# Noise from the wheels **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 5, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-the-wheels/69852 "2011-12-05T21:19:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dnuzzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@dnuzzo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dnuzzo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-the-wheels/69852/1 "2011-12-05T21:19:29Z")
I got in my car Toyota Avalon 97 and I heard a small pop like I ran over a pop can. Then as i began driving I hear a noise that sounds like it is coming from the wheels. It seem like ever time it make a full rotation I hear a flap. Almost like a flat tire. Can anyone help? ---
**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:** [December 5, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-the-wheels/69852/2 "2011-12-05T21:30:51Z")
Assuming that you have already checked the pressure in your tires, the next step should be to take a look at the fender liners. A sagging plastic fender liner could produce exactly what you are experiencing. ---
**Author:** ![dnuzzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@dnuzzo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dnuzzo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-the-wheels/69852/3 "2011-12-05T21:57:32Z")
The air pressure is good and I did not see anything hanging down around the wheel wells. Any other thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-the-wheels/69852/4 "2011-12-05T22:00:16Z")
There’s no real way to guess. Someone who knows something is going to have to look at the car. How long had the car been sitting and what are the temps like? ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-the-wheels/69852/5 "2011-12-06T01:48:27Z")
Two thoughts. If you have plastic wheel covers, remove them and see if the sound disappears. Does the steering wheel move back and forth a low speeds? This indicates a slipped/shifted belt in one of the front tires. The bad tire should be replaced. Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![dnuzzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@dnuzzo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dnuzzo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-the-wheels/69852/6 "2011-12-06T04:11:46Z")
Alloy wheels and in driving the car up and down the block i had no difference in the steering ---
**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 6, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-from-the-wheels/69852/7 "2011-12-06T04:19:13Z")
This sounds like a possible internal tire failure. That could be verified on a machine that’s capable of road-force balancing. But…from here I can only guess. The car needs to go up on a rack ASAP for a good look-see underneath. This could be nothing serious, but it could also be a wheel ready to fall off. Don’t despair, but also don’t procrastinate! Get it checked! Now!