# 2001 Toyota Avalon -Tire Plink

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-avalon-tire-plink/122100>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [August 1, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-avalon-tire-plink/122100 "2018-08-01T17:45:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ryan33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@Ryan33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ryan33)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-avalon-tire-plink/122100/1 "2018-08-01T17:45:35Z")

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My car makes a metallic plink sound with each tire rotation. I think it is coming from the front wheel on the driver’s side. I can hear it best when I am driving slow, next to a building. It is echoing off the building. The sound goes away when I apply the brake. When I take my foot off the brake, it starts up again immediately. It has been doing this for a couple of months with no performance problems.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-avalon-tire-plink/122100/2 "2018-08-01T18:05:07Z")

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Could be a pebble trapped in the wheel hubcap (there’s a small one at the center of the wheel if it has alloys).

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-avalon-tire-plink/122100/3 "2018-08-01T22:58:57Z")

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Different car but similar experience, after a couple of years the front wheel bearing went out. Fine after it was replaced.

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-avalon-tire-plink/122100/4 "2018-08-01T23:00:13Z")

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Jack up that wheel and inspect it real close.  
You could have a nail, screw, or other metallic object that got stuck in the tire.  
Sometimes the object seals in the rubber well enough that you don’t lose air.

Yosemite

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**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-avalon-tire-plink/122100/5 "2018-08-02T01:15:42Z")

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The answer by @Yosemite makes sense. Also you should check the condition of the brake pads, as it is possible that they are very worn.