# 2002 Chevrolet Prizm spinning noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-prizm-spinning-noise/160135>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** prizm, chevrolet\
**Created:** [March 2, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-prizm-spinning-noise/160135 "2020-03-02T04:44:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![TorryHower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@TorryHower](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TorryHower)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-prizm-spinning-noise/160135/1 "2020-03-02T04:44:03Z")

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Startup car, put into gear,automatic foot on brake, makes a spinning turning sound, no sound in park or neutral, goes away after driving a while.Also does it a little if I have it in gear and foot on brake and give it a little gas sounds like something is rotateing. Not sure if it is tranny or pulleys hopefully.I also viewed a video on internet of an 07 corolla doing exactly the same thing. He did not comment on if he figured it out.

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-prizm-spinning-noise/160135/2 "2020-03-03T19:56:27Z")

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You need a qualified mechanic to listen to this, and diagnose it.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-prizm-spinning-noise/160135/3 "2020-03-03T22:24:02Z")

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I’d guess you are hearing the transmission’s oil pump.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-prizm-spinning-noise/160135/4 "2020-03-04T10:58:08Z")

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No worries, that’s just the hamsters getting the exercise wheel spun up so the car moves.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-prizm-spinning-noise/160135/5 "2020-03-04T12:06:01Z")

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> [@Mustangman](#):
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> I’d guess you are hearing the transmission’s oil pump.

+1  
If I were the OP, I would drive–today–to a well-reputed independent\* transmission shop for evaluation/diagnosis.

“Independent” means NOT a chain-run joint like Lee Myles, Cottman, Mr. Transmission, or AAMCO.

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-prizm-spinning-noise/160135/7 "2020-03-04T20:29:57Z")

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> [@TorryHower](#):
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> Startup car, put into gear,automatic foot on brake, makes a spinning turning sound, no sound in park or neutral, goes away after driving a while

That would be nice to post a sound clip of your noise.My 99 Corolla also made some weird noise and I was able to fix most of them.