# 2012 Subaru Outback making intermittent noise when accelerating

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-subaru-outback-making-intermittent-noise-when-accelerating/196022>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** outback, subaru\
**Created:** [August 30, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-subaru-outback-making-intermittent-noise-when-accelerating/196022 "2024-08-30T16:08:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![yokolinam\_191147](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@yokolinam\_191147](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yokolinam_191147)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-subaru-outback-making-intermittent-noise-when-accelerating/196022/1 "2024-08-30T16:08:48Z")

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My outback is making intermittent noise when it’s in Drive, only when it’s in 1st or 2nd gear. The noise stops when I switch it to Manual mode. Any guesses as to why, and is it something I should take care of right away?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-subaru-outback-making-intermittent-noise-when-accelerating/196022/2 "2024-08-30T16:11:17Z")

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Noise?

What kind of noise?

Tester

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**Author:** ![yokolinam\_191147](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@yokolinam\_191147](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yokolinam_191147)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-subaru-outback-making-intermittent-noise-when-accelerating/196022/3 "2024-08-30T16:26:44Z")

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Sort of a rattling sound. Not so loud but noticeable even with the windows up

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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:** [August 30, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-subaru-outback-making-intermittent-noise-when-accelerating/196022/4 "2024-08-30T16:31:09Z")

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The first thing to check is whether one of the heat shields on the exhaust system is loose or damaged.