# Two alignments, struts replaced,four new tires...still loud whirring from front/back end **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mazda\ **Created:** [February 24, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-alignments-struts-replaced-four-new-tires-still-loud-whirring-from-front-back-end/77573 "2013-02-24T01:07:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sillydad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@sillydad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sillydad)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-alignments-struts-replaced-four-new-tires-still-loud-whirring-from-front-back-end/77573/1 "2013-02-24T01:07:21Z")
My original dealer told me I was worrying about nothing, yet I had to turn the volume on the car stereo up to 50% to drown out the noise. The next dealership said it was an alignment problem, and after an alignment and 4 new tires, they shrugged their shoulders when the noise persisted. The next dealership said the problem was the front struts needed to be replaced. $800 later the whirling sounds persist and the dealership said they had no other ideas. So roughly $3000 into working with the car dealerships I still have these maddening whirling sounds and no one will ride in my car any longer because the noise is so loud. Please help! ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-alignments-struts-replaced-four-new-tires-still-loud-whirring-from-front-back-end/77573/2 "2013-02-24T01:16:14Z")
Alignment or struts will not cause a whirring noise at all although irregular tire wear caused by an alignment or strut problem can create some noise. Have they not considered a wheel bearing problem? ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-alignments-struts-replaced-four-new-tires-still-loud-whirring-from-front-back-end/77573/3 "2013-02-24T01:26:32Z")
May I suggest you visit an independent shop which specializes in steering and alignment problems? I agree with @ok4450 that you have some of the symptoms of bad wheel bearings. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-alignments-struts-replaced-four-new-tires-still-loud-whirring-from-front-back-end/77573/4 "2013-02-24T02:07:48Z")
Would you desribe the noise as a humming sound that gets louder the faster you drive? Does the hum change pitch when you turn the steering wheel slightly, as if going around a sweeping curve on the freeway? If so, the first thing I would suspect would be a bad wheel bearing. I’d be hard pressed to find a scenario in which an alignment issue or worn strut would make a whirring sound. ---
**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/two-alignments-struts-replaced-four-new-tires-still-loud-whirring-from-front-back-end/77573/5 "2013-02-24T20:12:59Z")
Is the noise proportional to the engine speed or the vehicle speed? Or independent of both. It’s a whirring noise? Can you give us a better description?