The noise gets louder as the car increases speed. It sound like its coming from the wheel bearing or transaxle bearing--a whirling sound. The noise has been there for a while but really getting more noticeable now. Any suggestions? and how much it will cost to fix? Is this a dangerous situation?

 

Thank you for any help!

Bernadette

What you're describing sounds like when the bearings died on mine, as far as costs go, i think i spent somewhere in the 450-500$ range for the 2 rear axles, buying the bearings at my local advance auto parts, and having my independent mech install them.

 

as far as safety is concerned, the sooner you get them diagnosed and fixed, the better, i waitied to long, and thought i was going to die driving the car into the shop, the bearings where so far gone that the whole wheel would seem to "kick" to one side or the other (sorry i can't describe it better, but it wasn't pleasant)

 

I'm sure someone else can chime in with more info...

The noise gets louder as the car increases speed. It sound like its coming from the wheel bearing or transaxle bearing--a whirling sound. The noise has been there for a while but really getting more noticeable now. Any suggestions? and how much it will cost to fix? Is this a dangerous situation?

 

Thank you for any help!

Bernadette

 

Have you tried rotating the tires first, just to make sure they're not the source of the noise? Tires with uneven tread or tread defects will "roar" and/or make a "whump/whump/whump" sound with every revolution.......

The noise gets louder as the car increases speed. It sound like its coming from the wheel bearing or transaxle bearing--a whirling sound. The noise has been there for a while but really getting more noticeable now. Any suggestions? and how much it will cost to fix? Is this a dangerous situation?

 

Thank you for any help!

Bernadette

 

Have you tried rotating the tires first, just to be sure they're not the source of the noise? Tires that are worn improperly or that have tread defects will "roar" and/or make a "whump-whump-whump" sound with every revolution.......

could also be your brakes, loosen them up a little and see if it still happens, or pop off the shoe (i'm assuming drum brakes) and see if all the mechinisms in there are still free to move (not all rusted up).

My car's actually in the shop right now having the bearing replaced. It started as sort of a rolling noise, and.. well just kept one doing that. What kind of car is it? the impreza's stock bearings suck balls, they should be replaced w/ legacy tapered roller bearings.

Definately rotate your tires or swap a spare set on before you pay $$$$$$$ for any mechanical work.

The noise gets louder as the car increases speed. It sound like its coming from the wheel bearing or transaxle bearing--a whirling sound. The noise has been there for a while but really getting more noticeable now. Any suggestions? and how much it will cost to fix? Is this a dangerous situation?

 

Thank you for any help!

Bernadette

 

I had the same problem on mine. I thought it was the rotors and checked it but it was fine. Thought about the bearings but because my 03 OBW had only 20kmi on it, I didn't think that was the problem. Brought it to the dealership and they told me both were rusted and water had gotten through the seals. Had it replaced under warranty.

 

Should the bearings seize up, you'll get poor gas mileage and might also smoke if it gets hot enough.

Try the tyre swap first, by all means. However, rear bearing failure is the most common Subaru fault out there. So it's probably one or both of them.