# Volvo Front-end noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-front-end-noise/30289>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volvo\
**Created:** [May 10, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-front-end-noise/30289 "2009-05-10T20:08:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bigstrokerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@bigstrokerman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bigstrokerman)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-front-end-noise/30289/1 "2009-05-10T20:08:46Z")

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I have a 2002 Volvo S80 with 131K. When driving on the highway at between 60-75 mph a whistle, similar to a distant train whistle, starts somewhat intermittantly from the area of the left front. It normally doesn’t start until I’ve been driving for a while, maybe around 30 miles. When I touch the brakes, and sometimes when I turn the wheel slightly to the right the sound stops, but it will start again after varing periods of time.

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**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:** [May 10, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-front-end-noise/30289/2 "2009-05-10T21:58:06Z")

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The clue here is that the use of the brake stops the noise. You likely have a small vacuum leak from your power brake booster. I would suggest that you have it replaced before that small leak becomes bigger and leaves you without power assist for your brakes.