# Car noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-noise/46280>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** avalon, toyota\
**Created:** [March 18, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-noise/46280 "2010-03-18T20:18:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mimisavalon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3e96dc/32.png) [@mimisavalon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mimisavalon)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-noise/46280/1 "2010-03-18T20:18:53Z")

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my 2006 Avalon makes a noise sounds like it could be a rubbing noise (to put it indelicately- it sounds as if someone is passing gas). The noise appears to originate front of the center console and as best I can tell it is totally random - it happens during acceleration, stopping, sitting still, etc.

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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:** [March 18, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-noise/46280/2 "2010-03-18T22:38:38Z")

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The climate control system has little air control doors and one of those might be in need of lubrication, damaged or dragging in debris.  
Turn the AC/heater completely off and see if the noises stop.