# Whistling noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/whistling-noise/9456>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 15, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whistling-noise/9456 "2008-01-15T15:04:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![me1971](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@me1971](https://community.cartalk.com/u/me1971)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whistling-noise/9456/1 "2008-01-15T15:04:58Z")

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My 1998 Pontiac Grand Am has just started making what I can only describe as a whistling noise while in second gear. My first thought was a transmission issue (it’s an automatic.) I checked the fluid level and it is fine. There is no other problem with the shifting - it’s smooth and consistent. Does this definitely sound like a transmission problem or could it be something else? I’ve never heard this sound in any other car I’ve owned so I have nothing to go by.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whistling-noise/9456/2 "2008-01-15T20:57:48Z")

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Perhaps you have a vacuum leak. Maybe a loose or split hose?