# Clicking noise under the center console

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-noise-under-the-center-console/4947>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 21, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-noise-under-the-center-console/4947 "2007-09-21T16:26:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ameribi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@ameribi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ameribi)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-noise-under-the-center-console/4947/1 "2007-09-21T16:26:48Z")

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My car started making a clicking noise when I was idling the other day. Now it’s getting faster and only does it for about 30 sec. when I start the car. A mechanic told me he thinks it has to do with a “relay” something or other. Has anyone ever experienced this?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-noise-under-the-center-console/4947/2 "2007-09-21T16:31:08Z")

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Yes, it probably does have something to do with a relay, but without knowing what kind of car you have it’s hard to be more specific.