# 2006 Altima making dragging sound **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [October 30, 2015, 7:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584 "2015-10-30T07:07:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rhage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@Rhage](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rhage)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 7:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/1 "2015-10-30T07:07:35Z")
My car sounds like it’s dragging something but when I look under it there’s nothing there. The sound it makes is comparable to the sound a snow plow makes as its plowing the road. The sound is constant but gets worse when I brake. Anyone have an idea of what could be the cause? ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 8:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/2 "2015-10-30T08:47:27Z")
Offhand, I might urge you strongly to have the brakes inspected as that noise could be a brake pad that is worn down to nothing. After that, some possibilities could be a bent brake rotor shield or exhaust heat shield rattle. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/3 "2015-10-30T13:53:08Z")
+1 for **ok4450.** ---
**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:** [October 30, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/4 "2015-10-30T16:19:21Z")
An immediate brake inspection is the way to go, without question. However, if the brakes turn out to be okay, then my next suspect would be a fender liner that has become dislodged and is rubbing on one of the tires. ---
**Author:** ![Sloepoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sloepoke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sloepoke)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/5 "2015-10-31T01:13:08Z")
I once had a noise that sounded just like something dragging , it was a wheel bearing . ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/6 "2015-10-31T02:40:33Z")
_ **“I once had a noise that sounded just like something dragging , it was a wheel bearing .”** _ **Sloepoke** has a good suggestion, particularly a front wheel bearing that has been going south for a while, which would get louder while braking, as described. _ **CSA** _ ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/7 "2015-10-31T02:44:44Z")
_ **@Rhage** _ Does the noise change (in volume or pitch) when you go around a fairly tight curve, either right or left, or when making a lane change where a change of direction is required? _ **CSA** _ ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/8 "2015-10-31T03:04:56Z")
It doesn’t sound like a wheel bearing symptom to me, but if it gets considerably louder the faster you go, that would be consistent with a wheel bearing related symptom. Another idea, the brakes may be dragging for some reason, possibly the parking brakes. Do any of the wheels get hot after a 2 or 3 miles drive with little to no braking during the trip? I had a dragging sound occur on my truck, and that turned out to be a problem in the rear differential. That sound got considerably worse when turning vs going straight. ---
**Author:** ![Sloepoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sloepoke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sloepoke)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 7:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/9 "2015-10-31T07:33:02Z")
Mine was a right front wheel bearing . I actually stopped the car & looked under it to see what was dragging before pinpointing the problem . ---
**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/10 "2015-10-31T15:28:50Z")
Another suggestion is one of covers underneath the car. I have seen them dragging while a car is going down the road when the wind catches them. If a couple of the pins are broken the wind can pull them down and they drag the road. My first guess would be brakes though. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-altima-making-dragging-sound/91584/11 "2015-10-31T19:21:07Z")
**_We Haven’t Had A Response From Rhage Since The Original Post, A Couple Of Days Ago. Without additional Input Only WAGS Are Possible. Rhage May Have Left The Building. CSA_**