# '94 Accord "buzzing" from the trunk

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-accord-buzzing-from-the-trunk/2595>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 4, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-accord-buzzing-from-the-trunk/2595 "2007-08-04T02:42:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jpfruender](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@jpfruender](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jpfruender)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-accord-buzzing-from-the-trunk/2595/1 "2007-08-04T02:42:38Z")

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I have a '94 Accord with 160k on it. Recently I have heard a “buzzing” or slight rattle in the rear of the car, almost the trunk. The noise occurs more at certain speeds, and disappears when I take a sharp turn to the left. It remains during right turns and when driving straight.  
  
  
  
 I first thought it was my bumper (the car has the typical Honda rust spot in the wheelwell/back panel, which has caused the bumper to come loose), but I secured that with trusty duct tape. Any ideas? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![jfa63jfa63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@jfa63jfa63](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jfa63jfa63)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-accord-buzzing-from-the-trunk/2595/2 "2007-08-04T03:54:46Z")

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Any chance it could be your jack and lug wrench a little loose in it’s storage well?

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-accord-buzzing-from-the-trunk/2595/3 "2007-08-04T04:15:57Z")

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A loose or rusted exhaust pipe hanger perhaps?

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**Author:** ![jpfruender](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58956e/32.png) [@jpfruender](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jpfruender)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-accord-buzzing-from-the-trunk/2595/4 "2007-08-05T02:58:01Z")

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Both good ideas, but I checked the jack and spare, and just got the exhaust replaced 7 months ago.

My mechanic took a brief look at it (not on the lift) and he said it might be a bearing in the wheel.

The thing that puzzles me is that the noise disappears when turning left, like when the left side is unweighted.

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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 5, 2007, 11:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-accord-buzzing-from-the-trunk/2595/5 "2007-08-05T11:54:25Z")

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That would pretty well confirm that that it is likely to be a wheel bearing. If I were you, I would have this attended to before it seizes up at high speed. Believe me, it wouldn’t be pleasant if that happened.