I had a smiliar noise on my 2000 honda accord, turned out to be wear
indicator for rear disc brakes, considering I only had about 24k miles on
it, I was a bit disappointed they went out so fast. Neither my wife or I
ride the brakes nor do we abuse them.


"123.bam" <"123.bam aat "@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Bryan Canter wrote:
>
> > This is driving me nuts. I noticed yesterday that my Accord 2000 is
> > making a noise while driving on the highway. My first thought was
> > that it sounds like a small metal wire being dragged on the road. But
> > it comes and goes (for long intervals). So it can't be that. And I
> > stopped and checked for any dangling metal parts underneath the body.
> > I did not see anything that would come in contact with the road.
> >
> > If I listen carefully, the noise is like a small metal ring rotating
> > really fast on a metal rod. No sound on stopping or when in reverse.
> > But then the reverse driving is so infrequent that that may not be a
> > correct assumption. You know, sometimes it does not make that noise
> > while going forward too.
> >
> > I opened the windows and the noise got louder so it is probably on the
> > outside. (On the highway, the wind and traffic noise does not make it
> > appear louder, but on smaller roads it definitely seems so) I have not
> > opened the hood because there is no noise while the car is stationary
> > and driving with an open hood is a little dangerous, I am told. ;-)
> > (And I would take the risk if there was a way to look inside while
> > driving with an open hood.)
> >
> > It even reminds me of the 'belt' noise some old cars make on starting
> > (mostly) in winter. But *that* noise is louder and comes even while
> > standing.
> >
> > And one more thing as it maybe important -- I noticed that pressing
> > the brake pedal sometimes stops it. So it makes me think it might be
> > related to the clicks I felt in the brake pedal a few days back. Like
> > some metal wire coming in the way of pressing the pedal. That went
> > away after a few days.
> >
> > Do you think I should take it to the shop and have it looked at right
> > away or can I wait a few weeks for the next scheduled service (in
> > about 4 weeks now).
> >
> > Thanks and kind regards,
> > bc
>
> could it be the disk brake wear indicators??
>