# Volvo S60 noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s60-noise/1344>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volvo\
**Created:** [July 6, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s60-noise/1344 "2007-07-06T12:53:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jrmjohnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jrmjohnson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jrmjohnson)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s60-noise/1344/1 "2007-07-06T12:53:41Z")

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My S60 makes a low humming sound at random times and speeds. It remains for a few seconds or minutes. It will stop when I touch the gas pedal. It’s coming from the front of the car.  
  
 Any ideas as to what it might be?

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s60-noise/1344/2 "2007-07-06T14:11:54Z")

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I had a similar problem with my 2000 Blazer, I traced the noise to my accelerator cable. I checked under the hood and one of its tie downs was broken. The cable was vibrating and making the noise. I secured the cable and the noise went away.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-s60-noise/1344/3 "2007-07-06T22:18:11Z")

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Noises like this can be really tough to find. I had one on my old pickup where the hood was just barely vibrating at the spring loaded pad at the hood’s front corner only at a specific resonant frequency. Once I found it (by sheer luck), a quick and slight adjustment of the pad stopped it.