So I was driving yesterday in some heavy rain. I went fairly slow when it was heavier because I was afraid of hydroplaning and I was not in a hurry. I got passed by everyone so you know I wasn’t going that fast, maybe 40-55 in a 70 depending on how heavy the rains are. The whole area is a virtual flood warning.
So I’m driving and yesterday was fine. I get in my car the first time today and as I get above 40 MPH or so I notice a humming noise. I thought it was tires so I went to my tire shop and they said it looked good (and he didn’t charge me for a quick peak). He thought it was a bearing. Doing some Googling it seems one symptom is that the bearing shouldn’t be as noisy if I jerk the wheel right or left. Well that didn’t help.
I’m still waiting for it to dry out but my 01 Accord runs real good outside of the transmission which I am planning on getting fixed. I’m not sure if it dries out if it will go away. I don’t see any obvious leaks or rattles. I don’t feel the vibration in the steering wheel, it only gets slightly louder and maybe a bit more high pitched with speed. No extra engine light or any ABS/tractjon. I didn’t pull any OBD2 codes yet since the light isn’t on.
Thoughts?
Edit: it isn’t the brakes squealing or grinding (have heard that and that is a distinctive noise). I did some research and some people have had their fenders rubbing or a heat shield which might be it.
I didn’t have tires rotated and I don’t claim to be a car expert but I try to have some level of smarts to be informed.