# Loud whiny noise **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 2, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-whiny-noise/75883 "2012-12-02T23:51:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OliveLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/85e7bf/32.png) [@OliveLee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/OliveLee)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-whiny-noise/75883/1 "2012-12-02T23:51:30Z")
My car started making a loud, high pitched “whooping” and “whining” noise when making corners. The pitch is medium to high and variable. It kind of sounds like wet rubber on glass (like a squeegee). The first time it happened I thought it was a police siren, like when they sound the siren in short bursts “whoop! whoop!”. But now the sound is more like a prolonged whine/groan. The sound might be coming from the steering column, but I can’t be sure. Its definitely on the driver’s side and in the front. The sound is not related to braking. It doesn’t happen on every turn. It can happen when starting from a stop or when already in motion. It happens on both flat ground and hills. At first it seemed to happen on cold days and only in the morning. I think this might have been a coincidence since now it happens throughout the day, every day. Any ideas? My car is a 1993 honda accord with approximately 315,000 miles. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 8:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-whiny-noise/75883/2 "2012-12-03T08:59:40Z")
Have you checked your transmission fluid lately? ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-whiny-noise/75883/3 "2012-12-03T09:09:54Z")
A bad wheel bearing(s) or worn CV joints are possible sources of the noise. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-whiny-noise/75883/4 "2012-12-04T00:48:31Z")
When you’re under the hood checking the tranny fluid, you might as well check your power steering fluid too. If you have a friennd nearby, you could even have him/her trun the wheel and see if you can tell where the noise is coming from. The CV joints are a good possibility too. You’ll need a rack to get those checked properrly.