# My Chevy sounds hungry **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** cavalier\ **Created:** [May 6, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-chevy-sounds-hungry/30099 "2009-05-06T02:04:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jericho](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jericho/32/3099_2.png) [@Jericho](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jericho)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-chevy-sounds-hungry/30099/1 "2009-05-06T02:04:46Z")
I recently bought a 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier LS with 88,000 miles on it. I detected a rumbling or gurgling sound coming from the rear of the car on the test drive. I convinced the dealer to knock the cost of a muffler off the sale price, since that appeared to be the obvious problem. After having the exhaust work and some transmission maintenance done and replacing the front brakes and all four tires, the noise remains. ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-chevy-sounds-hungry/30099/2 "2009-05-06T02:20:07Z")
Is the noise present when idling? ---
**Author:** ![Jericho](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jericho/32/3099_2.png) [@Jericho](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jericho)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-chevy-sounds-hungry/30099/3 "2009-05-06T02:23:00Z")
No. Only when the car is in motion. It seems to get quieter at higher speeds, but that may just be attributed to additional road noise. ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-chevy-sounds-hungry/30099/4 "2009-05-06T03:25:34Z")
Could you just be hearing the air being trapped in the rear of the passenger compartment? ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-chevy-sounds-hungry/30099/5 "2009-05-06T03:32:52Z")
Rumbling and gurgling to me are two different things. Can you do better? Does the sound change at all (even if briefly) if you turn a corner? ---
**Author:** ![Jericho](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jericho/32/3099_2.png) [@Jericho](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jericho)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-chevy-sounds-hungry/30099/6 "2009-05-12T23:59:31Z")
I would call it more of a rumble, since gurgling implies the presence of liquid. Very little difference in the sound (and slight feel) occurs until the car actually stops moving. ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-chevy-sounds-hungry/30099/7 "2009-05-13T02:50:22Z")
Investigate the upper mounts on the rear shocks. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-chevy-sounds-hungry/30099/8 "2009-05-13T03:06:04Z")
It could be a rear wheel bearing, an independent mechanic can hopefully provide a full diagnosis and repair options. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-chevy-sounds-hungry/30099/9 "2009-05-13T11:32:36Z")
I wonder if it may be real gurgling. Maybe the fuel vent system is clogged.