have a 2019 civic that's doing it. Hence why I'm here 😆
Im gonna try this, it was driving me crazy hearing that clicking noise all the time i thought it was my rims or something lol
Cool, let me know if it fixes it. I remember thinking for sure it was my CV axles wearing out on me and I was not excited about replacing those. What a surprise when I found it was something so simple and cheap. ha ha. Good luck! Tom
Thank you - I will try. When I bought tires recently I asked what the metal things sticking out of the hubcaps were - they said they are supposed to be on the inside of the caps - no big deal they cut them off. I think thats what is making the noise under the caps. I guess I will take one off and trim the wires then use your advise...wish me luck :)
I was literally in a McDonalds drive thru when I first heard my hubcap do this lol oddly enough
I found out in mcdonalds drive through as well
I have a 2015 chevy impala and my orginal hubcaps one of them broke off where the lug nut tightened so I bought cheap hubcaps and then it started make that same sounds. I'm goin to have my husband try it and see if it fixes the problem. Thank you so much..
Thank you so much. This is my exact issue and a nice cheap fix!
Great to hear!
Great idea. Got a excellent condition 04 LeSabre. All except it sounds like It's falling apart when I hit a bump. I was unaware until I rolled the windows down. At Walmart now. I'll reply with results. Thanks again.
Did the strips ever melt?
That’s my only concern is that they would melt if the wheel ever got too hot 🥵
I thought it had something to do with my tire valve stem hitting the hub cap. It only happens on my driver side front. Maybe I should do this to fix it. Maybe?
Thank you! I'll try that with my 2010 Chev Cobalt. (I only hear the click in the winter time oddly.)
Would the strips get to hot burn or melt im a bit concerned to try this but have same issue
Great question. I have been using it since I posted that video and they do not melt but they do squish down. I've replaced them every 2 years or so. But the clicking noise did not come back because it was squished, I just replace it since I have plenty in that roll of insulation I purchased. Good luck with it! Tom
it's a GM vehicle, those hubcaps will last longer than the rest of the whole car!
Very helpful. Thanks. Mine are clicking but I have to jack up the car because my wheel covers are bolt on. Maybe I'll get to it once enough annoyed.
Thanks. I'm gonna try some double Sided tape! So annoying!
Awesome, let me know if it works for you! Tom
@@tomeighty it worked like charm!
Feels good fixing stupid problems and it doesn't cost much at all. Good job buddy
@@tomeighty you said it. It's been bugging me for a while. A set of new hubcaps would cost me $220.
Great video !
Thank you!
Thanks for uploading this. I am having same issue. Could you pls tell me where I can find the nut screw driver which you are using to remove hubcaps?
Thank you for watching. Do you have a Harbor Freight Tools store near you? If not you can find something like this tool set on Amazon amzn.to/2yd48aj
@@tomeighty You removed your lug nuts so easily. I had the hardest time removing mine. I just bought new hub caps and a going to test them out tomorrow.
That's strange that they were tough for you to take off. It is hard to crank those plastic lug nuts down too tight. Mine are always loose like you see me taking them off in the video. Hopefully your new hub caps fix your problem. My noise is still gone after doing the procedure in the video.
@@tomeighty I just got new tires recently and think the shop used a tool tighten too much. Also I had a old wrentch. I just bought a new one. So that should fix that. Lol
This works! Thank you!
Awesome, good to hear! It is still working for me too.
I have to try this now… lol… thanks
I need to ask, does this "click" / "tink tink tink tink" sound only happen once in a while and does it stop on the highway? Asking because I recently ran over hella potholes on the freeway, when I got off I smelled this almost burning smell. I rolled down my Windows and shut the music off, and sure enough I hear a tink tink tink tink... Like in steady rythm. I pulled off into a gas station and parked my car and looked underneath. Nothing out of the ordinary. Proceeded to drive it cautiously and it turns out the sound stopped. But now when i drive it... It kicks in every now and then. I actually have to pull off to the side, and stop the car and then continue to drive it and it like resets itself.
I'm very nervous because I just got a new fuel pump replaced and sometimes if my ears don't decieve me it sounds like its coming from that area.
Also new alternator. My car is a 1997 mercury grand marquis
Jack Ostroski Does it have "rims" or hub caps? Usually the Grand Marquis has an aluminium rim from what I have seen, and that wouldn't be relative to this video then.
tomeighty hey Tomeighty, thanks for the reply. So yeah i dont think it has hubcaps, it has like a cover for the lug nuts. I took those off and have drove it about 30 miles since, and still notice the click/pop/tink sound now and then. So i am guessing it could be the catalytic converter.
That's a weird one. I know I had a 1997 S-10 pickup truck that when I would turn it off after running it for awhile it would make a pinging noise. I'm assuming it was the exhaust cooling down or something. Those had a full aluminum exhaust from the factory so they might expand and contract a lot more than a regular metal exhaust. Good luck with finding the noise!
tomeighty yes sir. Does that everytime i shut the car off. It will sound like little gremilins are playing soccer with a pebble inside something. I am sure with the research and knowledge of others I might be able to diagnose it and figure it out. I currently drive an hour away from Detroit to go to work. Last thing I need is my car to make weird noises and take a poop on me. So just trying to prolong its life at this point.
It worked
That's great to hear!
Hi. I also have a similar click sound on my Acura RSX. I'm still diagnosing the problem, but after seeing your video, I think it might be the hub cap. How did you figure out it was the hub cap on your car? Did you rotate it while lifted? What if I don't hear the click when rotating the tire freely?
I heard my noise so clearly when I would be at the drive in and my car slowly moving next to a brick wall with my windows down. I assumed my CV joint was all tore up and ready to go. I looked under there and both looked new yet. I spun the tires freely and didn't hear a noise. It wasn't until I pushed on the hub cap and I heard the familiar noise. I think the tire has to be on the ground and have pressure pushing the hub cap in and out. It's a good feeling to get the noise to go away with out spending money. Good luck, let me know if that worked.
tomeighty wish I would have determined this before changing my cv axle and wheel bearing hub
Wow I’m going to try this !
So this might work for my squeaky bolt-in hub cabs, can anyone confirm that it's worked them?
would dealer replace hubcap if it was still warranty
2023 rav4 after winter tires taken off for the all seasons. Is this a Toyota thing
I have the same problem with my 2017 Chevy impala
I took it back for them to fix, they did the same thing. The next day it does it again. What now ?
It could be your cv axles clicking from being wore out? Did the noise go away for a day after they fix it and then come back? If so run the car without hubcaps for a few days and see if there is a noise or not.
I took my hub caps off and it stopped for a day or to the. Started up again without the hub caps on so what do I do
Yeah that is a tough one, but at least you eliminated that it isn't the hubcaps making the noise. Maybe it is your brake pads touching the rotors once and awhile, or a wheel bearing going bad.
Worked 👍🏾
Awesome! That's a good feeling isn't it 👍
Cool hack but why do they make these plastic wheels?!?! I mean come on Chevy...why be so cheap. Just put regular alloy wheels on there.
Mine is like a creaking
How to fix hubcap noise....
Remove the hubcap
My rav4 clicking noise after getting two new tires
Does it have hub caps or a solid rim?
Get to the point. Get to the point! You made the video unnecessarily long.
Less commentary more how to