# 2018 Honda Civic making ringing/jingling noise when accelerating **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** honda\ **Created:** [January 6, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-civic-making-ringing-jingling-noise-when-accelerating/173923 "2021-01-06T02:17:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kat\_173310](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/46a35a/32.png) [@kat\_173310](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kat_173310)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-civic-making-ringing-jingling-noise-when-accelerating/173923/1 "2021-01-06T02:17:41Z")
I purchased a used 2018 Honda Civic sedan a few months ago and I just noticed that it is making a ringing/jingling noise when accelerating. I noticed it for the first time 2 weeks ago when driving through an alley with the windows down and am only ever able to hear it when I pass by large objects closely. I find it so hard to explain what the noise is but it almost sounds like a socket wrench, with a jingle to it? And no I did not run over a reindeer haha. Any help would be appreciated! Brake pads, alignment, and tire balancing have all been checked recently and were apparently in great condition. ---
**Author:** ![mrbreezeet1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mrbreezeet1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mrbreezeet1)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-civic-making-ringing-jingling-noise-when-accelerating/173923/2 "2021-01-06T02:38:51Z")
Get under the car and knock on the heat shield of the catalytic converter could be loose and causing that sound. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-civic-making-ringing-jingling-noise-when-accelerating/173923/3 "2021-01-06T12:22:15Z")
Post a video or sound clip of the noise ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-civic-making-ringing-jingling-noise-when-accelerating/173923/4 "2021-01-06T15:03:33Z")
Stop at a locally owned exhaust shop and ask them to check it. Something loose in the exhaust system is quite possible, and usually easy for them to fix. Or - fairly new car still under warranty? - a Honda dealer. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-civic-making-ringing-jingling-noise-when-accelerating/173923/5 "2021-01-06T15:10:08Z")
Yep, how many miles? Is the 3 yr/36,000 warranty still in effect? ---
**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:** [January 6, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-civic-making-ringing-jingling-noise-when-accelerating/173923/6 "2021-01-06T15:13:14Z")
> [@shanonia](#): > > Stop at a locally owned exhaust shop and ask them to check it. Something loose in the exhaust system is quite possible, and usually easy for them to fix. +1 This could be something as simple as an exhaust hanger that has become detached.