Clicking Noise

i have a '97 SE 2.4L Automatic with 86K and i notice this noise when i am driving. it sounds as if something is rubbing but then i hit the brakes it stops. i only hear it when im moving without using the brakes. if this is not enough information, let me know and ill try to give more.

possibilites

dragging brake
bad cv joint

i dunno wait for a guy who knows more then me to get in here :)

many possibles, grasshopper. quickest is to look over cv joint, is boot torn, ripped, any grease left?
Next is to look at brake pads, if they realy worn, it likely your audible sensore getting ready to holler at you. Is caliper good and snug? any debris trapped in wheel rim? are tires in good balance? First look is at the cv, though!!!!!!!!!!!

something simmilar happened to my 2001 GA.. metal to metal rubbing noise while driving... louder ~ 60 KPH .. it was one of the front wheel bearings... easy to fix by a dealer... like an hour of work after ordering the part. ... beware of GM dealers though .. they wanted to charge me ~CAN$ 700 for parts and labor... I ended up fixing it at a Honda dealer for CAN$ 200 + tx... good luck

i also notice now that this noise is only when it is cold outside. if it is warm out then i dont hear it, so idk if this would have to do with anything different.

If it's a distinct "clicking" that increases with speed, it could actually possibly be something in one of your tires. If you got a nail stuck in one, and the head is sticking out, you'll hear it 'tick' ever time it goes around. It might not be a bad idea to take it to a tire place.

i'm pretty sure its not the tires because the sound goes away when i hit the brakes. it will get faster when i speed up, but as soon as i hit the brakes, it will stop. the cv boots look good, no visible tears and leakage. the brake pads and rotors look good, rotors are snug. tires are balanced and no debris.

Did you take the wheel off and check the rotor and brake pads really closely, take a real good look at the calipers too. Run your fingures along the backside of the rotor to feel for irregularities if you can not see it clearly. I had this type of noise on my '93. I am not for sure about the rotor and wheel setup on the '97, but on mine the rotor is "floating" and it is held in place by the caliper and the alloy wheels when installed. One of the rubber boots surrounding a bolt on the caliper had worked its way loose and the bolt was not centered as it should have been. This cuased the rotor to warp slightly and the brake pads to wear unevenly. I fixed the problem by replacing the rubber boots, rotor and pads. After that I heard no more noises. You might also want to check the lug bolts out, make sure that they are very solid and not bent at all. Other than that i would say to torque the lug nuts to the recomended specs and use a crisscross pattern to insure that the rotors do not get out of shape. If these all fail, I'd take a look at the suspension system. You might have a loose bolt/nut or something that is bent that should not be.