# 2003 subaru forester **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** subaru, forester\ **Created:** [September 16, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-subaru-forester/36710 "2009-09-16T01:13:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![katect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@katect](https://community.cartalk.com/u/katect)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-subaru-forester/36710/1 "2009-09-16T01:13:14Z")
hi , i have a loud, metal, clanging noise coming from under my car, it doesn’t sound like the muffler… any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![kzangari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@kzangari](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kzangari)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-subaru-forester/36710/2 "2009-09-16T01:16:28Z")
when does this noise occur? when you are turning, coasting, accelerating, etc… Is it coming from the middle, front, or rear of the underside? ---
**Author:** ![katect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@katect](https://community.cartalk.com/u/katect)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-subaru-forester/36710/3 "2009-09-16T01:36:21Z")
sorry, i meant to include that. it occurs when the car is idoling. no noise when i am driving and it seems to be coming from the underside. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-subaru-forester/36710/4 "2009-09-16T02:42:02Z")
Sounds like a loose exhaust heat shield.