# 2005 Honda Civic sounds like a motorboat

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-civic-sounds-like-a-motorboat/33752>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [July 21, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-civic-sounds-like-a-motorboat/33752 "2009-07-21T16:07:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MeganRomeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MeganRomeo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MeganRomeo)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-civic-sounds-like-a-motorboat/33752/1 "2009-07-21T16:07:00Z")

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I have a 2005 Honda Civic that I bought certified pre owned. Over the past few days, I noticed that when I accelerate over 25 mph or so, the car starts to sound like a motor boat or like someone is riding a moped next to my car. It sounds the same if I am going 35 mph or 65 mph. When I accelarate the noise doesn’t get louder, its a constant level once I’m over that 25 mph mark. When I slow down to stop at a red light it winds down and stops. When I idle, I hear no noise except the normal engine sounds. What’s going on??

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-civic-sounds-like-a-motorboat/33752/2 "2009-07-21T19:16:11Z")

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Check for loose plastic splash panels in the wheel wells. Could be pushed against the wheel or axle when the wind is blowing.