# Strange noise when turning in 1st and 2nd gear Honda civic 2001

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise-when-turning-in-1st-and-2nd-gear-honda-civic-2001/72724>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 29, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise-when-turning-in-1st-and-2nd-gear-honda-civic-2001/72724 "2012-05-29T21:37:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![NickyHW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@NickyHW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NickyHW)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise-when-turning-in-1st-and-2nd-gear-honda-civic-2001/72724/1 "2012-05-29T21:37:26Z")

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Hi all,  
I have a 2001 Honda civic. Great car, so far. I need to replace the catalytic converter, however I just passed smog shortly prior to the cc going out so I’ve been putting it off (bad, I know).

When I drive in the lower gears, 1st and 2nd, the car makes a much louder than normal ggggrrrrrrr sound. Don’t know quite how to describe it. Especially when turning corners.

Do I need a new transmission? Does my needing to replace the catalytic converter have anything to do with this?  
Thank you!

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**Author:** ![W30post](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/w30post/32/2522_2.png) [@W30post](https://community.cartalk.com/u/W30post)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/strange-noise-when-turning-in-1st-and-2nd-gear-honda-civic-2001/72724/2 "2012-05-29T21:40:59Z")

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Is it more like a popping sound? Can you hear it outside the car if someone else is driving? The Constant Velocity (CV) joints are possibly going bad. This is a more prominent sound when turning hard and backing up sometimes is even worse.