# Clicking sound

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-sound/29712>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 27, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-sound/29712 "2009-04-27T21:42:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jamesbryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@jamesbryan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jamesbryan)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-sound/29712/1 "2009-04-27T21:42:29Z")

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With the warmer weather, I’m driving my '02 Camry (107k miles) with the windows down. I’m hearing a constant clicking/ticking sound that’s exactly in synch with the speed of the car. It speeds up/slows down with the car’s speed. What’s causing this, and do I need to have it checked out? The car’s fine otherwise. Thanks!

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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:** [April 27, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-sound/29712/2 "2009-04-27T21:45:45Z")

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The first thing to check is if any of the tires have something like a rock stuck in the tread or a nail/screw stuck in the tire.

Tester

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**Author:** ![jamesbryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@jamesbryan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jamesbryan)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-sound/29712/3 "2009-04-27T21:49:17Z")

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Tester, Thanks, I did that, but it wasn’t the culprit.

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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:** [April 27, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-sound/29712/4 "2009-04-27T21:52:49Z")

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Have you tried raising the tires off the ground, and listen if the noise is there by rotating the tires by hand?

Tester

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**Author:** ![jamesbryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@jamesbryan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jamesbryan)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-sound/29712/5 "2009-04-28T00:47:44Z")

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No, but thanks for the suggestion!