Cars are a mystery to me.. / myLot

@maezee (41997)

United States

April 19, 2016 8:24am CST

Yesterday I left for work at the normal (an hour early despite its a 10 minute drive) and I got two blocks before it started making this horrible metal on metal noise. Sounded like perhaps coming from a wheel. I freaked out, parked my car and ran for the bus to work. (And made it on time!). I take the bus home and limp my car over to my dads. Borrow his car to run some errands. (Thank god for my dad! Who lets me borrow it whenever as need be). I returned a few hours later when he was home and we did a test drive together. He is a mechanic so usually certain sounds are enough for diagnostic purposes. Lo and behold...no noise. Quiet as can be. He tells me sometimes cars make weird noise when theres a lot of humidity. Really?! Have you had any strange noises come from your vehicle - and then it was nothing?! How bizarre.

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weird_oh_me

@LdeL0318 (6402)

• Philippines

19 Apr 16

Yeqh, I usually experienxe squeaky sound when I turned on the aircon after the car parked under the sun. I suspect that it is coming from the belt inside the hood. I'm not sure.

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scheng1

@scheng1 (24650)

• Singapore

19 Apr 16

Fortunately I do not drive! Most of us here take public transportation, especially the subway. It is fast because there is no traffic jam.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157918)

• United States

21 Apr 16

It could also be a small rock that got into your brake and then worked its way out.

M.-L.

@MALUSE (69390)

• Germany

19 Apr 16

We once heard strange noises and saw black-blue smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. We were hundreds of kilometers away from home. These were the last utterances of a dying vehicle. We made it back home - just - and drove the car to the car cemetery.