# Dragging sound

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/dragging-sound/66924>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** noises, camry\
**Created:** [August 7, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dragging-sound/66924 "2011-08-07T16:41:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jnlwriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@jnlwriter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jnlwriter)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dragging-sound/66924/1 "2011-08-07T16:41:35Z")

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Clunky, dragging sound from back of Camry, esp. when braking

I’ve tried to fill in the discussion title multiple times, it won’t let me.

I have a 2000 Camry, suddenly made a dragging sound today. It literally sounded like, perhaps a pipe (or something much bigger) was dragging behind the car. I expected to get out and see some part hanging off the back. It then subsided and all that was left was a very heavy, clunky sound, almost grinding when I brake. Any idea what this could be?

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**Author:** ![jnlwriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@jnlwriter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jnlwriter)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dragging-sound/66924/2 "2011-08-07T16:49:35Z")

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It’s Sunday. I can’t reach my mechanic yet… Is it safe to drive, locally, for a day?? There is no smell or apparent disability, but the sound is so alien and “heavy” … ☹

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dragging-sound/66924/3 "2011-08-07T16:52:40Z")

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I don’t risk driving with any brake related sounds That I can’t confirm the source. It sounds like rear brake work is in order.

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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:** [August 7, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dragging-sound/66924/4 "2011-08-07T20:08:47Z")

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Look under the vehicle and see if one of the rear stablizer bar end links are broken. If there is, it can lean against the inside of a rear wheel and cause a dragging sound along with a clunking sound.

Tester