# Unusual noise when turning right

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-noise-when-turning-right/55974>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** spectra, kia\
**Created:** [October 5, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-noise-when-turning-right/55974 "2010-10-05T03:19:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![hankcs2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de0a6/32.png) [@hankcs2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hankcs2)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-noise-when-turning-right/55974/1 "2010-10-05T03:19:35Z")

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I have a 2008 Kia Spectra with 52,000 miles. About a month ago I started noticing a metalic spinning type sound coming from the back right of my vehicle when turning right. The noise is now getting louder and louder. Any idea what this could be?

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-noise-when-turning-right/55974/2 "2010-10-05T03:21:03Z")

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It could be a bad wheel bearing.

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**Author:** ![hankcs2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de0a6/32.png) [@hankcs2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hankcs2)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-noise-when-turning-right/55974/3 "2010-10-05T03:27:51Z")

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It doesn’t have the same sound as a wheel bearing. Its higher pitched and a more graceful noise.

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-noise-when-turning-right/55974/4 "2010-10-05T03:35:07Z")

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Graceful eh? Wheel bearings make a variety of sounds when they go bad. If the car has rear disc brakes it could be a brake pad wear indicator rubbing when you turn. On a Kia Spectra, there aren’t many moving parts on or around the rear wheels, so it’s a bearing, brakes or tire noise, 97.5% guaranteed.

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**Author:** ![JerrySTL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JerrySTL](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JerrySTL)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unusual-noise-when-turning-right/55974/5 "2010-10-14T15:01:30Z")

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The only thing else moving around there would be the electric fuel pump in the gas tank. I wonder if the amount of fuel in the tank makes a differene. Maybe the fuel is sloshing away from the pump during the turn.