# Noises from Down Below

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/noises-from-down-below/68347>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** explorer, noises, transmissions, ford\
**Created:** [October 1, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noises-from-down-below/68347 "2011-10-01T19:35:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jschwegmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@Jschwegmann](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jschwegmann)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noises-from-down-below/68347/1 "2011-10-01T19:35:15Z")

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My 2003 Ford Explorer, Eddie Bauer 4WD is making noises when the vehicle is at 2000RPMs. Below or above 2k RPM’s no noise. Sounds like a very angry rattle snake. I seem to drive at speeds that require it to be at 2k RPM all the time. So needless to say as fall is approaching and I have the windows open, my hair is now falling out and not blowing in the fall air. I want to get it looked at, but don’t know what to tell the mechanic to look for. Any help?

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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:** [October 1, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noises-from-down-below/68347/2 "2011-10-01T20:20:45Z")

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The best hope would be a loose heat shield or clamp on the exhaust system.

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**Author:** ![Wha-Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9f8e36/32.png) [@Wha-Who](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wha-Who)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noises-from-down-below/68347/3 "2011-10-01T22:43:38Z")

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Have your mechanic drive the vehicle. Noises are typically difficult to diagnose from someone else’s description.