# Engine Sounding Like a Chain Saw

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sounding-like-a-chain-saw/46774>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, caliber\
**Created:** [March 28, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sounding-like-a-chain-saw/46774 "2010-03-28T21:04:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Vbrumbelow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/2bfe46/32.png) [@Vbrumbelow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vbrumbelow)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sounding-like-a-chain-saw/46774/1 "2010-03-28T21:04:31Z")

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I have a 2007 Dodge Caliber, and recently, my engine is beginning to sound like a chainsaw. It gets louder as I accellerate and softer when the car is either idled or my foot is off the gas. Do you have any idea what is wrong with my car?

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sounding-like-a-chain-saw/46774/2 "2010-03-28T21:06:38Z")

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Is there any chance it happens in park and you could have someone rev the engine and help locate the noise?

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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:** [March 28, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sounding-like-a-chain-saw/46774/3 "2010-03-28T21:09:06Z")

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This is just a guess simply because none of us can hear it, but one of my first suspects would be a loose heat shield on the exhaust system.